Product details
- Categories: Diplomacy & External Relations explained, External Relations
- Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
- ISBN: 9781538105375
- Publication Date: 01/02/2018
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 316
Summary
How do we understand international relations in a globalized
world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the
theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P.
Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional theories,
highlighting both their strengths and weaknesses. Her levels-of-analysis
approach provides students with the basic tools for a more inclusive
understanding of international politics by not forcing them to choose
between competing theories. Instead, in a refreshing alternative to most
of the current introductory-level texts, the book allows readers to
view the globe as a complex place of multiple actors facing multiple
issues. It concludes with cases of current events that will help
students apply theories to real-world issues.
Table of contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction: International Relations in a Globalized World
Chapter 2: Theoretical Overview
Chapter 3: The Nation-State Level
Chapter 4: Within the Nation-State
Chapter 5: Nonstate Actors and the International System
Chapter 6: Pulling It All Together
Glossary
Index
Chapter 1: Introduction: International Relations in a Globalized World
Chapter 2: Theoretical Overview
Chapter 3: The Nation-State Level
Chapter 4: Within the Nation-State
Chapter 5: Nonstate Actors and the International System
Chapter 6: Pulling It All Together
Glossary
Index