Understanding global politics : actors and themes in international affairs / edited by Klaus Larres and Ruth Wittlinger.
"Contemporary international affairs are largely shaped by widely differing thematic issues and actors, such as nation states, international institutions, NGOs and multinational companies. Obtaining a deeper understanding of these multifaceted themes and actors is crucial for developing a genuin...
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Global politics since 1945 / Klaus Larres
- Democracy: problems and challenges, opportunities and design / Matthew Flinders and Marc Geddes
- The global economy and the "Great Recession" / Mark K. Cassell
- Theorizing global politics / Wayne McLean
- The USA / John Dumbrell
- The People's Republic of China / Gudrun Wacker
- Russia's resurgent political identity / Peter Eltsov
- India / Christian Wagner
- The European Union / Christian Schweiger
- Germany / Ruth Wittlinger
- The United Nations / Manuel Fröhlich
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation / Linda Risso
- IMF and World Bank / Rainer Hillebrand
- Non-governmental organisations / Hannah Murphy-Gregory
- Regional organisations / Ulf Engel
- Multinational businesses / John Mikler
- Global environmental politics: sustainable development, climate change and the energy dilemma / Sarah Cohen
- Transnational politics of migration: from states to regimes and agents / Margit Fauser
- Global poverty / Indrajit Roy
- Failing states and statebuilding / Jutta Bakonyi
- Soft and hard power / Annamarie Bindenagel Sehovic
- The rise of religious fundamentalism / Dianne Kirby
- Human rights and the international criminal court / Yvonne McDermott
- The threat of transnational terrorism / Tobias Hof
- Fighting corruption globally: a case of norm diffusion in international relations / Holger Moroff
- Nuclear proliferation and international stability / Jonas Schneider.