Introduction to International Relations

Joseph Grieco is Professor of Political Science at Duke University, USA.

This bestselling introductory textbook provides a truly comprehensive and approachable guide to international affairs. Bringing together decades of combined experience in researching and teaching global politics from three acclaimed scholars, this book introduces you to the key concepts in international relations while equipping you with the tools to successfully analyse the rapidly changing world in which we live. Carefully and pedagogically structured, the book is driven by nuanced enduring questions to support active engagement with the subject matter. It covers everything from war and its causes to the pursuit of peace, the role of non-state actors on the world stage and transnational concerns such as climate change. Thought-provoking boxed features throughout highlight disparities between theory and practice, provide overviews of key research and make use of the influential levels-of-analysis framework. This third edition is completely updated throughout, including extensive coverage of the latest advances in international relations scholarship and supported by a wealth of contemporary case examples. The text is supported by a rich companion website with study guides, instructor resources and interactive exercises to allow you to consider complicated political decisions for yourself. Introduction to International Relations is the ultimate companion for undergraduate students of politics and international relations in need of an exciting and rigorous introduction to the subject.

1. Understanding International RelationsI FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS2. The Emergence of a Global System of States: 1500-Today3. Theories of International Relations4. The Analysis of Foreign Policy5. Framing International Relations: The Role of Laws and OrganisationsII WAR AND PEACE: AN INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY STUDIES6. War and Its Causes7. Pathways to Interstate Peace8. Modern Technology, the Use of Force, and the Practice of International RelationsIII WEALTH AND POWER: AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY9. International Economics: Basic Theory and Core Institutions10. States and Markets in the World Economy11. Dilemmas of DevelopmentIV CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS12. Non-State Actors and Challenges to Sovereignty13. The Natural Environment and International Relations14. Facing the Future: Six Visions of an Emerging International Order