Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. International Relations in a Global Era -- Introduction / John Baylis, Patricia Owens and Steve Smith -- 1. Globalization and global politics / Anthony McGrew -- Part Two. The Historical Context -- 2. The rise of modern international order / George Lawson 3. International history of the twentieth century / Len Scott -- 4. From the end of the cold war to a new world dis-order? / Michael Cox -- 5. Rising powers and the emerging global order / Andrew Hurrell Part Three. Theories of World Politics -- 6. Liberal Internationalism / Tim Dunne -- 7. Marxist theories of international relations / Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones -- 8. Realism / Tim Dunne and Brian Schmidt -- 9. Feminism / Helen Kinsella -- 10. Postcolonial and decolonial approaches / Meera Sabaratnam -- 11. Poststructuralism / Lene Hansen -- 12. Social Constructivism / Michael Barnett -- 13. International ethics / Richard Shapcott -- Part Four. Structures and Processes -- 14. War and world politics / Tarak Barkawi -- 15. International and global security / John Baylis -- 16. Global political economy / Nicola Phillips -- 17. Gender / Paul Kirby -- 18. Race in world politics / Robbie Shilliam 19. International law / Christian Reus-Smit -- 20. International organisations in world politics / Susan Park 21. The United Nations / Devon Curtis and Paul Taylor -- 22. NGOs in world politics / Jutta Joachim -- 23. Regionalism in international affairs / Edward Best and Thomas Christiansen -- Part Five. International Issues -- 24. Environmental issues / John Vogler -- 25. Refugees and forced migration / Ariadna Estévez López -- 26. Poverty, hunger, and development / Tony Evans -- 27. Global trade and global finance / Matthew Watson -- 28. Terrorism and globalisation / James Kiras -- 29. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction / Sheena Chestnut Greitens -- 30. Nationalism, national self-determination and international relations / John Breuilly -- 31. Human rights / Ratna Kapur -- 32. Humanitarian intervention in world politics / Alex Bellamy and Nicholas Wheeler.

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