Inhaltsangabe
"The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics, International Edition" is a concise overview of the study of world politics, based on the framework of Charles Kegley's best-selling "World Politics: Trend and Transformation". Written in a way that speaks to students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities, "The Global Future" provides concepts and analytical tools to help readers understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Every chapter contains thought-provoking case studies, box inserts with rival views on current controversies, and a marginal glossary, as well as vivid graphs, maps, and photographs. Centering on the latest international developments, "The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics, International Edition", encourages students to form their own opinions about the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century.
Críticas
Part I. Trend and Transformation in World Politics. 1. Analyzing World Politics. 2. Theories of World Politics. Part II. The Actors in World Politics. 3. Foreign Policy Decision Making. 4. Great-Power Politics in Historical Perspective. 5. The Global South in a World of Powers. 6. Nonstate Actors and the Challenge of Global Governance. Part III. The Politics of Global Security. 7. Patterns of Armed Conflict. 8. Military Power and the Use of Force. 9. Alliances, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power. 10. International Law and Organization as Alternative Paths to Peace. Part IV. The Politics of Global Welfare. 11. The Globalization of World Politics. 12. The Political Economy of Trade and Monetary Relations. 13. International Human Rights. 14. Population, Resources, and Global Environmental Politics. Part V. Alternative World Futures. 15. Prospects for a New World Order.
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