Issues in 21st century world politics

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Beeson, Mark.

ISBN:

9780230594524

9780230594517

Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical Description:

viii, 302 p. ; 24 cm.

Abstract:

This text introduces the key issues that shape the nature of the international system and global politics in the 21st century. It offers a modern approach to the subject of world politics and covers a number of issues such as financial crises and migration.

Subject Term:

International relations.

World politics -- 21st century.

Politics and Government.

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Beeson, Mark.

Bisley, Nick, 1973-

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Mark Beeson is Winthrop Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia and was formerly Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Nick Bisley is Associate Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University, Australia.

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This book is a collection of well-written, insightful, and tightly argued essays on important issues affecting global politics in 2010. The essays focus on political issues, and the contributors, in most cases, provide insights into current political issues affecting global politics. Except for one contributor who is an independent consultant on energy security, all the contributors teach at universities in Great Britain, Australia, or Southeast Asia. Their perspectives are realistic as they seek to describe the issues and facts pertaining to topics including regionalism, wars, finance, the global economy, immigration, energy security, climate change, regionalism, and more. They address their subjects with keen analytic eyes that provide the reader with information, vision, and insights. Each of the 17 essays is followed by a paragraph on further reading with specific references to items in the book's extensive references. This useful feature is an aid to readers seeking more on the specific issue covered in each essay. Overall, this is an important and useful book. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. A. J. Waskey Dalton State College

Mark Beeson and Nick BisleyPhilip G. CernyShaun BreslinNeil CarterNick BisleyMark BeesonWilliam CaseRichard W. MansbachMatt KillingsworthAndrew PhillipsAlex J. BellamyMely Caballero-AnthonyLaura J. ShepherdRay KielyFrank UmbachTimothy J. SinclairRichard HiggottAnne Hammerstad

List of Contributors	p. vii
Issues in Twenty-first Century World Politics: An Introduction	p. 1
Part 1 Evolution of the International System
1 Globalisation and Statehood	p. 17
2 Regions and Regionalism in World Politics	p. 33
3 Climate Change and the Politics of the Global Environment	p. 52
4 Global Power Shift: The Decline of the West and the Rise of the Rest?	p. 66
5 There Are Alternatives: The Washington Consensus Versus State Capitalism	p. 81
6 Democracy and Democratisation	p. 93
7 Nationalism and Ethnicity in World Politics	p. 108
Part 2 Confict, Crises and Authority
8 Old and New Wars	p. 125
9 Transnational Terrorism	p. 136
10 Peace Operations and Humanitarian Intervention	p. 149
11 The New World of Security: Implications for Human Security and International Security Cooperation	p. 162
12 Gender Matters: Problematising Masculinity and Femininity in Contemporary Global Politics	p. 177
13 Inequality and Underdevelopment in World Politics	p. 190
14 Energy Security and World Politics	p. 202
15 Global Financial Crises	p. 214
16 Governing the Global Economy: Multilateral Economic Institutions	p. 225
17 Population Movement and Its Impact on World Politics	p. 238
References	p. 251
Index	p. 288

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