International Studies; A New Introduction

745 Pages·2018·27.808 MB·English

by  Scott Straus

International Studies
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International Studies
Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions
Scott Straus
The University of Wisconsin—Madison
Barry Driscoll
Grinnell College
Los Angeles
London
New Delhi
Singapore
Washington DC
Melbourne
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Names: Straus, Scott, author. | Driscoll, Barry (Political scientist), author.
Title: International studies : global forces, interactions, and tensions / Scott Straus, Barry Driscoll.
Description: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Identifiers: LCCN 2018023430 | ISBN 978-1-4522-4119-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: International relations. | Globallization.
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Brief Contents
Preface
About the authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Global Interactions and Global Tensions
Part I Foundations
Chapter 1 The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions
Since 1800
Chapter 2 States: Shapers and Subjects of Global Interactions
Chapter 3 Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance
Chapter 4 Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions
Chapter 5 Social Identities and Culture: Shaping Interactions at the Individual
and Societal Levels
Chapter 6 Money: Propelling Global Interactions
Part II Global Challenges
Chapter 7 Democracy and Representation: Struggles for Freedom and Efforts
to Restrict It
Chapter 8 Human Rights: The Challenge of Setting and Enforcing Global
Norms
Chapter 9 Development: The Challenge of Global Poverty
Chapter 10 Civil Wars and Terrorism: New Global Security Challenges and
Efforts to Manage Them
Chapter 11 Migration: Confronting the Myths of Human Movement
Chapter 12 Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in Outcomes
Chapter 13 Global Environment: Confronting the Challenge of Climate
Change
Chapter 14 Global Food: How Can We Solve World Hunger?
Glossary
Index
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Detailed Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Global Interactions and Global Tensions
A Framework for International Studies
Global Interactions
Global Tensions
An Inside-Out/Outside-In Approach
Global Forces
Global Markets
Information and Communications Technology
Shifting Centers of Global Power
Global Governance
What Is International Studies Good For?
Key Terms
Questions for Review
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Part I Foundations
Chapter 1 The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions
Since 1800
The First Global Age: Increasing Global Interactions
Global Stability Under Pax Britannica: 1815–1914
Global Cooperation and the Gold Standard
World War I (1914–1918)
Between the First and Second Global Ages: Wars, Hot and Cold, and
New Interactions
The Aftermath of War
Universal Suffrage for Europe and North America
The Global Depression of 1929
World War II: The Rise of Extremism
The Cold War: A Bipolar World
Bretton Woods System (1944–1973): Compromise and
Cooperation
Decolonization and Dependency
The End of the Bretton Woods System
The Rise of Neoliberalism and the Fall of Communism
The Second Global Age: An Explosion of Global Finance, International
Interactions, and New Tensions
China (Re)emerges
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IS From the Outside-In: Why Did China Embrace the Global
Economy?
The Extraordinary Growth of Global Finance
The Spread of Elected Government
The Internet Age
The Long Shadow of the “War on Terror”
The Rise of New Powers
Summary
Key Terms
Questions for Review
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Chapter 2 States: Shapers and Subjects of Global Interactions
The Age of States: Born From a Cycle of Interactions
What Is a State? An Organization That Monopolizes Violence
What Is Not a State? Regimes, Governments, Countries, and
Nations
A Site of Interaction: What Is “Inside” a State?
IS From the Inside-Out: Should Iraqi Kurds Get Their Own State?
What Does a State Do?
A State Controls
A State Protects
A State Monitors
A State Invests
Where Do States Come From? Forces Shaping the Modern State
War, Sovereignty, and the Modern State System
Colonial States
IS From the Outside-In: The Postcolonial Experience in the
Philippines
The Strengths and Weaknesses of States
External Power: Global Influence
Internal Power: State Capacity
IS From the Outside-In and the Inside-Out: State Failure in
Afghanistan
Is the State Fit for Purpose? Modern Challenges to States
The Modern State Is in Decline
The Modern State Will Endure
The Modern State Will Adapt
Summary
Key Terms
Questions for Review
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Chapter 3 Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance
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Getting Along in the World
Realism Focuses on Power
Liberalism Focuses on Cooperation
Constructivism Focuses on Identity and Norms
IGOs: The Basics
What Do IGOs Do?
Promote the Interests of Member States
Find Solutions to Common Problems
Increase Efficiency With Economies of Scale
Provide Expertise on Special Issues
Produce and Disseminate Knowledge
The United Nations: Mediating Global Tensions
Origins
Organization
Size
Challenges for a 21st-Century UN
Do IGOs Actually Matter? Three Views
Realism Discounts the Role of IGOs Relative to States
Liberalism Views the Role of IGOs as Contributing to Increased
Cooperation
Constructivism Sees IGOs as Having the Power to Influence State
Behavior
IS From the Outside-In: Governing the Dark Side of Globalization
Summary
Key Terms
Questions for Review
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Chapter 4 Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions
Who Cares About Cecil the Lion?
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Tocqueville’s Civil Society: Nonpolitical Actions Lead to Political
Effects
Gramsci’s Civil Society: Contests for Political Power
Who Is Civil Society?
International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs)
Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs)
IS From the Outside-In: LGBT Rights and Transnational Activism
Social Movements
Recent History of Global Civil Society: Rise of a New Global Force
Global Markets
Information and Communications Technology
Global Governance
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