IR

Winner of the 2019 Textbook Excellence Award ("Texty") from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)

"The perfect undergraduate text for international relations. Scientific in its approach, accessible writing, and thoughtful in its discussion."
—Marc PolizziMurray State University

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Now publishing with CQ Press, theThird Edition ofIR: International, Economic, and Human Security in a Changing World explores the most current issues affecting the global community by analyzing how global actors seek international, economic, and human security. Award-winning scholars and authors James M. Scott, Ralph G. Carter, and A. Cooper Drury combine thought-provoking examples with practical learning tools to give students context and help them develop an understanding of not just what happens, but why and how it happens. Assuming no prior knowledge about international relations, the text provides students with a framework to understand what conditions behavior in the international arena—the challenges of anarchy, diversity, and complexity permeate the multitude of events that comprise of our world today. Students will be able to make sense of the complicated events and interactions of world politics and come away with a broader view of the world’s geographical and political landscapes.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
CHAPTER 1. WORLD POLITICS
Introduction: Making Sense of World Politics
1-1: A Complex World Connected to You
1-2: The Search for Security in a Challenging Environment
1-3: The Levels of Analysis and International Relations
1-4: Explaining the Patterns of World Politics
1-5: Dilemmas of Cooperation in International Relations: The Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Stag Hunt
Conclusion: Seeking Security and Contending with Challenges
Key Concepts
Key Terms
Review Questions
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PART I: THEORY AND PRACTICE
CHAPTER 2. THE PLAYERS AND THE PLAYING FIELD
Introduction: The IR Game Board
2-1: The Search for Security in a Changing World
2-2: The Pre-Westphalian System (Pre-1648)
2-3: The Westphalian System (1648–1989)
2-4: The Neo-Westphalian System (1990–Present)
Conclusion: Same Players but a Changing Field?
Key Concepts
Key Terms
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CHAPTER 3. POWERFUL IDEAS
Introduction: Powerful Ideas
3-1: Theory and International Relations
3-2: The Realist Perspective on World Politics
3-3: The Liberal Perspective on World Politics
3-4: The Constructivist Perspective on World Politics
Conclusion: Dueling Theories?
Key Concepts
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CHAPTER 4. ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Introduction: Alternatives to Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism
4-1: Foreign Policy Analysis
4-2: Marxist Theory
4-3: World Systems Theory
4-4: Feminism
Conclusion
Key Concepts
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PART II: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
CHAPTER 5. UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT
Introduction: International Conflict
5-1: The Nature of Armed Conflict
5-2: The Nature and Evolution of War in World Politics
5-3: Why Wars Begin
Conclusion: The Consequences of Wars
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CHAPTER 6. SEEKING SECURITY
Introduction: Managing Conflict and Seeking Security
6-1: The Challenge of International Security
6-2: Realist Approaches to Security and Conflict
6-3: Liberal Approaches to Security and Conflict
Conclusion: Seeking Security
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CHAPTER 7. BUILDING PEACE
Introduction: Achieving Cooperation
7-1: Cooperation and Its Challenges
7-2: International Law: Norms and Rules without Central Authority
7-3: International Organizations: The European Union, the United Nations, and Many Others
Conclusion
Key Concepts
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PART III: ECONOMIC SECURITY
CHAPTER 8. THE PURSUIT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
Introduction: Money Is Power
8-1: Money, Power, and Security
8-2: The National Economy Era: Colonialism and Mercantilism
8-3: The International Economy Era: Free Trade, Liberalism, and Marxism
8-4: The Global Economy Era
Conclusion
Key Concepts
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CHAPTER 9. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT
Introduction: Using Wealth to Influence Other Countries
9-1: Economic Statecraft
9-2: Economic Sanctions
9-3: Foreign Aid
Conclusion
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CHAPTER 10. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction: The Differences Between the Rich and the Poor
10-1: The Wealth Gap
10-2: Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
10-3: Development Theories and Policies
10-4: International Organizations and Development
Conclusion
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PART IV: HUMAN SECURITY
CHAPTER 11. HUMAN RIGHTS
Introduction: Redefining Sovereignty From Protecting Borders to Protecting People
11-1: The Evolution of Human Rights
11-2: The Human Rights Regime: From Norms to Rules
11-3: The Challenge of Implementation and Enforcement
Conclusion: The Evolving Human Rights Regime
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CHAPTER 12. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Introduction: Environmental Challenges and the Consequences of Human Actions
12-1: The “Tragedy of the Commons”
12-2: The Evolving Environmental Regime
12-3: The Challenge of Fostering Sustainable Development
Conclusion: Facing the Environmental Challenge
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CHAPTER 13. TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY NETWORKS
Introduction: A New Form of International Actor?
13-1: What Are Transnational Advocacy Networks?
13-2: How Do Transnational Advocacy Networks Affect Human Security?
13-3: The Diverse World of Transnational Advocacy Networks
Conclusion: Transnational Advocacy Networks and the Global Future
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PART V: LOOKING AHEAD
CHAPTER 14. INTERNATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMAN SECURITY IN THE BALANCE
Introduction: Interpreting How the World Works
14-1: Anarchy, Diversity, and Complexity in World Politics
14-2: Seeking Security
14-3: The Road Ahead
14-4: Theory in Action, Geography, and Foreign Policy in Perspective
Conclusion
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Appendix of World Maps
Glossary
References
Index