Written by leading authorities, the most broad-ranging text on International Relations Theory on the market covering both traditional and more recent approaches.

Theories of International Relations: Fourth Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

True, Jacqui

Linklater, Andrew

Paterson, Matthew

Reus-Smit, Christian

Burchill, Scott

Devetak, Richard

Nardin, Terry

Donnelly, Jack.

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Theories of International Relations

An introduction to a range of theoretical traditions reflecting contemporary international relations conventions based on the idea that each can be categorized as either explanatory (making sense of global politics) or constitutive.

The substantially revised second edition of this widely-used text provides a broad-ranging introduction to the main theoretical approaches to the study of International Relations. The introduction focuses on the nature of theory in the study of global politics and the discipline's internal debates. The following nine substantially revised and updated chapters, including an entirely new one on Constructivism, provide thorough examinations of each of the major traditional and more recent approaches currently prevailing in the discipline.

Reus-Sm

Philosophy

Palgrave

Thinking Ecologically About the Global Political Economy (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

Business & Money

Katz-Rosene, Ryan

Economics

Routledge

Examines the major theories within international relations, and how these can help us understand the emergence of global warming as a political issue.

Global Warming and Global Politics (Environmental Politics)

Social Sciences

Examines the major theories within international relations, and how these can help us understand the emergence of global warming as a political issue.

Direct Action in British Environmentalism

Direct action has become a key part of the strategy of the radical environmental movement since the early 1990s, used to address issues such as road building and car culture, genetically modified foods, consumerism and global finance institutions. It has helped shape the political climate and has transformed the way people view political action, undermining the assumption that the power of politicians and big businesses cannot be contested. At the same time it is highly controversial, often illegal, and, partly due to its move towards greater militancy, may be included in new Prevention of Terrorism legislation. Direct Action in British Environmentalism charts and analyses the nature and impact of this new wave of direct action. The contributors approach the phenomenon from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines and present data concerning both the quantity and type of recent environmental protest and the sociological and organisational features of those performing it. Subjects covered include; the history of the movement and its influence on contemporary activism the identities and new tribalism of eco-warriors the reaction of the mass media the impact of direct action on mainstream politicians and policy the strategies and tactical innovations which underlie direct action Direct Action in British Environmentalism is the fullest scholarly analysis yet available of this phenomenon. It is essential reading for students of Politics and Environmental Studies as well as all those interested in the development and impact of direct action in environmentalism.

Science & Math

Doherty, Brian

Seel, Benjamin

Nature & Ecology

Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance of global capitalism and free-market ideologies, decarbonisation is dependent on creating carbon markets and engaging powerful actors in the world of business and finance. Climate Capitalism assesses the huge political dilemmas this poses, and the need to challenge the entrenched power of many corporations, the culture of energy use, and global inequalities in energy consumption. Climate Capitalism is essential reading for anyone wanting to better understand the challenge we face. It will also inform a range of student courses in environmental studies, development studies, international relations, and business programmes.

Climate Capitalism: Global Warming and the Transformation of the Global Economy

Newell, Peter

Cambridge University Press

The car, and the range of social and political institutions which sustain its dominance, play an important role in many of the environmental problems faced by contemporary society. But in order to understand the possibilities for moving towards sustainability and 'greening cars', it is first necessary to understand the political forces that have made cars so dominant. This book identifies these forces as a combination of political economy and cultural politics. From the early twentieth century, the car became central to the organization of capitalism and deeply embedded in individual identities, providing people with a source of value and meaning but in a way which was broadly consistent with social imperatives for mobility. Projects for sustainability to reduce the environmental impacts of cars are therefore constrained by these forces but must deal with them in order to shape and achieve their goals.

Automobile Politics: Ecology and Cultural Political Economy

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