Approaches to international relations --
The historical context of contemporary international relations --
Contending perspectives: how to think about international relations theoretically --
The international system --
The State --
The individual --
Intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and international law --
War and strife --
International political economy --
Globalizing issues

Taking a balanced view of major theoretical approaches, including liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and constructivism, Mingst (University of Kentucky) provides analytical tools students need to understand world political affairs at the individual, state, and international system levels. Updated to reflect recent developments and debates in world politics, this third edition provides expanded coverage of intergovernmental organizations, such as the UN, and of both terrorist and peaceful nongovernmental organizations.