Introduction to International Politics: Global Challenges and Policy Responses

406 Pages·2019·26.377 MB·English

by  Glenn P. Hastedt, William F. Felice

Introduction to
INTERNATIONAL

POLITICS
Global Challenges
and Policy Responses
GLENN P. HASTEDT
James Madison University
WILLIAM F. FELICE
Eckerd College
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Title: Introduction to international politics : global challenges and policy responses /
Glenn P. Hastedt, William F. Felice.
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Brief Contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Maps xvi
Preface xviii
About the Authors xxii
01 THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS 1
02
THE THEORY CHALLENGE 25
03 THE SOVEREIGNTY CHALLENGE: WHO IS IN
CHARGE IN WORLD POLITICS? 57
04
THE VALUES CHALLENGE: DECIDING WHAT TO DO 93
05
THE POWER CHALLENGE: THE ABILITY TO ACT 129
06
THE COOPERATION CHALLENGE: WORKING TOGETHER 163
07
THE SECURITY CHALLENGE 197
08 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES: WHO IS IN CHARGE OF
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY? 231
09 HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES: PROTECTING
HUMAN DIGNITY 265
10 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES:
THE GLOBAL COMMONS 297
11 LOOKING FORWARD: NEW POLICY CHALLENGES
AND RESPONSES 327
Glossary G-1
Notes N-1
Index I-1
v

Contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Maps xvi
Preface xviii
About the Authors xxii
01
THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS 1
MAKING SENSE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 2
KOREA THEN AND NOW 5
The Korean War 5
Nuclear North Korea 7
LEARNING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE 9
Personal Experiences and Policy-Making Toward Korea 10
LEARNING FROM HISTORY 11
Learning from History and Policy-Making Toward Korea 13
LEARNING FROM THEORY 17
Theory and Policy-Making Toward Korea 18
USING CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES TO MAKE SENSE
OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 21
Summary Key Terms Critical Thinking Questions 21
02
THE THEORY CHALLENGE 25
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 26
REALISM 28
LIBERALISM 30
THEORY SPOTLIGHT Prisoner’s Dilemma 32
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ECONOMIC STRUCTURALISM 34
CONSTRUCTIVISM 36
FEMINISM 37
APPLYING THEORIES TO THE ARCTIC 39
What Is the Arctic? 40
Applying Realism 41
POLICY SPOTLIGHT Fights, Games, Debates 42
Applying Liberalism 44
Applying Economic Structuralism 46
Applying Constructivism 47
Applying Feminism 48
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT The Third Pole 50
A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE ON THEORY:
THE UKRAINE 51
Summary Key Terms Critical Thinking Questions 53
03 THE SOVEREIGNTY CHALLENGE: WHO IS IN CHARGE
IN WORLD POLITICS? 57
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: FROM THE COMMON
MARKET TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 58
POLICY SPOTLIGHT When Is a State a State? 60
STATES 61
Great Powers 62
Middle Powers 63
Fragile States 64
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 65
The United Nations 67
THEORY SPOTLIGHT Integration Theory 68
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 72
The World Bank 73
The World Trade Organization (WTO) 74
Contents ix
Regional Organizations 75
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) 76
NON-STATE ACTORS 78
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) 79
Multinational Corporations (MNCs) 80
Terrorist Groups 82
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE: LEAVING THE EU: BREXIT 84
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 86
Toward a “New Sovereignty” 86
Reforming the UN Security Council 87
The “Cherry-Picking” Problem 88
Summary Key Terms Critical Thinking Questions 89
04
THE VALUES CHALLENGE: DECIDING WHAT TO DO 93
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: THE NANSEN PASSPORT 94
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS VALUES 96
National Interest 96
Human Interest 98
Global Interest 99
THEORY SPOTLIGHT The Global Community and Global Justice 100
A TWO-LEVEL GAME 102
SOCIETAL INFLUENCES ON FOREIGN POLICY-MAKING 102
Voting 103
Interest Groups 103
Social Movements 105
BOX 4.1 Foreign Policy Think Tanks and Research Institutions 106
The Media and Foreign Policy 107
GLOBAL INFLUENCES ON FOREIGN POLICY-MAKING 109
Foreign Lobbying 109
Transnational Advocacy Networks 110