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International Studies 2 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE publishes more than 1000 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. Our growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Los Angeles | London | New Delhi | Singapore | Washington DC | Melbourne 3 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 4 Copyright © 2019 by CQ Press, an Imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc. CQ Press is a registered trademark of Congressional Quarterly Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. FOR INFORMATION: CQ Press An Imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 E-mail: [email protected] SAGE Publications Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London, EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. 3 Church Street #10–04 Samsung Hub Singapore 049483 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 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. 5 Identifiers: LCCN 2018023430 | ISBN 978-1-4522-4119-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: International relations. | Globallization. Classification: LCC JZ1318 .S765 2019 | DDC 327—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018023430 Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Acquisitions Editor: Scott Greenan Development Editor: Elise Frasier Editorial Assistant: Sarah Christensen Production Editor: David Felts Copy Editor: Sheree Van Vreede Typesetter: Hurix Digital Proofreader: Scott Oney Indexer: Diggs Publication Services Cover Designer: Gail Buschman Marketing Manager: Jennifer Jones 6 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 7 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 Learn More 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 8 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 Learn More 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 Learn More Chapter 3 Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance 9 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 Learn More Chapter 4 Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions Who Cares About Cecil the Lion? s9781544344287.i1819 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 10

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