World Politics Trend and Transformation,9780534602208

World Politics Trend and Transformation

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ISBN13: 9780534602208
ISBN10: 0534602207
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Pub. Date: 2005-02-28
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION is the best selling text in International Relations, because of its trusted balance in coverage and approach, unmatched by any other text for the course. By analyzing both historical and contemporary trends and developments, utilizing theoretical concepts, and weaving in the interactions of global actors, WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION resists the temptation to overly simplify world politics, presenting the material in a thought-provoking yet accessible manner while preparing students to assess the possibilities for the global future and its potential impact on their lives. The major theories scholars use to explain the dynamics underlying international relations?realism, liberalism, and their variants?frame the text. At the same time, this book incorporates the reconstructed theories newly advanced to interpret contemporary developments (such as constructivism and feminist theory) and resists the temptation to oversimplify world politics with a superficial treatment that would mask complexities and distort realities. In addition, major actors and current issues such as global welfare, international economics, ecology, and the environment are covered, as well as issues of global conflict, including the changing face of terrorism, national security, warfare, and approaches to peace.

Table of Contents

Controversy Boxes and Maps xvii
Preface xix
About the Authors xxix
PART I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS
1(54)
Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics
2(24)
The Investigative Challenge
5(4)
How Perceptions Influence Images of Reality
9(5)
The Nature and Sources of Images
9(4)
The Role of Images in World Politics
13(1)
Breaking the Global Puzzle into Parts: Interpreting at Different Levels of Analysis
14(2)
The Book's Approach: Actors, Issues, and Their Interactions
16(1)
Facing the Future: Key Questions to Confront at the Dawn of the New Millennium
17(6)
Are States Obsolete?
17(1)
Is Globalization a Cure or a Curse?
18(1)
What Will Be the Consequences of America's Superpower Status?
19(1)
Will Geo-Economics Supersede Geopolitics?
20(1)
What Constitutes Human Well-Being on an Ecologically Fragile Planet?
21(2)
Key Terms
23(1)
Suggested Reading
23(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
23(2)
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25(1)
Theories of World Politics
26(29)
Understanding World Politics
28(1)
The Elusive Quest for Theory
28(1)
The Evolution of Theoretical Inquiry
29(1)
Liberalism
29(4)
The Liberal Worldview
30(1)
The Liberal Reform Program
31(2)
Realism
33(7)
The Realist Worldview
33(2)
Realism in the Nuclear Age
35(1)
The Limitations of Realism
35(3)
The Neorealist or ``Structural'' Extension of Realism
38(1)
The Neoclassical Extension of Realism
39(1)
Neoliberalism
40(5)
Transnational Interdependence as a Neoliberal Counter Worldview to Realism
42(2)
International Regimes
44(1)
Alternative Theories
45(1)
Theorizing about Theory: The Constructivist Conception
46(6)
Key Terms
52(1)
Suggested Reading
52(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
53(1)
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54(1)
PART II: THE GLOBE'S ACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONS
55(204)
Foreign Policy Decision Making
56(38)
The Emergence of the Modern State System
58(1)
The Global and Domestic Determinants of States' Foreign Policy Behavior
59(10)
Geopolitics
60(2)
Military Capabilities
62(1)
Economic Conditions
63(2)
Type of Government
65(4)
The Unitary Actor and Rational Decision Making
69(9)
States as Unitary Actors?
69(1)
Policy Making as Rational Choice
69(3)
Impediments to Rational Choice
72(6)
The Bureaucratic Politics of Foreign Policy Decision Making
78(8)
Bureaucratic Efficiency and Rationality
78(1)
The Limits of Bureaucratic Organization
78(4)
Attributes of Bureaucratic Behavior
82(3)
The Consequences of Bureaucratic Policy Making
85(1)
The Role of Leaders in Foreign Policy Decision Making
86(5)
Leaders as Makers and Movers of World History
86(2)
Factors Affecting the Capacity to Lead
88(3)
Refinements to the History-Making Individuals Model
91(1)
Constraints on Foreign Policy Making: Problems and Prospects
91(1)
Key Terms
91(1)
Suggested Reading
92(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
92(1)
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93(1)
Great-Power Rivalries and Relations
94(37)
The Quest for Great-Power Hegemony
96(2)
The First World War
98(6)
The Causes of World War I
98(4)
The Consequences of World War I
102(2)
The Second World War
104(6)
The Causes of World War II
104(5)
The Consequences of World War II
109(1)
The Cold War
110(9)
The Causes and Evolutionary Course of the Cold War
111(8)
The Consequences of the Cold War
119(1)
The Future of Great-Power Politics: A Cold Peace?
119(7)
America's Unipolar Moment in History
119(4)
From Unipolarity to Multipolarity?
123(3)
Responding to Multipolarity's Challenge
126(2)
Key Terms
128(1)
Suggested Reading
128(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
129(1)
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130(1)
The Global South in a World of Powers
131(37)
The Colonial Origins of the Global South's Plight
135(9)
The First Wave of European Imperialism
138(2)
The Second Wave of European Imperialism
140(2)
Colonialism, Self-Determination, and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century
142(2)
North and South Today: Worlds Apart
144(3)
Theoretical Explanations of Underdevelopment
147(4)
Classical Economic Development Theory
147(1)
Two Structural Theories: Dependency Theory and World Systems
147(2)
Closing the Gap? The Global South's Prospects
149(2)
The Global South's Foreign Policy Response to a World Ruled by the Great Powers
151(13)
In Search of Power
152(2)
The Search for Wealth in a Globalized World
154(3)
Trade, Aid, Investment, Debt Relief---or Nothing?
157(7)
The Future Role of the Global South
164(1)
Key Terms
164(1)
Suggested Reading
165(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
165(2)
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167(1)
Nonstate Actors in the Interstate System
168(51)
Nonstate Actors, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs): An Introduction
170(3)
Global Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
173(14)
The United Nations
173(3)
The Organization of the United Nations: System and Structure
176(5)
Other Prominent Global IGOs: The World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund
181(6)
The European Union as a Model Regional IGO: A Rite of Passage for ``Euroland''?
187(7)
Other Regional IGOs
192(2)
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
194(20)
Nonstate Nations: The Indigenous Ethnic Groups of the Fourth World
196(6)
Religious Movements
202(4)
Multinational Corporations and Transnational Banks
206(5)
Are NGOs Capable of Transforming World Politics?
211(3)
Nonstate Actors: Saviors or Stranglers of the State?
214(2)
Key Terms
216(1)
Suggested Reading
216(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
217(1)
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218(1)
Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Human Rights
219(40)
Putting People into the Picture
221(2)
How Does Humanity Fare? Assessing the Human Condition
223(10)
Measuring Human Development and Human Security
227(2)
Political and Economic Preconditions for Human Development
229(2)
Human Development in the Age of Globalization
231(2)
The Global Refugee Crisis
233(4)
Indigenous Peoples: Precarious Life in the Fourth World
237(3)
Fourth World Reactions to Human Rights Violations
238(1)
The Threat of State Disintegration to Human Security
239(1)
Gender Politics: The Subordinate Status of Women and Its Consequences
240(4)
Human Rights and the Protection of People
244(3)
International Ethics: Reconciling National Interests and Human Interests
247(9)
Key Terms
256(1)
Suggested Reading
256(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
257(1)
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258(1)
PART III: THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL WELFARE
259(138)
Globalization and the Prospects for Global Governance
260(40)
What Is Globalization?
264(16)
The Global Information Age
265(6)
The Media: Markets or Monopoly?
271(4)
Global Health or Global Infection?
275(3)
Global Migration
278(2)
The Globalization of Finance
280(3)
The Globalization of Trade
283(12)
Globalization and the State: What Future?
295(2)
Key Terms
297(1)
Suggested Reading
298(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
298(1)
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299(1)
Markets and Money in the Global Political Economy
300(48)
The Global Context for Interpreting Contemporary World Economic Change
302(15)
The Shadow of Past Commercial Policy Philosophy
303(2)
The Clash between Liberal and Mercantile Values
305(6)
Hegemony: A Precondition for Economic Order and Free Trade?
311(6)
The Changing Free-Trade Regime
317(3)
Monetary Matters: Can Financial Regimes Promote Growth?
320(12)
The Nuts and Bolts of Monetary Policy
322(3)
The Bretton Woods Monetary System
325(2)
The End of Bretton Woods
327(1)
Floating Exchange Rates
328(1)
Reforming the International Financial Architecture?
329(3)
From Currency Concerns to Trade Troubles
332(7)
Emerging Unilateral Trade Policies
332(7)
The Fate of Free Trade: Triumph or Trouble in a Global Age?
339(5)
Premises for a Future Global Economy
342(1)
Global Economic Destiny?
342(1)
Playing Games with Prosperity on a Global Scale: Tricks-of-the-Trade Debate
343(1)
Key Terms
344(1)
Suggested Reading
345(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
346(1)
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347(1)
Population Pressure, Resource Depletion, and the Preservation of the Global Environment
348(49)
Population Change as a Global Political Challenge
350(10)
Understanding Growth Rates: The Persian Chessboard
350(3)
The Demographic Divide between Global North and Global South
353(1)
Population Momentum
353(3)
From Population Explosion to Population Implosion -- A Demographic Transition?
356(1)
New Plagues? The Global Impact of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
357(3)
The International Response to Population Issues
360(5)
Food Fights: The Clash of Optimists and Pessimists
361(3)
A Prescription for Optimism or Pessimism?
364(1)
Environmental Security and Sustainable Development
365(3)
The Ecopolitics of Energy
368(7)
The Global Politics of Oil Supply and Consumption
368(1)
Running on Empty: Is Energy Security an Elusive Goal?
369(6)
The Ecopolitics of the Atmosphere
375(7)
Climate Change
375(3)
Climate-Change Culprits
378(2)
Ozone Protection
380(2)
The Ecopolitics of Forests and Biodiversity
382(5)
Shrinking Forests and Dust Bowls
382(2)
Biodiversity
384(3)
Toward Preservation: The International Response
387(5)
Trade, the Environment, and Sustainable Development
390(2)
Toward Sustainability?
392(2)
Key Terms
394(1)
Suggested Reading
394(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
395(1)
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396(1)
PART IV: MANAGING GLOBAL CONFLICT
397(174)
The Face of Twenty-First-Century Armed Conflict
398(43)
Continuities and Change in Armed Conflict
400(3)
Rival Theories of the Causes of Aggression
403(17)
The First Level of Analysis: Individuals' Human Nature
403(3)
The Second Level of Analysis: States' Internal Characteristics
406(7)
The Third Level of Analysis: Cycles of War and Peace in the Global System
413(7)
Armed Conflict within States
420(7)
The Characteristics of Civil War
420(2)
The Causes of Civil War
422(4)
The International Dimensions of Internal War
426(1)
Terrorism
427(11)
Key Terms
438(1)
Suggested Reading
439(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
439(1)
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440(1)
Military Power, Coercive Diplomacy, and National Security
441(57)
Power in International Politics
443(1)
The Elements of State Power
443(8)
Distinguishing Power from Capabilities
445(3)
The Changing Character of World Power
448(3)
The Pursuit of Military Capabilities
451(16)
Trends in Military Spending
452(1)
Changes in Military Capabilities
453(1)
Trends in the Weapons Trade
454(6)
Trends in Weapons Technology
460(7)
Military Strategy in the Nuclear Age
467(6)
Compellence
468(1)
Deterrence
468(2)
Preemption
470(3)
The Uses and Limits of Coercive Diplomacy
473(8)
Military Intervention
474(2)
Economic Sanctions
476(5)
The Great Powers' National Security Strategies
481(11)
The U.S. Superpower Embraces a Revolutionary New Security Strategy
481(4)
Russia Adjusts to Its New Geostrategic Circumstances
485(1)
China's Global Clout and Security Posture
486(2)
Japan's Search for a Strategy
488(2)
Germany and the European Union Search for a Strategic Vision
490(2)
The Search for Security in an Insecure World
492(3)
Key Terms
495(1)
Suggested Reading
495(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
496(1)
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497(1)
The Realist Road to Security Through Alliances, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power
498(30)
The Impact of Alliances on National and Global Security
501(6)
Realpolitik Assumptions of Balance-of-Power Theory
503(4)
Managing the Balance through a Concert of Great Powers
507(1)
Stabilizing Power Balances through Arms Control
507(8)
Arms Control versus Disarmament
508(1)
Bilateral Arms Control and Disarmament
508(2)
Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament
510(2)
The Problematic Future of Arms Control and Disarmament
512(3)
Balancing Power in the Contemporary Global System
515(10)
Models of the Balance of Power in the Twenty-First Century
516(2)
World Domination by the U.S. Superpower, or a Multipolar Future of Balance-of-Power Competition?
518(7)
Key Terms
525(1)
Suggested Reading
526(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
526(1)
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527(1)
The Liberal Institutional Paths to Peace
528(43)
International Law and World Order
529(18)
Law at the International Level: Core Principles
531(2)
The Limitations of the International Legal System
533(2)
The Relevance of International Law
535(2)
The Legal Control of Warfare
537(10)
International Organizations and World Order
547(9)
The United Nations and the Preservation of Peace
547(7)
Regional Security Organizations and Conflict Management
554(2)
Political Integration: The Functional and Neofunctional Paths to Peace
556(8)
World Federalism: A Single Global Government
556(2)
Functionalism
558(2)
Neofunctionalism
560(3)
Political Disintegration
563(1)
A Democratic Peace: Can Votes Stop Violence?
564(2)
Liberal Institutions and World Order: From Security to Stability?
566(1)
Key Terms
567(1)
Suggested Reading
568(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
569(1)
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570(1)
PART V: THE PROBLEMATIC TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
571
Ten Questions About Twenty-First-Century Global Prospects
572
Toward the Future: Critical Questions at the Start of the New Millennium
574(16)
Should Global Interests Be Placed Ahead of National Interests?
574(1)
If War between States Is Obsolete, What Is the Purpose of Military Power?
575(3)
Can the New Global Terrorism Be Contained?
578(3)
Will Separatist Conflict within States Lead to Hundreds of New States?
581(1)
Will the Great Powers Intervene to Protect Human Rights?
581(2)
Will Globalization Tie the World Together or Tear It Apart?
583(2)
Is Realism Still Realistic and Is Liberalism Still Too Idealistic?
585(2)
Is the World Preparing for the Wrong War?
587(1)
Is This the ``End of History''?
588(1)
Is There a Reordered Global Agenda?
589(1)
A New World Order or New World Disorder?
590(3)
Key Terms
593(1)
Suggested Reading
593(1)
Where on the World Wide Web?
593(1)
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594
References 1(1)
Photo Credits 1(1)
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