International Politics

Concepts, Theories and Issues
2. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-93-86446-94-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

This multi-authored textbook helps to critically understand the major concepts, theories and issues of international politics in a constantly changing environment.

Designed as a core textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book provides a roadmap to orient students to the main concepts, theories and issues in world politics today. Each chapter provides an analytical overview of the issues addressed, identifies the central actors and perspectives, and outlines past progress and future prospects.

The highlight of the book is a critical overview of the major theories of international politics apart from a fairly detailed chapter on India’s foreign policy. This revised edition includes new chapters on the impacts of globalization, regionalism and global politics and perspectives from the global South. Debates and discourses on contemporary issues such as terrorism, human rights, development, security and the role and relevance of international organizations have been updated to suit recent curriculum requirements.

Key Features

• Critical overview of the major theories and issues of international politics

• Updated data added with illustrations in every chapter

• Each chapter aided by model questions for classroom discussion

Autoren/Hrsg.

Basu, Rumki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Part A: Concepts
Cold War and Beyond Farah Naaz
The Nation State System: National Power, Balance of Power and Collective Security - S.R.T.P. Sugunakara Raju
Role of National Interest - Farah Naaz
Diplomacy: Nature, Forms and Relevance - Mehtab Manzar
Colonialism and Neocolonialism: Impact of Decolonization - Furqan Ahmad
Disarmament, Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation - M. Muslim Khan
Part B: Theories
Liberalism - Farah Naaz
Realism - Rumki Basu
Marxism
Feminism - Krishnaswamy Dara
Postmodernism and Constructivism in International Relations - Krishnaswamy Dara
Part C: Issues
Globalization: Meaning and Dimensions - Sucharita Sengupta
The United Nations: Changing Role - Rumki Basu
Human Rights and International Politics - Mehtab Manzar
The Global Environment: Issues and Debates - Rumki Basu
Terrorism - Adnan Farooqi
Development and Security: Changing Paradigms - Rumki Basu
Regionalism and Global Politics - Mehtab Manzar
Eurocentrism and Perspectives from the Global South - Sucharita Sengupta
Part D: India’s Foreign Policy and Bilateral Relations
Basic Determinants of India’s Foreign Policy and Bilateral Relations - Mohammed Badrul Alam
Afterword - Rumki Basu
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Basu, Rumki
Rumki Basu is currently a Professor in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She has published 8 books and 30 articles on issues of public policy and governance, international organization, and the political economy of development in India. She has presented papers in the World Congress of Political Science in Berlin (1994), Seoul (1997), Santiago (2009) and Madrid (2012) besides participating in international workshops in the Asia-Pacific Region. She has received the Indian Council of Social Science Research Teacher Fellowship Award.