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International Relations: Concepts and Trends
Shibashis Chatterjee, Anindya Jyoti Majumdar, and Sulagna Maitra (Authors)
Price
875.00
ISBN
9789369739899
Language
English
Pages
584
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2025
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

The twenty-first century witnessed massive transformations in international politics. We also saw the growth of a new politics of identity and interests. This new world calls for a reorientation and re-articulation of the discipline of International Relations.

The book studies the theoretical bases of IR, ranging from traditional schools such as Realism to human security and feminist approaches, as well as contemporary global issues in a post-Cold War world. The authors study:

  • The American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq;
  • The Arab Spring and its fallout;
  • The advent of the ISIS in Iraq and Syria;
  • Global recessions;
  • The rise of China;
  • The looming dangers of climate change; and
  • The threats posed by terrorism.

This book also connects standard ideas and discussions to South Asian and Indian contexts, delivering a nuanced understanding centred on history and supported by diverse real-world examples.

Shibashis Chatterjee is Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University.

Anindya Jyoti Majumdar is Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University.

Sulagna Maitra is Assistant Professor, Centre for Humanitarian Action, University College, Dublin.

List of Boxes, Figures, and Table
Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgements

1. International Relations as a ‘Field’: History, Debates, and Nature
Shibashis Chatterjee

2. Mainstream International Relations Theories: Political Realism and Liberalism
Shibashis Chatterjee

3. The Non-Mainstream Approaches: Critical 63IR Theory and Postmodernist Tracks
Shibashis Chatterjee

4. Theories of IR: Constructivism and Feminism
Shibashis Chatterjee, with Moitrayee Sengupta

5. Power, Polarity, and National Security
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

6. National Interest and Foreign Policy
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

7. From World War I to World War II: Causes and Consequences
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

8. Conflicts and Crises in International Relations
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

9. Prevention of War and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

10. Sub-State Nationalism and International Intervention
Sulagna Maitra

11. States, Ethnic Conflicts, and International Relations
Shibashis Chatterjee

12. Globalisation and World Politics
Shibashis Chatterjee

13. The International Political Economy
Sulagna Maitra

14. Regionalism in World Politics
Sulagna Maitra

15. Culture, Identity, Technology, and the International Order
Shibashis Chatterjee

16. Global Governance, Global Civil Society, and NGOs in International Relations
Shibashis Chatterjee and Sulagna Maitra

17. Climate Change
Sulagna Maitra

18. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

19. Displacement and Forced Migration
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

20. Human Security
Sulagna Maitra

21. The United Nations
Anindya Jyoti Majumdar

Bibliography
Index

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