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Tables of Contents for Continuity and Change in World Politics
Chapter/Section Title
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Preface
xvii
Part I INTRODUCTION
Forces of Change
1
26
Demographic Transition
3
4
Growing Food Sufficiency
7
2
Energy Transition
9
2
Increased Environmental Impact
11
2
Global Economic Restructuring
13
5
Geographic Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution
14
1
The Information Revolution
15
2
Globalization
17
1
Rise and Fall in Global Position
18
2
Growth of Destructive Potential
20
2
Increased Social Mobilization
22
3
Uncertain Implications of Trends
25
2
Elements of Analysis
27
14
Three Subject-Matter Categories for Analysis
28
5
Political-Military Aspects
28
3
Economic Aspects
31
1
Broader Environment
32
1
The Importance of All Three Subject-Matter Categories
33
1
A Structure of Understanding
33
3
Clash of Perspectives: Competing Worldviews
36
3
Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivist Perspectives
37
1
Commercial Liberalism, Mercantilism, and Neo-Marxism
38
1
Modernism and Eco-Wholism
39
1
Organization of the Book
39
2
Part II THE WORLD OF POLITICS
Realist, Liberal, and Constructivist Views
41
20
Realism
41
5
Concepts
41
1
Theories
42
2
Values and Prescriptions
44
1
Important Contributions to Realist Thought
45
1
Liberalism
46
6
Concepts
47
1
Theory
48
1
Values and Forecasts
49
1
Prescriptions
49
1
Important Contributions to Liberal Thought
50
2
Constructivism
52
7
Concepts
53
3
Theory
56
1
Forecasts, Values, and Prescriptions
56
2
Important Contributions to Constructivist Thought
58
1
Worldview Overlap
59
2
States and the Pursuit of Interest
61
33
State Systems
63
1
Historic State Systems
64
2
The Modern State System
66
4
Early Polarity
66
1
Contemporary Polarity
67
1
Hegemonic Leadership
68
2
State Interests
70
2
Power
72
7
Definition and Measurement
72
1
Demographic Size
72
2
Economic and Military Capabilities
74
1
Aggregate Capabilities and Power
75
2
Other Capabilities
77
1
Power and the Interest of States
78
1
Instruments of Power: Statecraft
79
13
Diplomacy
79
3
Economic Instruments
82
5
Instruments of Violence
87
3
The Decision to Go to War
90
2
Conclusion
92
2
Dynamics of State Systems
94
30
Patterns of Conflict
97
7
Studies of War
97
4
Crises and Serious Interstate Disputes
101
3
Insights from Bilateral Analysis
104
2
Bilateral Relations and Nuclear Arms
106
4
The Players and Their Equipment
106
3
Strategic Concepts and Theory: State Behavior
109
1
Insights from Multilateral Analysis
110
3
Balance of Power Advocacy
111
1
Definition
111
1
Balance of Power and State Behavior
112
1
Alliances
112
1
Change in Polarity and Its Consequences
113
1
Insights from Hegemonic Analysis
114
4
Rise and Fall of Hegemons
114
2
Advantages of Hegemonic Leadership
116
1
Changing of the Guard
117
1
Post--Cold War Uncertainties
118
4
The Role of NATO
119
1
The Systemic Role of Russia
120
1
The Systemic Role of China
121
1
Conclusion
122
2
Interaction in the Pursuit of Cooperation
124
28
A Framework for Interaction: International Law
125
5
Rights of States
126
1
Obligations of States
127
3
A Logic of Interaction: Delivering the Goods
130
9
Basic Characteristics of Private and Public Goods
130
1
Categories of Goods
131
4
Collective Action and Problems of Underprovision
135
1
Trade and the Logic of Collective Action
136
1
An Approach to Repetitive Interaction: Regimes
137
2
A Focus of Interaction: Arms Control
139
11
Arms Control and Disarmament Efforts
140
10
Conclusion
150
2
Opening the State
152
31
Levels of Analysis
153
5
State System
154
1
The State
154
2
Society
156
1
Individual
157
1
Government
157
1
Society
158
10
Public Opinion
158
3
Interests
161
6
Ideas
167
1
Individuals
168
9
Leadership and Vision
169
2
Gender and Foreign Policy
171
1
Psychology and Foreign Policy
172
1
Risk Aversion and Acceptance
173
1
Perception and Crisis
174
1
Crisis Management
175
1
Individuals in Groups
176
1
Government
177
3
Decision Making
177
1
Differential Power of Decision-Making Models
178
2
Government Character and Foreign Behavior
180
1
On Rational, Unitary Actors
180
3
An Emergent Liberal World Order?
183
24
Actor Proliferation and Empowerment
185
2
Global Community
187
12
Normative Community: Global Culture
188
1
Normative Community: Human Rights Law
189
5
Community of Understanding
194
1
Global Governance: The Spread of Democracy
194
2
Global Community: Peaceful Interaction
196
3
Institutional Development
199
7
Beyond the State?
201
5
Conclusion
206
1
Organizations and Governance
207
20
United Nations
208
8
Transformation
210
1
Performance: Peace and Security
211
3
Performance: Social Development
214
1
Controversies Facing the United Nations
215
1
European Union
216
5
Transformation
217
2
Performance and Controversies
219
1
Other Regional Economic Organizations
220
1
A Liberal Governance Model?
221
4
Conclusion
225
2
Constructing Global Society: Identities and Ideas
227
29
Social (De)Construction
230
1
Nations and Nationalism
230
11
The Modern Nation System
233
1
Nationalism Within States
234
2
Nationalism and Interstate Relations
236
1
Problem Cases
236
5
Religion and World Politics
241
3
Family
244
1
Race
245
1
Gender
246
1
Class
247
1
Humanity: Universalisms
248
3
Historic Universalism
249
1
Modern Universalism: Roots of the Cold War(s)
249
2
Terrorism: Instrument of the Disadvantaged
251
2
Foundations of Terrorism
251
1
Trends in Terrorism
252
1
Social Construction
253
2
Conclusion
255
1
Part III THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Commercial Liberalism, Mercantilism, and Neo-Marxism
256
18
Commercial Liberalism
257
6
Concepts
257
1
Theory
257
5
Values and Prescriptions
262
1
Mercantilism
263
4
Neo-Marxism
267
4
Marxist Conceptual Roots
267
1
Imperialism
268
1
Neo-Marxist Theory
269
2
Values and Prescriptions
271
1
Worldviews and Methodology
271
3
The Globalization of the World Economy
274
22
The Irregular Growth of an Open Global Economy
274
3
Liberalism Ascendant Again: Bretton Woods
277
4
Institutions of Bretton Woods
277
3
Early Challenge and Change
280
1
Trade: The Shadow of Mercantilism
281
6
Bases of Neomercantilism
281
1
Confronting the Challenge of Neomercantilism
282
1
The Fear of Spoilers
283
2
The Heavy Trade Agenda
285
2
Managing Explosive Financial Flows
287
7
The Volume and Pattern of Flows
288
4
Consequences of Global Flows
292
2
Policy Options
294
1
The Leadership Question
294
2
A World Divided
296
31
Imperialism and Decolonization
297
2
Economic Gaps
299
5
North-South Gap
299
3
Gaps Within Countries
302
2
Global Structures
304
15
Global Division of Labor
305
1
Political-Economic Institutions and Regimes
306
6
Multinational Corporations
312
4
Military-Power Differentials
316
3
Development Strategies
319
6
Inward-Looking Policy
319
1
Collective and Structural Reform
320
2
The Liberal Rebuttal: Growth-Enhancing Participation
322
3
Conclusion
325
2
Part IV THE BROADER ENVIRONMENT
Modernism and Eco-Wholism
327
10
Modernism
328
3
Sketch of the Worldview
328
1
Important Contributions to Modernist Thought
329
2
Eco-Wholism
331
6
Challengers in Brief
331
2
Values and Prescriptions
333
1
Important Contributions to Eco-Wholist Thought
333
4
Technological Advance and Human Interaction
337
21
Intensity and Patterns of Interaction
337
4
Transportation
338
1
Communications
339
2
Technology and Human Well-Being
341
2
Technology and War
343
2
Technological Advance and Diffusion
345
9
Long Waves of Technological Advance?
346
2
State Efforts to Control Technology
348
5
Are States Losing Control?
353
1
Technology and Social Organization
354
1
Penetration of States
354
1
Transformation of Global Order?
355
1
Conclusion
356
2
Environmental Context and Constraints
358
37
Microenvironment
359
2
Population Pressures
361
6
Competing Perspectives
362
1
Migration and Refugees
363
1
Population Control Efforts
364
3
Resource Scarcities: Food
367
10
Competing Perspectives on Global Food Supply
368
5
Competing Perspectives on Food Distribution
373
2
Global Attention to Food Problems
375
2
Resource Scarcities: Energy
377
8
Competing Perspectives on Energy Supply
378
3
Energy Policy Issues
381
4
Ecosystem Vulnerability
385
8
The Range of Human Impact
385
3
Interstate Policy Approaches
388
5
Conclusion
393
2
Part V THE COMPLEXITY OF UNDERSTANDING
Continuity and Change in World Politics
395
16
Understanding Change
396
12
Stability or Unpatterned Change
396
4
Progressive Change
400
4
System Transformation
404
3
Cycles
407
1
Putting the Perspectives Together
408
2
Conclusion
410
1
Alternative Futures: The Clash of Perspectives
411
12
Business as Usual for States
412
2
The Evolution of Global Governance
414
1
The Clash of Peoples
415
2
The Global Market
417
1
Evolving Global Division of Labor
418
2
Technological Advance
420
1
Environmental Limits
421
1
Last Words
422
1
Glossary
423
22
References
445
24
Index
469