The Globalization of World Politics Last updated July 13, 2025 Academic book by John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens
The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations is an introduction to international relations (IR) and offers comprehensive coverage of key theories and global issues . Edited by John Baylis, Patricia Owens , and Steve Smith. [ 1] It has nine editions, [ 2] [ 3] first published in 1997, in this book leading scholars in the field introduce readers to the history, theory, structures, and key issues in IR, providing students with an ideal introduction and a constant guide throughout their studies. [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Table of contents Part One: International relations in a global era 1 "Introduction: from international politics to world politics" — John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens 2 "Globalization and global politics" — Anthony McGrew Part Two: The historical context 3 "The evolution of international order" — George Lawson 4 "International history of the twentieth century" — Len Scott 5 "From the end of the cold war to the new world dis-order" — Michael Cox 6 "Rising powers and the emerging global order" — Andrew Hurrell Part Three: Theories of world politics 7 "Liberal Internationalism" — Tim Dunne 8 "Marxist theories of international relations" — Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones 9 "Realism" — Or Rosenboim 10 "Feminism" — Helen M. Kinsella 11 "Post colonial and decolonial approaches" — Meera Sabaratnam 12 "Poststructuralism" — Lene Hansen 13 "Social constructivism" — Michael Barnett Part Four: Structures and processes 14 "War and world politics" — Tarak Barkawi 15 "International and global security" — John Baylis 16 "Global political economy" — Nicola Phillips 17 "Gender" — Paul Kirby 18 "Race in world politics" — Robbie Shilliam 19 "International law" — Christian Reus-Smit 20 "International organizations in world politics" — Susan Park 21 "The United Nations" — Paul Taylor and Devon Curtis 22 "NGOs in world politics" — Jutta Joachim 23 "Regionalism in international affairs" — Edward Best and Thomas Christiansen Part Five: International issues 24 "Environmental issues" — John Vogler 25 "Global health" — Sophie Harman 26 "Refugees and forced migration" — Ariadna Estévez 27 "Poverty, hunger and development" — Tony Evans 28 "Global trade and global finance" — Matthew Watson 29 "Terrorism and globalization" — James D. Kiras 30 "Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" — Sheena Chestnut Greitens 31 "Nationalism, national self-determination and international relations" — John Breuilly 32 "Human rights" — Ratna Kapur 33 "Humanitarian intervention in world politics" — Alex J. Bellamy and Nicholas J. Wheeler References ↑ The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (8th ed.) at Google Books ↑ "The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (Ninth Edition)" . Oxford University Press . Retrieved 15 March 2023 . ↑ "The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations". The Globalization of World Politics . Oxford University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-186461-2 . ↑ "The Globalization of World Politics" . ↑ Angstrom, Jan (2009). Baylis, John; Smith, Steve; Owens, Patricia (eds.). "Transformative Learning through Globalization of World Politics" . Cooperation and Conflict . 44 (2): 231– 240. doi :10.1177/0010836709104432 . ISSN 0010-8367 . JSTOR 45084561 . ↑ Mayall, James (1998). Baylis, John; Smith, Steve; Bretherton, Charlotte; Ponton, Geoffrey; Brown, Chris; Clark, Ian; White, Brian; Little, Richard; Smith, Michael (eds.). "Globalization and International Relations" . Review of International Studies . 24 (2): 239– 250. doi :10.1017/S0260210598002393 . ISSN 0260-2105 . JSTOR 20097520 . ↑ Benner, Thorsten (1998). "Review of The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations" . Politische Vierteljahresschrift . 39 (2): 459– 460. ISSN 0032-3470 . JSTOR 24199114 . ↑ "Patricia Owens" . ↑ Baylis, John; Owens, Patricia; Smith, Steve (2017). The Globalization of World Politics . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198739852 .
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