Part I International Relations and Globalisation

1. International Relations and Globalisation

2. The Development of International Society

Part II The History of Globalisation and International Relations

3. International Relations before the Second World War

4. International Relations after the Second World War

5. International Relations after the Cold War

Part III IR Theories

6. Realism

7. Liberalism

8. Marxism and Neo-Marxism

9. Neo-Realism and Neo-Liberalism

10. Critical Theory

11. Social Constructivism

12. Feminist Theory and Gender in IR

Part IV International structures

13. International Organizations and Transnational Actors

14. The United Nations

15. International Law

16. Regionalism

Part V Global Issues

17. International Security Studies

18. International Political Economy

19. Human Rights

20. The Natural Environment

21. Development, Poverty and Inequality

22. Migration

23. New Wars

24. Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation

25. Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention

26. Terrorism and Political Violence

Part VI The Future

27. Rising Powers

28. Conclusions and the Future of International Relations

Praised for achieving significant breadth and depth of coverage of all the key themes of IR, this introduction is also full of a range of features and techniques – including a wide range of contemporary case studies and reflection boxes - to help students become adept at the subject quickly and easily

A crucial companion for your International Relations course   Helping you to successfully navigate the exciting and complex field of global politics, this book gives you a clear overview of the field and will make sure you get the most out of your course.   In the book: Chapters on every key area, from liberalism to law, from history to human rights and from terrorism to transnational actors New chapters on Migration and Feminist Theory New case studies including on Donald Trump and the refugee crisis "How to Impress your Examiner" boxes in every chapter with hints on what to do to get those top marks Reflection boxes in every chapter to help you flex your analytic skills and get discussions with your fellow students going Plenty to help you master theory, with a range of dedicated theory chapters, concept boxes included throughout, and lots of case studies so you can see how theories apply to the real world Annotated reading lists and pointers to online resources, making it easy to delve into topics further