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International Studies Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions

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Produktdetails

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

03.09.2025

Verlag

Sage Publications Inc Ebooks

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616

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23.1/18.7 cm

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942 g

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3rd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-07-194769-2

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

03.09.2025

Verlag

Sage Publications Inc Ebooks

Seitenzahl

616

Maße (L/B)

23.1/18.7 cm

Gewicht

942 g

Auflage

3rd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-07-194769-2

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Libri GmbH
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Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: International Studies
  • Preface
    Acknowledgments
    About the Authors
    Part I: Foundations
    Chapter 1: Global Interactions and Global Tensions
    What is Our Era? (de)globalization
    A Framework for International Studies
    Global Interactions
    Global Tensions
    An Inside-Out/Outside-In Approach
    Global Forces
    What Is International Studies Good For?
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 2: The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions Since 1800
    The First Global Age: Increasing Global Interactions
    Between the First and Second Global Ages: Wars, Hot and Cold, and New Interactions
    The Second Global Age: An Explosion of Global Finance, International Interactions, and New Tensions
    China-USA: A new Cold War?
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 3: States: Shapers and Subjects of Global Interactions
    The Age of States: Born From a Cycle of Interactions
    What Does a State Do?
    Where Do States Come From? Forces Shaping the Modern State
    The Strengths and Weaknesses of States
    Is the State Fit for Purpose? Modern Challenges to States
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 4: Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance
    Problems Without Passports
    IGOS: The Basics
    What Do IGOS Do?
    The United Nations: Mediating Global Tensions
    Do IGOs Actually Matter? Three Views
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 5: Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions
    Who Cares About Cecil the Lion?
    What Is Civil Society?
    Who Is Civil Society?
    Recent History of Global Civil Society: Rise of a New Global Force
    Civil Society on the Global Stage
    How Does Civil Society Have an Impact?
    Criticisms of Global Civil Society
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 6: Social Identities and Culture: Shaping Interactions at the Individual and Societal Levels
    What Are Social Identities and Culture?
    Global Interactions and Forces Impact Identity and Culture
    Which Social Identities Matter?
    Why Do Some Social Identities Matter More Than Others?
    Social Identities and Global Challenges
    Understanding Culture
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 7: Money: Propelling Global Interactions
    Why Global Money Matters
    What Is Capitalism?
    Trade
    Finance: Borrowers, Lenders, and Debt
    Currencies
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Part II: Global Challenges
    Chapter 8: Democracy and Representation: Struggles for Freedom and Efforts to Restrict It
    A Critical Moment for Democracy
    What Do Democracies Consist of?
    What Do Dictatorships Consist of?
    Trends in Democratization
    The Process of Democratization
    Democratic Consolidation
    Democracy and International Studies Themes
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 9: Human Rights: The Challenge of Setting and Enforcing Global Norms
    What Is the Human Rights Regime?
    Human Rights at the UN Level: Roots of the Tension Between Universal Rights and State Sovereignty
    Regional Approaches to Human Rights
    What Roles Do Nonstate Human Rights Actors Play?
    Do Human Rights Work?
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 10: Development: The Challenge of Global Poverty
    A Picture of Uneven Global Poverty
    What Is Development, and How Is It Measured?
    Why Are Some Countries Poor?
    How Can Developing Countries Grow Their Economies? Five Theories
    Neoliberalism and the Washington Consensus: Shrink the State, Embrace the Market
    The Role of Foreign Aid
    Debt: A "lost decade" for poor countries?
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 11: Armed Conflict and Political Violence: New Global Security Challenges and Efforts to Manage Them
    Types of Armed Conflict
    What Is Terrorism?
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 12: Migration: Confronting the Myths of Human Movement
    What Is Migration?
    Trends in Global Migration: Facts and Myths
    Why Do People Migrate? Push, Pull, and Policy Factors
    The Impacts of International Migration
    Brain Drain or Brain Gain?
    Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
    Can Migration Be Governed Globally?
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 13: Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in Outcomes
    Bugs Do Not Respect Borders, and Other International Studies Themes
    What Is Global Health?
    Global Health Outcomes Highlight Systemic Inequalities
    The Global HIV and AIDS Pandemic
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 14: Global Environment: Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change
    What Is Climate Change?
    Empirics of Climate Change
    Predictions About Future Climate Change
    Impacts of Climate Change
    Responses to Climate Change: Global Governance
    Other Approaches to Climate Change
    Climate Change and Cross-Cutting Global Forces
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Chapter 15: Global Food: How Can We Solve World Hunger?
    Global Hunger and a Growing Population: Is There Enough Food?
    If There Is Enough Food, Why Do Famines Occur?
    Reducing Hunger: Food Security or Food Sovereignty
    Who Runs Global Food?
    Tracing Global Food: Value Chains
    Summary
    Key Terms
    Questions for Review
    Learn More
    Notes
    Glossary
    Index