World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions

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Preface -- Pedagogical features -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What is world politics and why do we study it? -- Part 1. Foundations -- Chapter 2: Understanding interests, interactions, and institutions -- Part 2. War and peace -- Chapter 3: Why are there wars? -- Chapter 4: Domestic politics and war -- Chapter 5: International institutions and war -- Chapter 6: Violence by nonstate actors: Civil war and terrorism -- Part 3. International political economy -- Chapter 7: International trade -- Chapter 8: International financial relations -- Chapter 9: International monetary relations -- Chapter 10: Development: Causes of the wealth and poverty of nations -- Part 4. Transnational politics -- Chapter 11: International law and norms -- Chapter 12: Human rights -- Chapter 13: The global environment -- Part 5. Looking ahead -- Chapter 14: Challenges to the global order Cover (World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions) Front Matter Half Title Title Page Copyright Contents in Brief Contents Preface Plan of the Book Pedagogical Features: Applying the Concepts Innovative Online Resources for Students and Instructors Acknowledgments Introduction What Is World Politics and Why Do We Study It? Puzzles in Search of Explanations The Framework: Interests, Interactions, and Institutions Thinking Analytically about World Politics Study Tool Kit 1 - What Shaped Our World? A Historical Introduction The Emergence of International Relations: The Mercantilist Era The Pax Britannica The Thirty Years’ Crisis The Cold War The Age of Globalization What Will Shape Our World in the Future? Study Tool Kit 2 - Understanding Interests, Interactions, and Institutions Interests: What Do Actors Want from Politics? Interactions: Why Can’t Actors Always Get What They Want? Institutions: Do Rules Matter in World Politics? Conclusion: Explaining World Politics Study Tool Kit 3 - Why Are There Wars? What Is the Purpose of War? Do Wars Happen by Mistake? War from Incomplete Information Can an Adversary Be Trusted to Honor a Deal? War from Commitment Problems Is Compromise Always Possible? War from Indivisibility Has War Become Obsolete? Conclusion: Why War? Study Tool Kit 4 - Domestic Politics and War Whose Interests Count in Matters of War and Peace? Do Politicians Spark Wars Abroad in Order to Hold On to Power at Home? Do Countries Fight Wars to Satisfy the Military or Special Interest Groups? Why Don’t Democracies Fight One Another? Conclusion: What if All the World Were Democratic? Study Tool Kit 5 - International Institutions and War Alliances: Why Promise to Fight Someone Else’s War? Collective Security: When Can the UN Keep the Peace? Conclusion: Are Poor Police Better than None? Study Tool Kit 6 - Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism The Relationship between Civil War and Terrorism Why Does War Occur within States? Terrorism: Why Kill Civilians? Conclusion: A Challenge to States? Study Tool Kit 7 - International Trade What’s So Good about Trade? Why Do Governments Restrict Trade? The Domestic Political Economy of Protection How Do Countries Get What They Want? The International Political Economy of Trade Explaining Trends and Patterns in International Trade Conclusion: Trade and Politics Study Tool Kit 8 - International Financial Relations How and Why Do People Invest Overseas? Why Is International Finance Controversial? Foreign Direct Investment: What Role Do Multinational Corporations Play? International Migration: What Happens When People—Rather than Capital—Move across Borders? Conclusion: The Politics of International Investment Study Tool Kit 9 - International Monetary Relations What Are Exchange Rates, and Why Do They Matter? Who Cares about Exchange Rates, and Why? International Politics and International Monetary Relations What Happens When Currencies Collapse? Conclusion: Currencies, Conflict, and Cooperation Study Tool Kit 10 - Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations If Everyone Wants Development, Why Is It So Hard to Achieve? How Do Rich Countries Affect the Developing World? Development Policies and Development Politics Conclusion: Toward Global Development Study Tool Kit 11 - International Law and Norms What Is International Law? What Are International Norms? Conclusion: Can States Be Constrained? Study Tool Kit 12 - Human Rights What Are International Human Rights? Why Do Individuals and States Care about the Human Rights of Others? Do States Observe International Human Rights Law? What Can Lead to Better Protection of International Human Rights? Conclusion: Why Protect Human Rights? Study Tool Kit 13 - The Global Environment Why Are Good Intentions Not Good Enough? Why Do Polluters Usually Win? How Can Institutions Promote International Environmental Cooperation? Conclusion: Can Global Environmental Cooperation Succeed? Study Tool Kit 14 - Challenges to the Global Order The Postwar Order and Its Challenges Can the Spread of WMD Be Stopped? Will China and the United States Fight for Global Leadership? Will Globalization Survive the Populist Backlash? Conclusion: Can Common Interests Prevail? Study Tool Kit Glossary Credits Index