Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to International Relations: the origins and changing agendas of a discipline -- International Relations Theory in an Age of Critical Diversity -- Realism -- Liberalism -- Marxism and Critical Theory -- Feminism -- Postmodernism -- Constructivism -- Theories of Global Justice -- The Modern State -- Nations and Nationalism -- Security -- Arms Control -- The Causes of War -- The Changing Character of Warfare -- The Ethics and Laws of War -- International Law -- International Society and European Expansion -- Diplomacy -- Great Powers -- The Cold War -- The United Nations -- Non-State Actors: Multinational Corporations and International Non-Governmental Organisations -- Religion and Secularism -- Global Economic Institutions -- Global Trade -- Global Finance -- Global Poverty, Inequality and Development -- Globalisation and Its Critics -- Global Terrorism -- Post-Conflict State-Building -- Humanitarian Intervention -- Human Rights -- Migration and Refugees -- Global Environmental Politics -- Climate Change.

Invaluable to students and those approaching the subject for the first time, An Introduction to International Relations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to international relations, its traditions and its changing nature in an era of globalisation. Thoroughly revised and updated, it features chapters written bcoury a range of experts from around the world. It presents a global perspective on the theories, history, developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics. Now in full-colour and accompanied by a password-protected companion website featuring additional chapters and case studies, this is the indispensible guide to the study of international relations.