Global Politics: A New Introduction
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Summary
The third edition of Global Politics: A New Introduction continues to provide a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics。 The book engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in， helping them to understand the key questions and theories and also to develop a critical and inquiring perspective。
Completely revised and updated throughout， the third edition offers up-to-date examples engaging with the latest developments in global politics， including the Syrian war and the refugee crisis， fossil fuel divestment， racism and Black Lives Matter， citizen journalism， populism， and drone warfare。
Global Politics:
examines the most significant issues in global politics - from war， peacebuilding， terrorism， security， violence， nationalism and authority to poverty， development， postcolonialism， human rights， gender， inequality， ethnicity and what we can do to change the world; offers chapters written to a common structure， which is ideal for teaching and learning， and features a key question， an illustrative example， general responses and broader issues; integrates theory and practice throughout the text， by presenting theoretical ideas and concepts in conjunction with a global range of historical and contemporary case studies。
Drawing on theoretical perspectives from a broad range of disciplines， including international relations， political theory， postcolonial studies， sociology， geography， peace studies and development， this innovative textbook is essential reading for all students of global politics and international relations。
Completely revised and updated throughout， the third edition offers up-to-date examples engaging with the latest developments in global politics， including the Syrian war and the refugee crisis， fossil fuel divestment， racism and Black Lives Matter， citizen journalism， populism， and drone warfare。
Global Politics:
examines the most significant issues in global politics - from war， peacebuilding， terrorism， security， violence， nationalism and authority to poverty， development， postcolonialism， human rights， gender， inequality， ethnicity and what we can do to change the world; offers chapters written to a common structure， which is ideal for teaching and learning， and features a key question， an illustrative example， general responses and broader issues; integrates theory and practice throughout the text， by presenting theoretical ideas and concepts in conjunction with a global range of historical and contemporary case studies。
Drawing on theoretical perspectives from a broad range of disciplines， including international relations， political theory， postcolonial studies， sociology， geography， peace studies and development， this innovative textbook is essential reading for all students of global politics and international relations。
Reviews
Tessa
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Great start if youre new to IR
Mills College Library
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327 G5624 2019
Mari
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Openly ideological， which is cool， but a little one-sided， which is less cool （even though in most cases it is indeed "my" side）。 Not the introduction you're looking for to give you just the key theories and concepts from a neutral point of view， but the introduction that will guide and provoke you to think about politics on a global level。 Very accessible， maybe even too much so for someone not dabbling with political theory for the first time。 Openly ideological， which is cool， but a little one-sided， which is less cool （even though in most cases it is indeed "my" side）。 Not the introduction you're looking for to give you just the key theories and concepts from a neutral point of view， but the introduction that will guide and provoke you to think about politics on a global level。 Very accessible， maybe even too much so for someone not dabbling with political theory for the first time。 。。。more
Greg
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I only read two of the chapters。 Originally， I picked this book up for the final section "What can we do to change the world？" by Maja Zehfuss。 I also read "Why do some people think they know what is good for others？" by Naeem Inayatullah。 Both gave me a lot to think about and I'm trying to incorporate the two sections into a project of mine。The chapter "Why do some people think they know what is good for others？" gave me a lot to think about。 I know I have fallen into the mindset of believing I I only read two of the chapters。 Originally， I picked this book up for the final section "What can we do to change the world？" by Maja Zehfuss。 I also read "Why do some people think they know what is good for others？" by Naeem Inayatullah。 Both gave me a lot to think about and I'm trying to incorporate the two sections into a project of mine。The chapter "Why do some people think they know what is good for others？" gave me a lot to think about。 I know I have fallen into the mindset of believing I have exclusive knowledge and believe I know what is better for others。 I've been more aware of it than in the past。 Maja's chapter notes:- What is the use of identifying wrongs if we cannot rectify them？ The expectation that we must be able to rectify wrongs justifies our thinking about them。 -Power is not something we have。 It is something that happens in all social relations because we never have full control。-Jacques Derrida。 Aporia: there is no way forward， the path is blocked。 It is impossible to act responsibly towards everyone。 -Thinking about something different can be an intervention to the greater political order。 。。。more
Bart
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I did not read every chapter of this， but overall the picture was pretty clear。 In the introduction the editors say that the book wants to prompt you to question your assumptions and think about global politics in a deeper manner。 The book succeeds in this mission。 The introduction also says that the book will not give any answers。 This is blatantly false for most of the chapters。 Many chapters do give answers to the questions they raise， and often this is a liberal （American sense of the word）， I did not read every chapter of this， but overall the picture was pretty clear。 In the introduction the editors say that the book wants to prompt you to question your assumptions and think about global politics in a deeper manner。 The book succeeds in this mission。 The introduction also says that the book will not give any answers。 This is blatantly false for most of the chapters。 Many chapters do give answers to the questions they raise， and often this is a liberal （American sense of the word）， feminist， Marxist and postmodern answer。 This is not true in every case， but it is the overall tendency。 This made me somewhat skeptic to the conclusions some authors proposed。 Also， I think it is the task of an introduction to introduce the new global politics student with a whole range of views， instead of giving a definite answer （which the book does in many cases）。 A more balanced approach would have benefitted the credibility and fairness of this book。 。。。more
Lea
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