ABSTRACT

A classic textbook on international relations updated to take account of recent research and the consequences of the end of the cold war. Covers both foreign policy analysis and the international environment. Introduces students to methodology and international relations and looks at the important role now played by multinational corporations and at the independences that have formed in the last two decades.

part I|11 pages

Introduction

chapter One|9 pages

What is International Relations?

part II|180 pages

Micro-international Relations

chapter Two|23 pages

The Actors

chapter Four|49 pages

Influences on Foreign Policy-making

I. The domestic environment

chapter Five|27 pages

Influences on Foreign Policy-making

II. The international environment

chapter Six|35 pages

Means of Achieving Objectives

chapter Seven|28 pages

The Processes of Policy-making

part III|80 pages

Macro-international Relations

chapter Eight|12 pages

International Systems

chapter Nine|35 pages

State Systems

chapter Ten|14 pages

Behavioural Systems

chapter Eleven|17 pages

System Transformation

part IV|54 pages

Micro—macro Linkages

chapter Twelve|29 pages

The Micro—macro Conceptualization

chapter Thirteen|23 pages

Some Other International Relations Conceptualizations

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion