Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction ; 1. Globalization and global politics ; PART 1: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT ; 2. The evolution of international society ; 3. International history, 1900-99 ; 4. From the end of the cold war to the new global era? ; 5. Rising powers and the emerging global order ; PART 2: THEORIES OF WORLD POLITICS ; 6. Realism ; 7. Liberalism ; 8. Contemporary mainstream approaches: neo-realism and neo-liberalism ; 9. Marxist theories of international relations ; 10. Social constructivism ; 11. Poststructuralism ; 12. Post-colonialism ; 13. International ethics ; PART 3: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES ; 14. The changing character of war ; 15. International and global security ; 16. International political economy in an age of globalization ; 17. Gender in world politics ; 18. International law ; 19. International regimes ; 20. The United Nations ; 21. Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics ; PART 4: INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ; 22. Environmental issues ; 23. Terrorism and globalization ; 24. Nuclear proliferation ; 25. Nationalism ; 26. Regionalism in international affairs ; 27. Global trade and global finance ; 28. Poverty, development, and hunger ; 29. Human security ; 30. Human rights ; 31. Humanitarian intervention in world politics ; PART 5: GLOBALIZATION IN THE FUTURE ; 32. Globalization and the transformation of political community ; 33. Globalization and the post-cold war order