Timothy Dunne Libri

Leading scholars shed light on the meanings of world politics.

This book examines how the academic discipline of International Relations has conceptualized the world historical crisis that has shaped world affairs between the end of the First World War and the end of the 1990s. A distinguished group of contributors trace the development of the subject through the main historical periods and in relation to key debates: ethics, power and nationalism; conditions of peace; law and peaceful change; and globalization. It provides the most comprehensive survey of the discipline's past and the key issues to be faced in the future.

Unrivalled coverage of international relations theories from leading experts whose case studies show you how theory can be applied to address concrete political problems. In this best-selling text, contributors to Dunne, Kurki, and Smith explore the full spectrum of theoretical perspectives and debates, ranging from the historically dominant traditions of realism, liberalism, and Marxism to prominent critical approaches, from feminism and postcolonialism to green theory. Each chapter is dedicated to a particular theory and features a case study that shows how theory can be used to explain real-world political dilemmas. New To This Edition: A new chapter sixteen on global international relations encourages you to explore the context in which IR developed, and appreciate the importance of viewing international relations theories from diverse representative perspectives, Chapters have been fully revised to reflect recent events, including the Trump Presidency, developments in climate change politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic The case studies help you to apply theories to real-world issues, Revised introduction to each part provides an overarching narrative to the text, helping you to understand and interpret different approaches, Updated online resources include guidance on answering case study questions, encouraging you to reflect upon and critically evaluate what you have learnt Book jacket.

The ever-changing field of foreign policy is explored first by examining the theoretical and historical perspectives, then the variety of actors, context and goals, and concludes with an interesting range of relevant case studies. In this way, the editors take a balanced approach, presenting the theoretical and practical sides of foreign policy. The expert contributors to the text are a mixture of academics and practitioners which supports this balance. Relevant foreign policy issues such as climate change and EU-Russia energy dynamics are explored in the case study section, showing the growing importance of foreign policy in the real world. An Online Resource Centre accompanies the text and includes: For lecturers: key themes from the case studies in the book, PowerPoint slides For students: a timeline showing the evolution of foreign policy analysis, web links, a flashcard glossary