Global Politics

The 3rd edition of Global Politics: A New Introduction provides a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics. It includes a host of new illustrative examples which focus on the most pressing issues in in global politics, offering new material on a range of topics.

1 Introduction Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss 2 How do we begin to think about the world? Veronique Pin-Fat 3 What happens if we don't take nature for granted? Simon Dalby 4 Can we save the planet? Carl Death 5 Who do we think we are? Annick T. R. Wibben and Olivia U. Rutazibwa 6 How do religious beliefs affect politics? Peter Mandaville 7 Why do we obey? Jenny Edkins 8 How do we find out what's going on in the world? Debbie Lisle 9 How does the way we use the Internet make a difference? M. I. Franklin 10 Why is people's movement restricted? Roxanne Lynn Doty 11 Why is the world divided territorially? Stuart Elden 12 How do people come to identify with nations? Elena Barabantseva 13 Does the nation-state work? Michael J. Shapiro 14 Is democracy a good idea? Lucy Taylor 15 Do colonialism and slavery belong to the past? Kate Manzo 16 How does colonialism work? Sankaran Krishna 17 How is the world organized economically? V. Spike Peterson 18 How does finance affect the politics of everyday life? Matt Davies 19 Why are some people better off than others? Paul Cammack 20 How can we end poverty?Mustapha Kamal Pasha 21 Why do some people think they know what is good for others? Naeem Inayatullah 22 Why does politics turn to violence? Joanna Bourke 23 What makes the world dangerous? Thomas Gregory 24 Can we move beyond conflict? Roland Bleiker and David Shim 25 Who has rights? Giorgio Shani 26 Conclusion: What can we do to change the world? Maja Zehfuss