Glenn P Hastedt, William F Felice

Introduction to International Politics

Global Challenges and Policy Responses

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a first edition core text for freshman/sophomore-level courses on International Relations-the second largest course market in political science. This book makes systematic linkages between theory and policy that do not ignore or slight the conceptual discussion of international relations or simply chase newspaper headlines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 191mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781538104910
• ISBN-10: 1538104911
• Artikelnr.: 55502576

Autorenporträt

Glenn Hastedt holds a Ph.D. in political science from Indiana University. Dr. Hastedt was founder and director of the interdisciplinary International Affairs major at James Madison University and later served as the chair of the political science department at James Madison University.  He is now professor and chair of the justice studies department.  Dr. Hastedt is the recipient of the College of Arts and Letters Madison Scholar Award and the Outstanding Teaching Award.  In addition to Introduction to International Politics and American Foreign Policy, he teaches courses on Justice in a Global Community, Global Futures, Post Conflict Reconstruction, and Simulations.  Dr. Hastedt is the author of American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, Future, 11th edition (2018), as well as Readings in American Foreign Policy, 2nd edition (2018). Dr. Hastedt has served as co-editor of White House Studies and currently is on the editorial board of Intelligence and National Security.  William F. Felice is professor of political science at Eckerd College. Dr. Felice was named the 2006 Florida Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Felice is the author of The Ethics of Interdependence: Global Human Rights and Duties (2016), The Global New Deal: Economic and Social Human Rights in World Politics (second edition - 2010), How Do I Save My Honor: War, Moral Integrity and Principled Resignation (2009), Taking Suffering Seriously: The Importance of Collective Human Rights (1996), and numerous articles on the theory and practice of human rights. Felice received his Ph.D. from the Department of Politics at New York University. He has served as a trustee on the board of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Relations. Felice can be reached via his website: williamfelice.com

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Chapter 1: Thinking
Critically About International Politics Making Sense of International
Politics Korea Then and Now Learning from Personal Experience Learning from
History Learning from Theory Using Challenges and Responses to Make Sense
of International Politics Summary/ Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 2: The Theory Challenge Historical Perspective: The Fall of the
Berlin Wall Realism Liberalism Theory Spotlight: Prisoner's Dilemma
Economic Structuralism Constructivism Feminism Applying Theory to the
Arctic Policy Spotlight: Fights, Games, Debates Regional Spotlight: The
Third Pole A Contemporary Perspective: The Ukraine Summary/ Key Terms/
Critical Thinking Questions PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM Chapter 3:
The Sovereignty Challenge: Who Is In Charge? Historical Perspective: The
Common Market to the European Union States Policy Spotlight: When is a
State a State? International Organizations Theory Spotlight: Integration
Theory Regional Spotlight: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Non-state Actors Contemporary Perspective: Leaving the EU-Grexit and Brexit
Looking to the Future Summary/ Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 4: The Values Challenge: Deciding What to Do Historical
Perspective: The Nansen Passport International Politics Values Theory
Spotlight: The Global Community and Global Justice A Two Level Game
Societal Influences on Foreign Policy Making Global Influences on Foreign
Policy Making The Pathway from Ideas to Policy Policy Spotlight: The
Democratic Peace Contemporary Perspective: The Refugee Flow into Europe
Regional Spotlight: Internally Displaced People in Africa Looking to the
Future Summary/ Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions PART III:
TRADITIONAL GLOBAL CHALLENGES Chapter 5: The Power Challenge: The Ability
to Act Historical Perspective: The Case for Strategic Bombing Power and
International Politics Policy Spotlight: Why Strong States Lose War Theory
Spotlight: Measuring Soft Power The Challenge of Using Power Cyber Power
Instruments of Power Regional Spotlight: China's Power Contemporary
Perspective: Armed Drones Looking to the Future Summary/ Key Terms/
Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 6: The Cooperation Challenge: Working
Together Historical Perspective: Ebola in 1976 and 2000 The Dynamics of
International Cooperation Policy Spotlight: Negotiating with the Enemy
Alliances Diplomacy Theory Spotlight: Regimes and Regime Complexes
International Law Regional Spotlight: The Oceans Contemporary Perspective:
Ebola in 2013 Looking to the Future Summary/ Key Terms/ Critical Thinking
Questions Chapter 7: The Security Challenge Historical Context: The
Arab-Israeli Conflict Peace and War/War and Peace Theory Spotlight: Peace
Studies 21st Century Wars Regional Spotlight: The Colombian Civil War Peace
Operations Nuclear Stability Policy Spotlight: A New Arms Race?
Contemporary Perspective: Syria Looking into the Future Summary/ Key Terms/
Critical Thinking Questions PART IV: NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGES Chapter 8:
Economic Challenges: Who Is in Charge of the Global Economy? Historical
Perspective: The North American Free Trade Agreement, 1994 The Challenge of
Economic Globalization Theories of International Political Economy and
Economic Globalization Regional Spotlight: China's Belt and Road Initiative
Theory Spotlight: Feminist International Political Economy From the UN's
Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals Policy
Spotlight: Eliminating Poverty in Mexico and Brazil The United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development Contemporary Perspective: The North
American Free Trade Agreement, 2019 Looking to the Future: Controlling
Speculative Capital and Excessive Military Spending Summary/ Key Terms/
Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 9: Human Rights Challenges: Protecting
Human Dignity Historical Perspective: The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal,
1945-1946 The Global Roots of Human Rights From Westphalia to the U.N.
Human Rights System Regional Spotlight: Genocide or Ethnic Cleansing in
Myanmar? Is there a difference or does it matter? Policy Spotlight: The
Global Struggle for LGBT Rights Contemporary Perspective: The International
Criminal Court, 1998-2019 Looking to the Future: The United States, China
and the U.N. Human Rights System Theory Spotlight: Cultural Relativism
versus Universality Summary / Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 10: Global Environmental Challenges: The Global Commons Historical
Perspective: Global Environmental Governance 1870-1992 Global Environmental
Challenges: Climate Change, Overfishing, Species Extinction Policy
Spotlight: Is a Carbon Tax a Viable Policy Option? Regional Spotlight: The
Antarctica Treaty Regime Theory Spotlight: Human Rights & Environment
Contemporary Perspective: Global Environmental Governance, 2002-2019
Looking to the Future: The Potential Environmental Impact of Trade and the
Precautionary Principle Summary / Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions
CONCLUSION Chapter 11: Looking Forward: New Policy Challenges and Responses
Trade Wars Creating Images of the Future Global Trends 2035 Future
Foundations of International Politics New Actors in the Future
International System New Traditional Challenges New Global Challenges
Summary/ Key Terms/ Critical Thinking Questions