Mark Boyer is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut. He is also the Executive Director of the International Studies Association.Natalie Hudson is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Human Rights Studies Program at the University of Dayton.Michael Butler is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Luxembourg Program at Clark University.

• Chapter 1. Global Politics MatterWhy Global Politics MatterGrappling with Global Complexity- The Study of IR - The Role of Global Actors - Value of IR Theory Chapter 2. Theory Is EverywhereRealist TheoryLiberal TheoryWorld Systems TheoryConstructivismFeminist Theory Chapter 3. Interpreting Power: A Levels of Analysis ApproachDefining Power in Global PoliticsThe Levels-of-Analysis ApproachIndividual-Level of AnalysisState-Level of AnalysisSystem-Level of Analysis Chapter 4. The Nation-State Past and Present Nations, Nationalism and the Nation-State DefinedThe Historical Evolution of Nations and NationalismNationalism ReconsideredThe Sovereign State Chapter 5. Re-Imagining Globalization--Forces That Divide and Forces That UniteCauses and Conceptions of GlobalizationAnalyzing the Impact of GlobalizationTransnationalism: Actors and Movements Chapter 6. International Organizations: Global and Regional GovernanceWhy States Organize As CollectivesTrends in IGO Formation and FunctionA Closer Look at the UN SystemRegional IGOs Chapter 7. War and TerrorismWar as a ConceptArmed Conflict: Causes and ObjectivesGlobal Trends in Armed ConflictThe Changing Context of WarAsymmetrical Warfare: Terrorism Chapter 8. Pursuing Security The Traditional ApproachSecurity Re-EnvisionedSeeking Security, IllustrationsThe New Security EnvironmentThreat Assessment: Weapons of Mass Destruction Chapter 9. International Law and Transitional JusticeFundamentals and History of International LawInternational Law in Theory and PracticeLaw and Justice in a Multicultural WorldJustice after War and Mass Atrocity Chapter 10. Global Political Economy: Protecting Wealth in the Global NorthTheories of Global Political EconomyThe World Economy: Globalization and InterdependenceThe Dominant Economic InstitutionsRegional and Bilateral Economic Cooperation Chapter 11. Global Political Economy: A Search for Equity in a Dependent SystemThe Diverse Circumstances of the World Economy Dependency, Institutions and North-South Economic RelationsApplied Economic PolicyIR Thoery and the Future of Economic Development Chapter 12. Human Rights: A Tool for Preserving and Enhancing Human DignityThe Emergence of Human Rights Language, Laws and NormsHuman Rights EnforcementHuman Rights Issues and Advocacy Chapter 13. Global Political EcologyAn Ecological State of the WorldGlobal Carrying CapacityGlobal Climate Change

Global Politics does an excellent job of bridging the gap between theory and reality