International Order and the Future of World Politics

Distinguished scholars assess the emerging international order, examining leading theories, the major powers, and potential problems.

T. V. Paul (Edited by), John A. Hall (Edited by)

9780521658324, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 8 July 1999

434 pages, 2 b/w illus. 2 tables
22.9 x 15.4 x 2.9 cm, 0.72 kg

"...this ambitious volume provides an extensive, well organized sample of current thinking on international relations." Percival Bronson, Naval War College Review

In this volume distinguished scholars from different social science disciplines assess the emerging international order. The volume is divided into three main sections. In the first, theories and strategies of order - realism, liberalism, institutionalism and post-positivism - are presented. In the second, the prospects of the major likely contenders for world leadership are analysed. The strategic possibilities for the USA, Russia, China, the European Union, Japan and India are examined in detail. Part III discusses some of the chief challenges to world order, with contributors examining the problems posed by globalization, nationalism, ethnic and religious conflict, environmental degradation, and the spread of weapons of mass destruction. This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the prospects for a peaceful and just international order into the next century.

Introduction John A. Hall and T. V. Paul
Part I. Theories and Strategies: 1. A realist view: three images of the coming international order Michael Mastanduno
2. A liberal view: preserving and expanding the liberal pacific union Michael Doyle
3. Preconditions for prudence: a sociological synthesis of realism and liberalism John A. Hall and T. V. Paul
4. An institutionalist view: international institutions and state strategies Lisa Martin
5. Is the truth out there? Eight questions about international order Steve Smith
Part II. Contenders: Major Powers and International Order: 6. Liberal hegemony and the future of American postwar order G. John Ikenberry
7. Russia: responses to relative decline Jack Snyder
8. The European Union: economic giant, political dwarf Juan Diez Medrano
9. Unsteady anticipation: reflections on the future of Japan's changing political economy T. J. Pempel
10. Chinese perspectives on world order Steve Chan
11. India as a limited challenger Baldev Raj Nayar
Part III. Challenges: 12. Has globalization ended the rise and rise of the nation-state Michael Mann
13. Stateless nations and the emerging international order Hudson Meadwell
14. The coming chaos? Armed conflict at the world's periphery K. J. Holsti
15. Political religion in the twenty-first century Peter van der Veer
16. Environmental security in the coming century Karen T. Litfin
17. Demography, domestic conflict, and the international order Jack A. Goldstone
18. Great equalizers of agents of chaos? Weapons of mass destruction and the emerging world order T. V. Paul
Part IV. Conclusions: 19. The state and the future of world politics John A. Hall and T. V. Paul.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]