{"product_id":"encounters-with-world-affairs-9781472411167","title":"Encounters with World Affairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is designed to familiarise students with leading International Relations (IR) theories and their explanation of political events, phenomena, and processes which cross the territorial boundaries of the state. Thus, students will be exposed to the interplay between power, interest, ideas, identity, and resistance, in explaining continuity and change in international relations. Developed to provide students with the analytical tools and intellectual frameworks needed to understand the behaviour of different international actors in contemporary global affairs. This textbook responds to the challenges of a dynamic job market by assisting students to gain both thorough theoretical knowledge and training them to apply this knowledge to real world problems.  In short, this textbook delivers:  A comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of national, regional and global trends in politics, economics and socio-cultural developments allowing students to understand: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’Finally a comprehensive and serious approach to International Relations that pays necessary homage to its theories and frameworks as a discipline while striving to acquaint readers to the topicality, relevance, and impact of what an IR scholar actually empirically studies and why it MATTERS in the real world. This is a welcome novel engagement of the discipline that should attract many new young minds to our field.’ Matthew Crosston, Bellevue University, USA  ’International Relations is a young discipline. This textbook is an innovative attempt at exploring this young discipline in all its complexities and contradictions. A very useful book to inform the beginners and to engage the scholars. Rigorous as well as accessible!’ Harsh V. Pant, King's College London, UK  ’In this excellent and innovative volume Kavalski has assembled scholars working at the forefront of contemporary international relations. All of the chapters provide surprising insights and unique perspectives on the contemporary practice and theory of international relations. It is refreshing to find a textbook that challenges long held assumptions in this way. A must read for all introductory courses on global politics.’ Colin Wight, University of Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObserving and encountering global life – \u003cb\u003eEmilian Kavalski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Perspectives and frameworks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of global politics – \u003cb\u003eKevin Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheories of world affairs – \u003cb\u003eMark Chou and Avery Dorothy Howard Poole\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthics and morality in international relations – \u003cb\u003eLavina Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe levels of analysis of the international system – \u003cb\u003eTaku Tamaki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Actors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe state on the world stage – \u003cb\u003eTheresa Callan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndividuals in international politics – \u003cb\u003eDavid Walton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransnational actors in world politics – \u003cb\u003eBrian King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNature as an Actor in International politics – \u003cb\u003eStephen Hobden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Topics and issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe international economy of world politics – \u003cb\u003eGreg Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflict and in\/security in global life – \u003cb\u003eSandra Popiden \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal inequality – \u003cb\u003eEunyoung Ha and Julia Hyeyong Kim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifts in world power – \u003cb\u003eLui Hebron \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentity politics on the world stage – \u003cb\u003eDavid Siroky and David Muchlinski \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImposing Internal Order on States – \u003cb\u003eChris Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorders, Immigration and State Transformation – \u003cb\u003eAlex Balch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Media and International Relations – \u003cb\u003eAnne Ally\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal governance – \u003cb\u003eSandra Popiden \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion and international relations – \u003cb\u003eNilay Saiya \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat next for the study and practice of world affairs? – \u003cb\u003eEmilian Kavalski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408742261079,"sku":"9781472411167","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/encounters-with-world-affairs-9781472411167","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}