Essentials of International Relations (8th edition 2019)

Cover (Essentials of International Relations)
Front Matter
Title Page
Copyright
Brief Contents
Contents
Figures, Tables, and Maps
About the Authors
Preface
1 - Approaches to International Relations
Thinking Theoretically
Developing the Answers
In Sum: Making Sense of International Relations
2 - The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations
The Emergence of the Westphalian System
Europe in the Nineteenth Century
The Interwar Years and World War II
The Cold War
The Immediate Post?Cold War Era
The New Millennium: The First Two Decades
In Sum: Learning from History
3 - International Relations Theories
Thinking Theoretically
Components of International Relations Theories
Realism
Liberalism
Constructivism
The Radical Perspective
Feminist Critiques of IR Theory
Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2014 (and Beyond) Russia-Ukraine Conflict
In Sum: Seeing the World through Theoretical Lenses
4 - Levels of Analysis
The International System
The State
The Individual
In Sum: Seeing the World through Different Levels of Analysis
5 - The State and the Tools of Statecraft
The State and the Nation
Tools of Statecraft
Models of Foreign Policy Decision Making
Democracies, Autocracies, and Foreign Policy
Challenges to the State
In Sum: The Centrality of States
6 - War and Security
Military Security and War
What Is War?
Types of War
The Causes of War
Preventing War and Managing State Security
?Laws of War? and State Security
In Sum: International and State Security Today
7 - International Cooperation and International Law
International Cooperation
International Law
In Sum: The Centrality of Cooperation
8 - International Political Economy
The Evolution of the International Economy: Ideas and Institutions
How the Globalized Economy Works Today
Economic Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
In Sum: From the Economy to Other Institutions of Cooperation
9 - Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
Intergovernmental Organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
Do IGOs and NGOs Make a Difference?
In Sum: IGOs and NGOs Respond to New Issues of the Twenty-First Century
10 - Human Rights
Religious, Philosophical, and Historical Foundations
Human Rights as Emerging International Responsibility
States as Protectors of Human Rights
The Role of the International Community?IGOs and NGOs
Specific Human Rights Issues
Women?s Rights as Human Rights: The Globalization of Women?s Rights
The Debate over Humanitarian Intervention and R2P
Contending Perspectives on Responding to Human Rights Abuses
In Sum: From Human Rights to Human Security
11 - Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment
Human Security in a Globalized and Transnational World
Migration
Health?Protecting Individuals in the Global Commons
The Environment?Protecting the Global Commons
The Impact of Human Security Issues on International Relations Practice and Theory
Will Transnational Issues Lead to Global Governance?
In Sum: Changing Your World
Notes
Glossary
Credits
Index