World Politics in 21st Century

This exciting introduction to world politics features a unique active-learning approach that helps students better understand International Relations and includes current, 21st Century topics often neglected in other texts. Lauded for its strong scholarship and excellent attention to theory, this second edition, like the first, includes comprehensive coverage of current topics often neglected in other texts - topics such as human rights, terrorism, women, and poverty, to name just a few. This unparalleled coverage, in addition to the text's unique active learning approach, make it a text that is truly for the 21st Century and its students. - Updated case studies. New case studies for each chapter assuring up-to-date treatment and examples from all continents. Students are asked to think critically about each case with new 'Check Your Understanding' and 'Analyze the Issue' questions. - Focused pedagogical tools. Three new categories of boxed features demonstrate the pedagogical value of each section: 'The View from...country, city, region': these comparative boxes allow for differing views of an issue while expanding the number and range of regions covered in the text; 'Historical Perspective': Duncan et al. emphasize the importance of the historical perspective in their focus on current events; 'Why it Matters To You: Directly speaks to student apathy and the importance of international relations in our lives. - More Coverage of Centralization vs. Decentralization. This organizing theme is fully incorporated in this new edition and is tied to case studies which end each chapter. - Unique active learning approach makes this a text that is sure to engage students and help them better make sense of the complexity of world politics. A unique 'Question/answer' format of running text serves as a continuous learning device guiding students through the main topics of each chapter. A comprehensive Instructors Edition furthers the active learning approach and offers a wealth of helpful hints, teaching strategies, and unique learning activities, keyed to the text. - Fascinating, current 'Case Studies' at the end of each chapter give students the opportunity to apply concepts to global cases. - 'Web Exploration' icons in the text margins direct students to the texts Companion Website where they link to text-relevant websites