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World Politics Trend and Transformation

by: Kegley, Charles W.

World Politics Trend and Transformation

by: Kegley, Charles W.

ISBN 13:
9780495187066
ISBN 10:
0495187062
Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/08/2006
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Assess the possibilities for our global future and understand the impact of world politics on your everyday life with WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION, the best-selling text for the international relations course. The author analyzes both historical and contemporary trends, as well as the major theories used to explain the dynamics underlying international relations--helping you to think critically about these topics by presenting rival views. From global development, the practice of terrorism, and the war in Iraq to peacekeeping operations and the transformations evident since 9/11, this thought-provoking textbook briefs you on the most recent indicators of global trends. An extensive map, figure, and photo program helps you visualize the significance of statistical data and the implications of global rivalries.

Controversy Boxes and Maps

xvii

Preface

xix

About the Author

xxx

PART I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS

(52)

Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics

(20)

The Investigative Challenge

(3)

How Perceptions Influence Images of Reality

(6)

The Nature and Sources of Images

(3)

How Images Affect Visions of World Political Realities

(2)

Breaking the Global Puzzle into Parts: Interpreting at Different Levels of Analysis

(1)

The Book's Approach: Actors, Issues, and Their Interactions

(2)

Facing the Future: Some Key Questions to Consider

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

(2)

InfoTrac® College Edition

(1)

Theories of World Politics

(31)

Understanding World Politics

(1)

The Elusive Quest for Theory

(1)

The Evolution of Theoretical Inquiry

(1)

Liberalism

(4)

The Liberal Worldview

(2)

The Liberal Reform Program

(2)

Realism

(7)

The Realist Worldview

(2)

Realism in the Nuclear Age

(1)

The Limitations of Realism

(3)

The Neorealist or ``Structural'' Extension of Realism

(1)

The Neoclassical Extension of Realism

(1)

Neoliberalism

(6)

Transnational Interdependence as a Neoliberal Counter Worldview to Realism

(1)

International Regimes

(3)

Alternative Theories

(1)

Theorizing about Theory: The Constructivist Conception

(7)

Constructivism

(5)

International Theory and the Future

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

(2)

PART II: THE GLOBE'S ACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONS

(204)

Foreign Policy Decision Making

(38)

The Emergence of the Modern State System

(1)

The Global and Domestic Determinants of States' Foreign - Policy Behavior

(11)

Geopolitics

(2)

Military Capabilities

(1)

Economic Conditions

(1)

Type of Government

(5)

The Unitary Actor and Rational Decision Making

(8)

States as Unitary Actors?

(1)

Policy Making as Rational Choice

(2)

Impediments to Rational Choice

(6)

The Bureaucratic Politics of Foreign Policy Decision Making

(8)

Bureaucratic Efficiency and Rationality

(1)

The Limits of Bureaucratic Organization

(3)

Attributes and Consequences of Bureaucratic Behavior

(4)

The Role of Leaders in Foreign Policy Decision Making

(6)

Leaders as Makers and Movers of World History

(1)

Factors Affecting the Capacity to Lead

(2)

Refinements to the History-Making Individuals Model

(2)

Constraints on Foreign Policy Making: Problems and Prospects

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Reading

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

(1)

Great-Power Rivalries and Relations

(37)

The Quest for Great-Power Hegemony

(2)

The First World War

(6)

The Causes of World War I

(3)

The Consequences of World War I

(3)

The Second World War

102

(15)

The Causes of World War II

102

(5)

The Consequences of World War II

107

(1)

The Cold War

108

(1)

The Causes and Evolutionary Course of the Cold War

109

(8)

The Consequences of the Cold War

117

(1)

The Future of Great-Power Politics: A Cold Peace?

117

(7)

America's Unipolar Moment in History

118

(2)

From Unipolarity to Multipolarity?

120

(4)

Responding to Multipolarity's Challenge

124

(2)

Key Terms

126

(1)

Suggested Reading

127

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

127

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

128

(1)

The Global South in a World of Powers

129

(39)

The Colonial Origins of the Global South's Plight

132

(10)

The First Wave of European Imperialism

135

(3)

The Second Wave of European Imperialism

138

(2)

Colonialism, Self-Determination, and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century

140

(2)

North and South Today: Worlds Apart

142

(2)

Theoretical Explanations of Underdevelopment

144

(6)

Classical Economic Development Theory

145

(1)

Two Structural Theories: Dependency Theory and World Systems

145

(2)

Closing the Gap? The Global South's Prospects

147

(3)

The Global South's Foreign Policy Response to a World Ruled by the Great Powers

150

(13)

In Search of Power

150

(6)

Trade, Aid, Investment, Debt Relief --- or Nothing?

156

(7)

The Future Role of the Global South

163

(1)

Key Terms

164

(1)

Suggested Reading

165

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

165

(2)

InfoTrac® College Edition

167

(1)

Nonstate Actors in a System of States

168

(50)

Nonstate Actors, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs): An Introduction

170

(3)

Global Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)

173

(13)

The United Nations

173

(3)

The Organization of the United Nations: System and Structure

176

(5)

Other Prominent Global IGOs: The World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund

181

(5)

The European Union as a Model Regional IGO

186

(7)

Other Regional IGOs

191

(2)

Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)

193

(16)

Nonstate Nations: The Indigenous Ethnic Groups of the Fourth World

195

(2)

Religious Movements

197

(8)

Multinational Corporations and Transnational Banks

205

(4)

Are NGOs Capable of Transforming World Politics?

209

(3)

Nonstate Actors: Saviors or Stranglers of the State?

212

(2)

Key Terms

214

(1)

Suggested Reading

215

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

215

(2)

InfoTrac® College Edition

217

(1)

Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Human Rights

218

(39)

Putting People into the Picture

220

(2)

How Does Humanity Fare? Assessing the Human Condition

222

(10)

Measuring Human Development and Human Security

226

(1)

Political and Economic Preconditions for Human Development

227

(3)

Human Development in the Age of Globalization

230

(2)

The Global Refugee Crisis

232

(4)

Indigenous Peoples: Precarious Life in the Fourth World

236

(3)

Fourth World Reactions to Human Rights Violations

237

(1)

The Threat of State Disintegration to Human Security

238

(1)

Gender Politics: The Subordinate Status of Women and Its Consequences

239

(4)

Human Rights and the Protection of People

243

(3)

International Ethics: Reconciling National Interests and Human Interests

246

(7)

Key Terms

253

(1)

Suggested Reading

254

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

254

(2)

InfoTrac® College Edition

256

(1)

PART III: THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL WELFARE

257

(140)

Globalization and the Prospects for Global Governance

258

(42)

The Global Information Age

262

(11)

Global Communications

262

(5)

The Media: Markets or Monopoly?

267

(6)

Global Health or Global Infection?

273

(4)

Global Migration

277

(2)

The Globalization of Finance

279

(3)

The Globalization of Trade

282

(11)

Globalization and the State: What Future?

293

(4)

Key Terms

297

(1)

Suggested Reading

297

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

298

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

299

(1)

Money and Markets in the Global Political Economy

300

(45)

The Global Context for Interpreting Contemporary World Economic Change

302

(10)

The Shadow of Past Commercial Policy Philosophy

303

(1)

The Clash between Liberal and Mercantile Values

304

(5)

Hegemony: A Precondition for Economic Order?

309

(3)

Monetary Matters: Can Financial Regimes Promote Growth?

312

(11)

The Nuts and Bolts of Monetary Policy

312

(2)

The Bretton Woods Monetary System

314

(1)

The End of Bretton Woods

315

(4)

Floating Exchange Rates

319

(1)

Reforming the International Financial Architecture?

320

(3)

Free-Trade Trends and Troubles

323

(11)

Threats to Free Trade

334

(4)

Triumph or Trouble for the Global Economy's Future?

338

(3)

Key Terms

341

(1)

Suggested Reading

342

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

343

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

344

(1)

Population and Resource Pressures on the Global Environment

345

(52)

Population Change as a Global Political Challenge

347

(13)

Understanding Growth Rates: The Persian Chessboard

347

(3)

The Demographic Divide between Global North and Global South

350

(1)

Population Momentum

350

(2)

From Population Explosion to Population Implosion---A Demographic Transition?

352

(4)

New Plagues? The Global Impact of Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and Avian Flu

356

(4)

The International Response to Population Issues

360

(4)

Food Fights: The Clash of Optimists and Pessimists

361

(3)

A Prescription for Optimism or Pessimism?

364

(1)

Environmental Security and Sustainable Development

364

(3)

The Ecopolitics of Energy

367

(7)

The Global Politics of Oil Supply and Consumption

368

(1)

Running on Empty: Is Energy Security an Elusive Goal?

368

(6)

The Ecopolitics of the Atmosphere

374

(1)

Climate Change

374

(2)

Climate-Change Culprits

376

(4)

Ozone Protection

380

(1)

The Ecopolitics of Forests and Biodiversity

381

(6)

Shrinking Forests and Dust Bowls

381

(4)

Biodiversity

385

(2)

Toward Preservation: The International Response

387

(4)

Trade, the Environment, and Sustainable Development

387

(4)

Toward Sustainability?

391

(2)

Key Terms

393

(1)

Suggested Reading

393

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

394

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

395

(2)

PART IV: MANAGING GLOBAL CONFLICT

397

(182)

The Transformation of Armed Conflict

398

(46)

Continuities and Change in Armed Conflict

400

(3)

Rival Theories of the Causes of Aggression

403

(17)

The First Level of Analysis: Individuals' Human Nature

403

(3)

The Second Level of Analysis: States' Internal Characteristics

406

(9)

The Third Level of Analysis: Cycles of War and Peace in the Global System

415

(5)

Armed Conflict within States

420

(9)

The Characteristics of Civil War

420

(2)

The Causes of Civil War

422

(6)

The International Dimensions of Internal War

428

(1)

Terrorism

429

(12)

Key Terms

441

(1)

Suggested Reading

441

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

442

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

443

(1)

Military Power, Coercive Diplomacy, and National Security

444

(58)

Power in International Politics

445

(1)

The Elements of State Power

446

(10)

Distinguishing Power from Capabilities

449

(1)

The Changing Character of Power

450

(4)

Trends in Military Spending

454

(2)

Changes in Military Capabilities

456

(7)

Trends in the Weapons Trade

456

(7)

Trends in Weapons Technology

463

(8)

Military Strategy in the Nuclear Age

471

(6)

Compellence

471

(2)

Deterrence

473

(1)

Preemption

474

(3)

The Uses and Limits of Coercive Diplomacy

477

(8)

Military Intervention

477

(2)

Economic Sanctions

479

(6)

The Great Powers' National Security Strategies

485

(11)

The U.S. Superpower Embraces a Revolutionary New Security Strategy

485

(4)

Russia Adjusts to Its New Geostrategic Circumstances

489

(1)

China's Global Clout and Security Posture

490

(3)

Japan's Search for a Strategy

493

(1)

Germany and the European Union Search for a Strategic Vision

494

(2)

The Search for Security in an Insecure World

496

(2)

Key Terms

498

(1)

Suggested Reading

499

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

500

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

501

(1)

The Realist Road to Security Through Alliances, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power

502

(33)

The Impact of Alliances on National and Global Security

504

(7)

Realpolitik Assumptions of Balance-of-Power Theory

506

(5)

Managing the Balance through a Concert of Great Powers

511

(1)

Stabilizing Power Balances through Arms Control

511

(8)

Arms Control versus Disarmament

512

(1)

Bilateral Arms Control and Disarmament

512

(3)

Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament

515

(1)

The Problematic Future of Arms Control and Disarmament

516

(3)

Balancing Power in the Contemporary Global System

519

(13)

Models of the Balance of Power, Past and Present

520

(2)

World Domination by the U.S. Superpower, or a Multipolar Future of Balance-of-Power Competition?

522

(10)

Key Terms

532

(1)

Suggested Reading

533

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

533

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

534

(1)

The Liberal Institutional Paths to Peace

535

(44)

International Law and World Order

536

(18)

Law at the International Level: Core Principles

538

(2)

The Limitations of the International Legal System

540

(2)

The Relevance of International Law

542

(2)

The Legal Control of Warfare

544

(10)

International Organizations and World Order

554

(10)

The United Nations and the Preservation of Peace

554

(8)

Regional Security Organizations and Conflict Management

562

(2)

Political Integration: The Functional and Neofunctional Paths to Peace

564

(8)

World Federalism: A Single Global Government

564

(2)

Functionalism

566

(2)

Neofunctionalism

568

(3)

Political Disintegration

571

(1)

A Democratic Peace: Can Votes Stop Violence?

572

(2)

Liberal Institutions and World Order: From Security to Stability?

574

(1)

Key Terms

575

(1)

Suggested Reading

576

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

577

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

578

(1)

PART V: THE PROBLEMATIC TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

579

Twelve Questions About Twenty-First-Century Global Prospects

580

Toward the Global Future: Key Questions for the Twenty-First Century

582

(21)

Will States Remain the Primary Actor in World Politics?

583

(1)

Should Global Interests Be Placed Ahead of National Interests?

584

(1)

As the Disappearance of War between States Transforms the Meaning of National Security, What Is the Purpose of Military Power?

585

(3)

Can the New Global Terrorism Be Contained?

588

(2)

Will Separatist Conflict within States Lead to Hundreds of New States?

590

(1)

Will the Great Powers Intervene to Protect Human Rights?

591

(2)

Will the United States, China, or the European Union Reign as the Globe's Supreme Superpower in the Twenty-First Century?

593

(2)

Is Globalization a Cure, or a Curse?

595

(2)

Is Realism Still Realistic and Is Liberalism Still Too Idealistic?

597

(4)

Is the World Preparing for the Wrong War?

601

(1)

Is This the ``End of History'' or the End of Happy Endings?

601

(1)

Is There a Reordered Global Agenda?

602

(1)

A New World Order or New World Disorder?

603

(3)

Key Terms

606

(1)

Suggested Reading

607

(1)

Where on the World Wide Web?

607

(1)

InfoTrac® College Edition

608

References

(1)

Credits

(1)

Author Index

(1)

Subject Index

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