International Studies

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I: Foundations Chapter 1: Global Interactions and Global Tensions What is Our Era? (de)globalization A Framework for International Studies Global Interactions Global Tensions An Inside-Out/Outside-In Approach Global Forces What Is International Studies Good For? Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 2: The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions Since 1800 The First Global Age: Increasing Global Interactions Between the First and Second Global Ages: Wars, Hot and Cold, and New Interactions The Second Global Age: An Explosion of Global Finance, International Interactions, and New Tensions China-USA: A new Cold War? Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 3: States: Shapers and Subjects of Global Interactions The Age of States: Born From a Cycle of Interactions What Does a State Do? Where Do States Come From? Forces Shaping the Modern State The Strengths and Weaknesses of States Is the State Fit for Purpose? Modern Challenges to States Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 4: Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance Problems Without Passports IGOS: The Basics What Do IGOS Do? The United Nations: Mediating Global Tensions Do IGOs Actually Matter? Three Views Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 5: Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions Who Cares About Cecil the Lion? What Is Civil Society? Who Is Civil Society? Recent History of Global Civil Society: Rise of a New Global Force Civil Society on the Global Stage How Does Civil Society Have an Impact? Criticisms of Global Civil Society Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 6: Social Identities and Culture: Shaping Interactions at the Individual and Societal Levels What Are Social Identities and Culture? Global Interactions and Forces Impact Identity and Culture Which Social Identities Matter? Why Do Some Social Identities Matter More Than Others? Social Identities and Global Challenges Understanding Culture Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 7: Money: Propelling Global Interactions Why Global Money Matters What Is Capitalism? Trade Finance: Borrowers, Lenders, and Debt Currencies Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Part II: Global Challenges Chapter 8: Democracy and Representation: Struggles for Freedom and Efforts to Restrict It A Critical Moment for Democracy What Do Democracies Consist of? What Do Dictatorships Consist of? Trends in Democratization The Process of Democratization Democratic Consolidation Democracy and International Studies Themes Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 9: Human Rights: The Challenge of Setting and Enforcing Global Norms What Is the Human Rights Regime? Human Rights at the UN Level: Roots of the Tension Between Universal Rights and State Sovereignty Regional Approaches to Human Rights What Roles Do Nonstate Human Rights Actors Play? Do Human Rights Work? Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 10: Development: The Challenge of Global Poverty A Picture of Uneven Global Poverty What Is Development, and How Is It Measured? Why Are Some Countries Poor? How Can Developing Countries Grow Their Economies? Five Theories Neoliberalism and the Washington Consensus: Shrink the State, Embrace the Market The Role of Foreign Aid Debt: A "lost decade" for poor countries? Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 11: Armed Conflict and Political Violence: New Global Security Challenges and Efforts to Manage Them Types of Armed Conflict What Is Terrorism? Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 12: Migration: Confronting the Myths of Human Movement What Is Migration? Trends in Global Migration: Facts and Myths Why Do People Migrate? Push, Pull, and Policy Factors The Impacts of International Migration Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Can Migration Be Governed Globally? Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 13: Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in Outcomes Bugs Do Not Respect Borders, and Other International Studies Themes What Is Global Health? Global Health Outcomes Highlight Systemic Inequalities The Global HIV and AIDS Pandemic Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 14: Global Environment: Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change What Is Climate Change? Empirics of Climate Change Predictions About Future Climate Change Impacts of Climate Change Responses to Climate Change: Global Governance Other Approaches to Climate Change Climate Change and Cross-Cutting Global Forces Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Chapter 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 Sovereignty Who Runs Global Food? Tracing Global Food: Value Chains Summary Key Terms Questions for Review Learn More Notes Glossary Index