International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions by Barry Drisco

Description: International Studies by Barry Driscoll, Scott Straus In International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions, award-winning scholars Scott Straus and Barry Driscoll introduce students to the foundations of International Studies; the major actors, institutions and theories; as well as the contemporary problems that will matter most to students. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions, award-winning scholars Scott Straus and Barry Driscoll introduce students to the foundations of International Studies; the major actors, institutions and theories; as well as the contemporary problems that will matter most to students. Author Biography Scott Straus is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published multiple books that pertain to genocide, human rights, and African politics, notably Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Genocide, and Leadership in Modern Africa (Cornell, 2015), which won the 2018 Grawemeyer Prize for Improving World Order, and The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda (Cornell, 2006). He also co-authored International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions (Sage, 2nd ed., 2022). You can learn more about him and his work here: Driscoll has completed PhD in Political Science from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is originally from Galway, Ireland and made it to Grinnell by way of Leiden (Holland), Copenhagen, Washington, London, Oslo, and finally Wisconsin, either working in international development or researching themes in comparative politics. His work is on the political economy of development and the state in Africa, focusing on decentralization, local governance, taxation, state capacity, and political parties. His work has been published in Democratization, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Journal of Modern African Studies. At Grinnell College, he teaches classes on African Politics, International Political Economy, and the Political Economy of Development. Table of Contents PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORSPART I FOUNDATIONSCHAPTER 1. Global Interactions and Global TensionsA FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIESGLOBAL INTERACTIONSGLOBAL TENSIONSAN INSIDE-OUT/OUTSIDE-IN APPROACHGLOBAL FORCESKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 2. The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions Since 1800THE FIRST GLOBAL AGE: INCREASING GLOBAL INTERACTIONSBETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GLOBAL AGES: WARS, HOT AND COLD, AND NEW INTERACTIONSTHE SECOND GLOBAL AGE: AN EXPLOSION OF GLOBAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS, AND NEW TENSIONSSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 3. States: Shapers and Subjects of Global InteractionsTHE AGE OF STATES: BORN FROM A CYCLE OF INTERACTIONSWHAT DOES A STATE DO?WHERE DO STATES COME FROM? FORCES SHAPING THE MODERN STATETHE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF STATESIS THE STATE FIT FOR PURPOSE? MODERN CHALLENGES TO STATESSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 4. Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global GovernancePROBLEMS WITHOUT PASSPORTSIGOS: THE BASICSWHAT DO IGOS DO?THE UNITED NATIONS: MEDIATING GLOBAL TENSIONSDO IGOS ACTUALLY MATTER? THREE VIEWSSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 5 Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global InteractionsWHO CARES ABOUT CECIL THE LION?WHAT IS CIVIL SOCIETY?WHO IS CIVIL SOCIETY?RECENT HISTORY OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY: RISE OF A NEW GLOBAL FORCECIVIL SOCIETY ON THE GLOBAL STAGEHOW DOES CIVIL SOCIETY HAVE AN IMPACT?CRITICISMS OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORECHAPTER 6. Social Identities and Culture: Shaping Interactions at the Individual and Societal LevelsWHAT ARE SOCIAL IDENTITIES AND CULTURE?GLOBAL INTERACTIONS AND FORCES IMPACT IDENTITY AND CULTUREWHICH SOCIAL IDENTITIES MATTER?WHY DO SOME SOCIAL IDENTITIES MATTER MORE THAN OTHERS?SOCIAL IDENTITIES AND GLOBAL CHALLENGESUNDERSTANDING CULTURESUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 7. Money: Propelling Global InteractionsWHY GLOBAL MONEY MATTERSWHAT IS CAPITALISM?TRADEFINANCE: BORROWERS, LENDERS, AND DEBTTWO TYPES OF CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTFINANCIAL HYPERGLOBALIZATION AND THE GLOBALFINANCIAL CRISISCURRENCIESBRINGING TRADE, FINANCE, AND CURRENCIES TOGETHERSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESPART II. GLOBAL CHALLENGESCHAPTER 8. Democracy and Representation: Struggles for Freedom and Efforts to Restrict ItA CRITICAL MOMENT FOR DEMOCRACYWHAT DO DEMOCRACIES CONSIST OF?WHAT DO DICTATORSHIPS CONSIST OF?TRENDS IN DEMOCRATIZATIONTHE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATIONDEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATIONDEMOCRACY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES THEMESSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 9. Human Rights: The Challenge of Setting and Enforcing Global NormsWHAT IS THE HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME?HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE UN LEVEL: ROOTS OF THE TENSION BETWEEN UNIVERSAL RIGHTS AND STATE SOVEREIGNTYREGIONAL APPROACHES TO HUMAN RIGHTSWHAT ROLES DO NONSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTORS PLAY?DO HUMAN RIGHTS WORK?SUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 10. Development: The Challenge of Global PovertyA PICTURE OF UNEVEN GLOBAL POVERTYWHAT IS DEVELOPMENT, AND HOW IS IT MEASURED?WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES POOR?HOW CAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GROW THEIR ECONOMIES? FIVE THEORIESTHE ROLE OF FOREIGN AIDSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 11. Civil Wars and Terrorism: New Global Security Challenges and Efforts to Manage ThemWHAT ARE CIVIL WARS?WHAT IS TERRORISM?SUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 12. Migration: Confronting the Myths of Human MovementWHAT IS MIGRATION?TRENDS IN GLOBAL MIGRATION: FACTS AND MYTHSWHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE? PUSH, PULL, AND POLICY FACTORSTHE IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONBRAIN DRAIN OR BRAIN GAIN?HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERYCAN MIGRATION BE GOVERNED GLOBALLY?SUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 13. Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in OutcomesBUGS DO NOT RESPECT BORDERS, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL STUDIES THEMESWHAT IS GLOBAL HEALTH?GLOBAL HEALTH OUTCOMES HIGHLIGHT SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIESTHE GLOBAL HIV AND AIDS PANDEMICSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 14. Global Environment: Confronting the Challenge of Climate ChangeWHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?EMPIRICS OF CLIMATE CHANGEPREDICTIONS ABOUT FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGERESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL GOVERNANCEOTHER APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE AND CROSS-CUTTING GLOBAL FORCESSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESCHAPTER 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 SOVEREIGNTYWHO RUNS GLOBAL FOOD?TRACING GLOBAL FOOD: VALUE CHAINSSUMMARYKEY TERMSQUESTIONS FOR REVIEWLEARN MORENOTESGLOSSARYINDEX Details ISBN1071814397 Author Scott Straus Short Title International Studies Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1071814397 ISBN-13 9781071814390 Subtitle Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions DEWEY 327 Edition 2nd Format Paperback Pages 544 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2021-03-19 Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2021-03-19 US Release Date 2021-03-19 UK Release Date 2021-03-19 Imprint CQ Press Place of Publication Washington Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Replaces 9781452241197 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2021-03-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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