World Politics

Jeffrey Haynes, Peter Hough, Shahin Malik, Lloyd Pettiford

• Part One: International Relations and Globalisation1. International Relations and Globalisation in the 21st CenturyInternational Relations and globalisationWhy is globalisation important for understanding International Relations?Technological, political, economic and cultural globalisationImportant post-Cold War changes affecting International RelationsUnderstanding globalisationConclusion 2. International Order, International Society and GlobalisationFundamental aspects of International Relations following the Peace of Westphalia (1648)International order and international society after the cold WarGlobalisation, international order and international societyConclusionPart Two: The History of Globalisation and International Relations3. International Relations from the early 19th Century to World War IIEuropean nationalism and imperialismWorld War I and International RelationsThe League of Nations: an attempt to build an international organisation to maintain collective securityThe legacy of the League of NationsConclusion4. International Relations after World War IIInternational relations after World War IIThe United NationsThe Cold War and nuclear weaponsThe international relations of the developing countriesConclusion5. After the Cold War: International Relations in a Globalised WorldIntroductionInternational relations after the Cold War: the impact of globalisationNew World Order: more cooperation, less conflict?Competing norms and values in international relations after the Cold WarTrends in post-Cold War international relations: security, ideology and developmentInternational Relations in the 21st centuryConclusionsPart Three: International Relations Theories6. Realism and Neo-RealismContextThe ‘back-story’ to RealismRealism in International RelationsKey assumptionsKey conceptsConclusions and criticisms7. LiberalismContextThe ‘back-story’ to LiberalismLiberalism in contemporary International RelationsKey assumptions Key conceptsConclusions and criticisms8. Marxism and Neo-MarxismContextThe ideas of MarxThe ideas of LeninDependency TheoryWorld Systems TheoryKey conceptsConclusions and criticisms9. Critical TheoryContextContemporary critical theory and IRKey conceptsConclusions10. Alternative ApproachesTheoretical contextPostmodernismFeminismGreen theoryConclusions11. Social ConstructivismSocial Constructivism as a bridge between the traditional theoriesAgency and culture in IRA Social Constructivist reappraisal of IR’s key conceptsThe empiricists strike back? Critiques of Social ConstructivismConclusionPart Four: International and Regional Actors12. Intergovernmental OrganisationsWhat is an intergovernmental organisation?The evolution and diversity of IGOsIR theory and IGOsConclusions13. Global Multi-Purpose IGOs: The United Nations and the Organisation of the Islamic ConferenceIntergovernmental organisations and globalisationThe United Nations and international lawThe UN CharterThe five permanent members of the UN Security Council: permanent privilegesOrganisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)The OIC: history and development Conclusion: comparing the UN and the OIC14. Regional Organisations and Regionalisation: Theory and PracticeIntroductionRegional cooperation and globalisationOld regionalisation and new regionalisationThe North American Free Trade AgreementAsia Pacific Economic CooperationConclusion15. The European Union and the African UnionIntroductionThe European UnionThe African UnionConclusionPart Five: Current Global Issues16. International Political Economy, Part I: Theory and History What is IPE?A short history of IPEApproaches to IPEThe contemporary trading systemThe contemporary international monetary systemConclusions17. International Political Economy, Part II: Key Actors and ControversiesThe IMF and World BankInternational trade organisationsMulti-national corporations (MNCs)Theoretical perspectives on the actors of IPEConclusions18. Development, Poverty and InequalityThe persistence of global povertyApproaches to developmentThe evolution of development policyConclusions19. GenderContextGender approaches to IRGender and securityGender and international developmentFuture developmentsConclusions20. Identity and IdentitiesForms of identityTheorising identityConclusions21. DemocratisationWhat is democracy?The three waves of democratisationWhat can make democracy permanent?Democratisation by force – ‘nation building’Is democratisation important for international relations?Conclusions22. Human RightsThe evolution of the idea of human rightsThe United Nations and the codification of human rightsImplementing human rightsAre human rights ‘right’?Conclusions23. The Natural EnvironmentThe emergence of political ecologyThe globalisation of political ecologyGlobal environmental policy and human securityThreats to a global consensus on environmental policyConclusions