Table of Contents

John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens: Introduction
1: Anthony McGrew: Globalization and global politics
Part One: The historical context
2: George Lawson: The rise of modern international order
3: Len Scott: International history, 1900-99
4: Michael Cox: From the end of the cold war to a new global era?
5: Andrew Hurrell: Rising powers and the emerging global order
Part Two: Theories of world politics
6: Tim Dunne and Brian C. Schmidt: Realism
7: Tim Dunne: Liberalism
8: Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones: Marxist theories
9: Michael Barnett: Social constructivism
10: Lene Hansen: Post structuralism
11: Christine Sylvester: Post-colonialism
12: Helen Kinsella: Feminism
13: Richard Shapcott: International ethics
Part Three: Structures and processes
14: Tarak Barkawi: War and world politics
15: John Baylis: International and global security
16: Nicola Phillips: Global political economy
17: Paul Kirby: Gender
18: Robbie Shilliam: Race in world politics
19: Christian Reus-Smit: International law
20: Susan Park: International organizations in world politics
21: Devon Curtis and Paul Taylor: The United Nations
22: Jutta Joachim: NGOs in world politics
23: Edward Best and Thomas Christiansen: Regionalism in international affairs
Part Four: International Issues
24: John Vogler: Environmental issues
25: James D. Kiras: Terrorism and globalization
26: Sheena Chestnut Greitens: Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
27: John Breuilly: Nationalism, national self-determination and International Relations
28: Matthew Watson: Global trade and global finance
29: Caroline Thomas and Tony Evans: Poverty, hunger and development
30: Amitav Acharya: Human security
31: Jack Donnelly: Human rights
32: Alex J. Bellamy and Nicholas J. Wheeler: Humanitarian intervention in world politics

About the Author

John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations and a former Pro Vice Chancellor at Swansea University.

Steve Smith is Vice-Chancellor and Professor of International Relations at the University of Exeter.

Patricia Owens is Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex.

Reviews

It is distinct from other textbooks in its breadth of coverage... it is challenging and engaging, without being either overly simplistic or too in depth and specialized for a first year course.