Using a three-part framework of Ideas, Arguments, and Contexts and Applications, International Relations, Second Edition, shows students how to think critically about issues and current events in world politics. Each chapter first describes key concepts and developments in the field (Ideas), then presents the main theoretical and analytical approaches (Arguments), and finally applies the main theories and approaches within the individual, state, and global contexts (Contexts and Applications). Historical information is woven throughout the text, and every chapter ends with an extended case study ("The Uses of History") that demonstrates how what we have learned from the past can influence our future actions. Three full chapters on key approaches--realism (chapter 2), liberalism (chapter 3), and constructivism and other alternative views (chapter 4)--introduce students to a broad spectrum of approaches, and each chapter integrates discussions of relevant theories and levels of analysis. Visual Reviews at the end of each chapter not only recap key points but include Critical Thinking questions that reflect the chapter learning objectives.

International Relations

Politics & Social Sciences

Shiraev, Eric B.

Zubok, Vladislav M.

Politics & Government

Oxford University Press

Ideal for introductory courses, Current Debates in International Relations presents forty-nine readings drawn from major scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Relations, and The Wall Street Journal. It provides a broad selection of articles--both classical/theoretical and practical/applied--and steers students through major international issues, offering contending yet complementary approaches. The selections include three types of readings: * Key theoretical essays and fundamental works describe the structure and dynamics of international relations, principal actors and institutions, major international events, and critical approaches * Contemporary articles based on research and analysis focus on specific issues, both theoretical and applied, which reflect current debates in the field * Illustrative articles and essays from accessible sources present a variety of views and approaches that serve as practical applications of theory in contemporary policies and international relations Section introductions offer previews of the topics and readings along with questions for class discussion or individual assignments. An open-access Companion Website provides additional resources for students and instructors, including practice questions and exercises. An excellent stand-alone text, Current Debates in International Relations is also a perfect companion to the editors' textbook, International Relations, Second Edition (OUP, 2015).

Current Debates in International Relations

What do we study in international relations? How do we study it? And how do we apply it? Using these guiding questions as a framework, International Relations shows students how to think critically about issues in world politics. In each chapter, a brief opening case is followed by a description of key developments, an explanation of the main approaches to analyze them, and applications of those approaches in individual, state, and global contexts. The authors provide extensive historical information throughout, giving students a holistic frame of reference from which to understand current events. FEATURES: * A consistent analytical framework organized around three questions encourages critical thinking * Three full chapters on key approaches--realism (Ch. 2), liberalism (Ch. 3), and constructivist and other modern perspectives (Ch. 4)--along with coverage of relevant theories and levels of analysis in each chapter introduce students to a broad spectrum of approaches * Two chapters give unique emphasis to cultural and identity factors (Ch. 8) and predictions for the future (Ch. 12) * "Visual Review" summaries enable students to visualize how all the material fits together * Concluding "Past, Present, and Future" sections apply each chapter's material to both classic and contemporary challenges * "Debate" boxes focus on controversial questions and issues and ask students to consider their own views * "Case in Point" features provide in-depth examinations of current or historical events and include critical-thinking questions that ask students to think about these events, using the approaches they have learned * An Instructor's Resource Manual, a Computerized Test Bank, Videos, and a Companion Website www.oup.com/us/shiraev provide additional resources for students and instructors

What do we study in international relations? How do we study it? And how do we apply it? Using these guiding questions as a framework, International Relations, Brief Edition, shows students how to think critically about issues in world politics. In each chapter, a brief opening case is followed by a description of key developments, an explanation of the main approaches to analyze them, and applications of those approaches in individual, state, and global contexts. The authors provide extensive historical information throughout, giving students a holistic frame of reference from which to understand current events. FEATURES * A consistent analytical framework organized around three questions guides students through the material * A critical-thinking approach is introduced in Chapter 1 and reinforced throughout the text in opening vignettes, "Debate" boxes, "Case in Point" features, and "Visual Review" summaries * Two chapters on key theoretical approaches introduce realism and liberalism (Ch. 2) and constructivism and other modern perspectives (Ch. 3) * All chapters incorporate historical material throughout and end with an extended case study, "Past, Present, and Future," that applies learning objectives to classic and contemporary challenges * The "How Do We Apply It?" section of each chapter examines issues within the individual, state, and global contexts of analysis * Running "Check Your Knowledge" questions, a glossary of key terms, and bulleted chapter summaries help students assess what they've learned * A unique conclusion, "Forecasting the World of 2025," serves as a capstone exercise, guiding students in evaluating issues and making predictions for the future * An Instructor's Resource Manual, a Computerized Test Bank, CNN Videos, a Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/shiraev), and a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/InternationalRelationsTextbook) provide additional resources for instructors and students

International Relations, Brief Edition

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union--showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four-million strong, five-thousand nuclear-tipped missiles, and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century. &nbsp; Thirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev's misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances--and the fragility of authoritarian state power.

Business & Money

Economics

Yale University Press

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise\n“A deeply informed account of how the Soviet Union fell apart.”—Rodric Braithwaite, Financial Times\n“[A] masterly analysis.”—Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal\nIn 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four million strong with five thousand nuclear-tipped missiles and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century.\nThirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. Collapse sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances—and the fragility of authoritarian state power.

Western interpretations of the Cold War--both realist and neoconservative--have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues Vladislav Zubok. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century. Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources, Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory and counterproductive attempts to ease tensions, the surprising story of Brezhnev's passion for detente, and Gorbachev's destruction of the Soviet superpower as the by-product of his hasty steps to end the Cold War and to reform the Soviet Union. The first work in English to cover the entire Cold War from the Soviet side, A Failed Empire provides a history different from those written by the Western victors.

A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (New Cold War History)

History

Russia

The University of North Carolina Press

In this widely praised book, Vladislav Zubok argues that Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century. Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources, Zubok offers the first work in English to cover the entire Cold War from the Soviet side. A Failed Empire provides a history quite different from those written by the Western victors. In a new preface for this edition, the author adds to our understanding of today's events in Russia, including who the new players are and how their policies will affect the state of the world in the twenty-first century.

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International Relations

Current Debates in International Relations

International Relations

International Relations, Brief Edition

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (New Cold War History)

A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (New Cold War History)