Books in the International Relations for the 21st Century series

Using a broad range of case studies, this book examines conflict and the international relations facing the world. It looks at conflict both as an important subject in its own right and as a powerful lens through which to view international relations more generally. It provides an introduction to both theory and practice.

The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. This title examines four important aspects of the field: international environmental cooperation; the issues of science, uncertainty and risk; the experience of developing states in global environmental negotiations; and the role of non-state actors.

Provides and overview of the dynamics of contemporary International Political Economy (IPE) with an emphasis on explaining these dynamics in both theoretical and practical terms. The author begins by looking at exactly what the study of IPE entails, analysing the way in which politics and economics interact and much more.

A textbook for undergraduates, this title considers nationalism and ethnicity within the context of both traditional and "new" international relations theory. Case studies are included on Quebec, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Eritrea.

This text examines key concepts in international law in order to illuminate them in the context of inetrnational relations. The first part of the book covers theoretical issues. The second part examines international law in context, including case-study material and the Pinochet litigation.

Conflict is the heart of international relations and at the end of the 20th century it is occuring in new and vexing forms. This textbook looks at conflict both as an important new subject in its own right and as a powerful lens through which to view international relations more generally.