Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Ch. 1 Introduction / Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss -- Ch. 2. How do we begin to think about the worl? / Verónique Pin-Fat -- Ch. 3. What happens if we don't take nature for granted? / Simon Dalby -- Ch. 4. Can we save the planet? / Carl Death -- Ch. 5. Who do we think we are? / Annick T. R. Wibben -- Ch. 6. How do religious beliefs affect politics? / Peter Mandaville -- Ch. 7. Why do we obey? / Jenny Edkins -- Ch. 8. How do we find out what's going on in the world? / Debbie Lisle -- Ch. 9. How does the way we use the Internet make a difference? / M. I. Franklin. -- Ch. 10. Why is people's movement restricted? / Roxanne Lynn Doty -- Ch. 11. Why is the world divided territorially? / Stuart Elden -- Ch. 12. How do people come to identify with nations? / Elena Barabantseva -- Ch. 13. Does the nation-state work? / Michael J. Shapiro -- Ch. 14. Is democracy a good idea? / Lucy Taylor -- Ch. 15. Do colonization and slavery belong to the past? / Kate Manzo -- Ch. 16. How does colonialism work? / Sankaran Krishna -- Ch. 17. How is the world organized economically? / V. Spike Peterson -- Ch. 18. Is the financial crisis part of everyday life? / Matt Davies -- Ch. 19. Why are some people better off than others? / Paul Cammack -- Ch. 20. How can we end poverty? / Mustapha Kamal Pasha -- Ch. 21. Why do some people think they know what is good for others? / Naeem Inayatullah -- Ch. 22. Why does politics turn into violence? / Joanna Bourke -- Ch. 23. What counts as violence? / Louise Amoore and Marieke de Goede -- Ch. 24. What makes the world dangerous? / Michael Dillon -- Ch. 25. What can we do to stop people harming others? / Anne Orford -- Ch. 26. Can we move beyond conflict? / Roland Bleiker -- Ch. 27. Who has rights? / Giorgio Shani -- Ch. 28. Conclusion: What can we do to change the world? / Maja Zehfuss.

Engages directly with the most interesting issues in global politics, allowing to understand the key questions and theories through a critical and inquiring perspective.