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In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents   1) Brief Table of Contents   Chapter 1: The Globalization of International Relations   Chapter 2: Realist Theories   Chapter 3: Liberal and Social Theories   Chapter 4: Conflict, War, and Terrorism   Chapter 5: Trade and Finance   Chapter 6: International Organization, Law, and Human Rights   Chapter 7: North-South Relations   Chapter 8: Environment and Technology   2) Full Table of Contents   Chapter 1: The Globalization of International Relations   Globalization, International Relations, and Daily Life   Core Principles   IR as a Field of Study   Actors and Influences   State Actors   Nonstate Actors  Levels of Analysis   Globalization   Global Geography   The Evolving International System   The Cold War, 1945—1990   The Post—Cold War Era, 1990—2012     Chapter 2: Realist Theories   Realism   Power   Defining Power   Estimating Power  Elements of Power  The International System   Anarchy and Sovereignty  Balance of Power   Great Powers and Middle Powers   Power Distribution   Hegemony   Alliances   Purposes of Alliances   NATO   Other Alliances   Strategy   Statecraft   Rationality   The Prisoner’s Dilemma     Chapter 3: Liberal and Social Theories   Liberal Traditions   The Waning of War   Kant and Peace   Liberal Institutionalism   International Regimes   Collective Security   The Democratic Peace   Domestic Influences   Bureaucracies   Interest Groups   Public Opinion   Legislatures   Making Foreign Policy   Models of Decision Making   Individual Decision Makers   Group Psychology   Crisis Management  Social Theories  Constructivism   Postmodernism   Marxism   Peace Studies   Gender Theories Why Gender Matters  The Masculinity of Realism   Gender in War and Peace   Women in IR   Difference Feminism versus Liberal Feminism?   Postmodern Feminism     Chapter 4: Conflict, War, and Terrorism   The Wars of the World  Types of War   Theories of the Causes of War   Conflicts of Ideas   Nationalism   Ethnic Conflict   Religious Conflict   Ideological Conflict   Conflicts of Interest   Territorial Disputes   Control of Governments   Economic Conflict   Conventional Military Forces   Land Forces: Controlling Territory   Naval Forces: Controlling the Seas  Air Forces: Controlling the Skies   Coordinating Forces: Logistics and Intelligence   Evolving Technologies   Terrorism   Weapons of Mass Destruction   Nuclear Weapons   Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems   Chemical and Biological Weapons   Proliferation   Nuclear Strategy and Arms Control   States and Militaries   Military Economics   Control of Military Forces     Chapter 5: Trade and Finance   Theories of Trade   Liberalism and Mercantilism   Comparative Advantage   Political Interference in Markets   Protectionism   Trade Regimes   The World Trade Organization   Bilateral and Regional Agreements   Cartels   Industries and Interest Groups   Enforcement of Trade Rules   Economic Globalization   The World Economy, 1750—Present   Resistance to Trade   Globalization, Financial Markets, and the Currency System   The Currency System   International Currency Exchange   Why Currencies Rise or Fall   Central Banks   The World Bank and the IMF   State Financial Positions   National Accounts   International Debt   Multinational Business   Multinational Corporations   Foreign Direct Investment   Host and Home Government Relations     Chapter 6: International Organization, Law, and Human Rights   Globalization and Integration Roles of International Organizations  The United Nations   The UN System   The Security Council   Peacekeeping Forces   The Secretariat  The General Assembly   UN Programs   Autonomous Agencies   The European Union   Integration Theory   The Vision of a United Europe   The Treaty of Rome   Structure of the European Union   The Single European Act   The Maastricht Treaty   Monetary Union   Expanding the European Union   The Lisbon Treaty   International Law   Sources of International Law   Enforcement of International Law   The World Court  International Cases in National Courts   Laws of Diplomacy   Just War Doctrine   Human Rights   Individual Rights versus Sovereignty   Human Rights Institutions   War Crimes     Chapter 7: North-South Relations   The State of the South   Basic Human Needs   World Hunger   Rural and Urban Populations   Women in Developing Countries   Migration and Refugees   Theories of Accumulation   Economic Accumulation   The World-System   Imperialism   Effects of Colonialism   Postcolonial Dependency   Development Experiences   The Newly Industrializing Countries   The Chinese Experience   India Takes Off   Other Experiments   Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth   Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing   Corruption   North-South Capital Flows   Foreign Investment   North-South Debt   IMF Conditionality   The South in International Economic Regimes   Foreign Assistance   Patterns of Foreign Assistance   Types of Foreign Assistance   The Politics of Foreign Assistance   The Impact of Foreign Assistance     Chapter 8: Environment and Technology   Interdependence and the Environment   Sustainable Development   Managing the Environment   The Atmosphere   Biodiversity   Forests and Oceans   Pollution   Natural Resources   World Energy   Minerals   Water Disputes  Population  The Demographic Transition   Population Policies   Disease   The Power of Information  Networking the World  Information as a Tool of Governments   Information as a Tool against Governments  Telecommunications and Global Culture  Conclusion