International Politics: A Framework for AnalysisThis book provides an integrated framework for analysis of international politics by linking various approaches of study into a coherent whole. It provides a coherent framework for analysis to a field characterized by a growing number of theories and perspectives. It uses current events as examples to illustrate broader generalizations. There are examples from a variety of geographical contexts, not just the U.S. and Europe. The book provides historical comparisons (i.e., compares the breakdown of the bipolar Cold War System to similar trends that took place in Ancient Greece). There are extensive bibliographies, including non-U.S. sources, to provide a helpful tool to students writing essays. Material includes 5 different models of international politics and adds end of chapter "Questions for Discussion and Analysis". There are also discussions on: international collaboration to manage environmental problems, ethics and foreign policy, international political economy (Uruguay Round, the "new protectionism," the European Union). |
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... decisions are not sen- sitive to such extraneous considerations as domestic political pressures ; and ( 6 ) both sides maintain tight centralized control over decisions that might involve or provoke the use of strategic weapons ...
... decisions are not sen- sitive to such extraneous considerations as domestic political pressures ; and ( 6 ) both sides maintain tight centralized control over decisions that might involve or provoke the use of strategic weapons ...
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... decisions is that they were exceptional rather than typical , taken by policy makers in circumstances of acute tension , of total war . Although , on hindsight , other alternatives might have been possible , the alternatives that were ...
... decisions is that they were exceptional rather than typical , taken by policy makers in circumstances of acute tension , of total war . Although , on hindsight , other alternatives might have been possible , the alternatives that were ...
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... decisions over member states and their citizens . In the European Community , some decisions made by the member governments are reached through majority votes ; policies resulting from these votes are bind- ing on all members ...
... decisions over member states and their citizens . In the European Community , some decisions made by the member governments are reached through majority votes ; policies resulting from these votes are bind- ing on all members ...
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INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS | 15 |
Historic International Systems | 28 |
The Contemporary Global System | 46 |
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