World Politics: International Politics on the World Stage - Brief

Chapter 1: Thinking and Caring about World Politics

The Importance of Studying World Politics

World Politics and Your Pocketbook

World Politics and Your Living Space

World Politics and Your Life

Can We Make a Difference?

The World of Tomorrow: Two Roads Diverge

Realism and Idealism: Some Travel Notes on Two Roads

The Nature of Politics: Realism and Idealism

The Roles of Power and Justice: Realism and Idealism

Prospects for Competition and Cooperation: Realism and Idealism

Assessing Reality: Realism and Idealism

How to Study World Politics

Political Scientists and World Politics

What to Study: Levels of Analysis

Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics

The Evolving World System: Early Development

The Evolving World System: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

The Evolving World System: The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century: The Years to World War II

The Twentieth Century: The Cold War Begins and Ends

Toward the Twenty-First Century: Changes and Choices

Political Structure and Orientation: Changes and Choices

Security: Changes and Choices

International Economics: Changes and Choices

The Quality of Life: Changes and Choices

Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: Levels of Analysis

System-Level Analysis

Structural Characteristics

Power Relationships

Economic Patterns

Norms of Behavior

System-Level Analysis: Predicting Tomorrow

State-Level Analysis

Understanding State-Level Analysis

Making Foreign Policy: Types of Government, Situations, and Policy

Making Foreign Policy: Political Culture

Making Foreign Policy: Actors in the Process

Individual-Level Analysis

Individual-Level Analysis: Human Nature

Individual-Level Analysis: Organizational Behavior

Individual-Level Analysis: Idiosyncratic Behavior

Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation

Understanding Nations, Nation-States, and Nationalism

Nations

Nation-States

Nationalism

The Evolution of Nationalism

The Rise of Nationalism

The Predicted Demise of Nationalism

Persistent Nationalism

Nationalism: Builder and Destroyer

The Beneficent Face of Nationalism

The Troubled Face of Nationalism

Nationalism and the Future

Self-Determination as a Goal

Nationalism: Will the Curtain Fall?

Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Transnationalism: The Alternative Orientation

The Origins and Impact of Transnationalism

Transnational Interaction

Transnational Economics

Transnational Communications

Transnational Transportation

Transnational Organizations

Transnational Feminism

Feminist Philosophy and Goals

Feminist Programs and Progress

Transnational Religion

Religion and World Politics

The Upsurge of Religious Fundamentalism

Transnational Culture

The Culture of McWorld

The Culture of Jihad

Transnationalism Tomorrow

Chapter Summary

Chapter 6: National States: The Traditional Structure

The Nature and Origins of the State

The State Defined

The Origins of the State

The State as the Core Political Organization

Theories of Governance

National and Other Interests

States and the Future

The State: Predictions of Diminishment and Demise

The State: Predictions of Persistence and Prescriptions for Reform

Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: International Organization: The Alternative Structure

The Nature and Development of International Organization

Types of International Organizations

The Roots of International Organization

The Expansion of IGOs

Goals of International Organization

Interactive Arena

Creator and Center of Cooperation

Regional IGOs: Focus on the European Union

The Origins and Evolution of the European Union

The Government of Europe: A Prototype

The Future of the Union

Global IGOs: Focus on the United Nations

IGO Organization and Related Issues

IGO Financing and Related Issues

IGO Activities and Related Issues

Evaluating IGOs and Their Future

Chapter Summary

Chapter 8: National Power and Diplomacy: The Traditional Approach

National Power: The Foundation of National Diplomacy

The Nature of Power

The Elements of Power

The National Core

The National Infrastructure

The Nature of Diplomacy

The Functions of Diplomacy

The Diplomatic Setting

The Conduct of Diplomacy

Modern Diplomacy

The Rules of Effective Diplomacy

Options for Conducting Diplomacy

Chapter Summary

Chapter 9: International Law and Morality: The Alternative Approach

Fundamentals of International Law and Morality

Primitive Nature of International Law

Growth of International Law

The Practice of International Law

The Fundamentals of International Morality

The International Legal System

The Philosophical Roots of Law

How International Law Is Made

Adherence to the Law

Adjudication of the Law

Applying International Law and Morality

Law and Morality: Issues of Cultural Perspective

Law and Morality: Issues of Application to States and Individuals

Law and Morality: Issues of Prudent Judgment and Application

The Future of International Law and Morality

Chapter Summary

Chapter 10: Managing National and International Security

Thinking about Security

A Tale of Insecurity

Conflict and Insecurity

War and World Politics

Force as a Political Instrument

Local Conflict

Regional Conflict

Strategic Nuclear War

Managing Insecurity: Approaches and Standards of Evaluation

Limited Self-Defense through Arms Control

International Security Forces

Abolition of War

Chapter Summary

Chapter 11: The International Economy: A Global Road Map

Theories of International Political Economy

Economic Nationalism

Economic Internationalism

Economic Structuralism

Two Economic Worlds: North and South

Two Economic Worlds: Analyzing the Data

Two Economic Worlds: Human Conditions

Two Economic Worlds: Approaches to North-South Relations

The Growth and Extent of the International Political Economy

Trade

International Investment

Monetary Relations

The Impact of Expanded Economic Interchange

Chapter Summary

Chapter 12: International Economic Competition and Cooperation

National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road

National Economic Power: Assets and Utilization

The North and the International Political Economy

The South and the International Political Economy

The Future of National Economic Policy

Barriers to free economic interchange

International Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road

The Origins of Economic Cooperation

Global Economic Cooperation

Regional Economic Cooperation

Chapter Summary

Chapter 13: Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity

The Biosphere and Its Inhabitants: The Essence of Politics

The Nature of Human Rights

Human Rights: Quality of Life Issues and Progress

Food

Health

Education

Human Rights Issues regarding Abuses of Individuals and Groups

Human Rights Abuses: Diverse Discrimination and Oppression

The International Response to Individual and Group Human Rights Issues

Chapter Summary

Chapter 14: Preserving and Enhancing the Global Commons

Toward Sustainable Development

The Ecological State of the World

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development: Issues and Cooperation

Population Issues and Cooperation

Resource Issues and Cooperation

Resource Conservation: The Global Response

Environmental Issues and Cooperation

Chapter Summary

An Epilogue to the Text/A Prologue to the Future

Technical Explanations and Matters of Terminology

Endnotes

Glossary

Abbreviations

References

Index

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