In the twenty-first century, the global community constantly strives to bring structure and
order to the world through strategic means. From the highest levels of governments and …

This highly-acclaimed, bestselling textbook, quickly established itself as one of the leading
texts on the subject worldwide in its 1st edition. Now substantially revised and updated …

Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekee** and
peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The third edition of this …

To foster a more in-depth understanding of the psychological processes leading to terrorism,
the author conceptualizes the terrorist act as the final step on a narrowing staircase …

This introductory textbook on international relations theory brings together a selection of
leading experts to offer an unparalleled insight into the main paradigms and latest …

Wherever different territorially-based political orders coexist in the same social world, some
form of international relations is to be found–even though the term itself was not coined until …

The word'legitimacy'is seldom far from the lips of practitioners of international affairs. The
legitimacy of recent events-such as the wars in Kosovo and Iraq, the post-September 11 war …

Today's global politics demands a new look at the concept of territory. From so-called
deterritorialized terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda to US-led overthrows of existing …

Diplomacy does not take place simply between states but wherever people live in different
groups. Paul Sharp argues that the demand for diplomacy, and the need for the insights of …

Why is the public presentation of the war on terror suffused with sexualised racism? What
does this tell us about ideas of gender, sexuality, religious and political identity and the role …