Georgia

Ralph C. Bryant

Governance for a Higgledy-Piggledy Planet

John Baylis–Patricia Owens–

Steve Smith

Globalization of World Politics

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Publication date: 2020

ISBN: 978-0815738718

Pages: 188

According to the author - a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.today there are many sources of conflict that challenge our world, and to overcome them, collective action has become increasingly necessary. Bryant lists several crises, such as climate change, mass migration or the COVID-19 pandemic, to which he believes that the joint response of national governments is far from effective. Bryant also highlights the extremes of the overly conservative patriotic and cosmopolitan vision, which contrast sharply with each other and which preclude the possibility of cooperation. According to Bryant, if common coordination and cooperation across national borders is not achieved in the future, it could become very problematic to tackle crises.

Published by: Oxford University Press

Year of publication: 2023

ISBN: 978-0192898142

Pages: 610

The Globalization of World Politics is one of the most widely taught and successful introductory textbooks for university political science and international relations (IR) courses worldwide. Its 9th edition has been released last month. The pedagogical features of the volume, such as its easy-to-understand but academic wording, multidisciplinary approach, lists of key points, case studies and questions, debating features and end-of-chapter questions, visualisation for comprehension, and recommended literature, help readers to evaluate key IR debates and apply theory and IR concepts to real-life events. The Globalization of World Politics is, therefore, an excellent, practical and thought-provoking reference work for both those studying the international system and globalisation and those seeking to be better informed about everyday news.