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Preface to the Third Edition | |
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Preface to the Second Edition | |
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Preface to the First Edition | |
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List of Abbreviations | |
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Introduction: Defining International Relations | |
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Perspectives and theories | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Development of International Relations Theory in the Twentieth Century | |
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Introduction | |
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Liberal internationalism and the origins of the discipline | |
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The 'realist' critique of liberal internationalism | |
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The post-war synthesis | |
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International Relations and the behavioural sciences | |
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Challenges to the realist synthesis | |
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Pluralism and complex interdependence | |
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International Relations Theory Today | |
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Introduction: rational choice theory and its critics | |
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From realism to neorealism | |
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From neorealism to neoliberalism | |
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Constructivism and the 'English School' | |
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Critical, poststructuralist and 'postmodern' international thought | |
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Conclusion | |
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The State and Foreign Policy | |
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Introduction | |
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The state and International Relations | |
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Foreign and domestic policy: the 'decision' as focus | |
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Conclusion: from foreign policy to power | |
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Power and Security | |
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Introduction: statecraft, influence and power | |
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Dimensions of power | |
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Power, fear and insecurity | |
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Conclusion: managing insecurity | |
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The Balance of Power and War | |
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Introduction | |
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The balance of power | |
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The political conception of war | |
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War in the twentieth century | |
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Conclusion: the end of state-centric International Relations? | |
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Global Governance | |
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Introduction: sovereignty, anarchy and global governance | |
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Functionalism | |
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Integration theory, federalism and neofunctionalism | |
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Global economic institutions: Bretton Woods and after | |
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International regimes and regime theory | |
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Global governance and (collective) security | |
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The Global Economy | |
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Introduction | |
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The growth of the world economy | |
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Problems and perspectives | |
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Structuralism | |
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The new global economy | |
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The end of the South? | |
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Globalization | |
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Introduction | |
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A new economy? | |
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Neoliberalism and its critics | |
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New global problems - 'Westfailure'? | |
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Global civil society? | |
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The International Politics of Identity | |
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Introduction | |
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Politics in industrial societies | |
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Identity politics post-1989 | |
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Globalization and postindustrial society | |
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Democracy promotion, Asian values and the 'clash of civilizations' | |
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Pluralism and international society | |
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Conclusion | |
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International Relations and the Individual: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian War | |
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Introduction | |
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Universal human rights | |
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Rights and international law | |
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Humanitarian intervention | |
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Conclusion | |
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US Hegemony and World Order | |
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Introduction | |
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An American century - again? | |
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Ideology and US strategic doctrine | |
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The significance of 9/11 | |
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The United States and Europe: Mars and Venus? | |