Contemporary Approaches in World Politics, Book Review of Daniel Biro (Coord.), Relații Internaționale Contemporane. Teme Centrale În Politica Mondială (Contemporary International Relations. Central Themes in World Politics), Iași: Polirom, 2013, Isbn 978-973-46-2227-6 În Analele Universității Din Oradea. Relații Internaționale Și Studii Europene, Tom V/2013, P. 233-241.

Abstract

The volume coordinated by Daniel Biro entitled Relațiile Internaționale Contemporane. Teme centrale in politica mondiala (Internațional Contemporary Relations. Central themes in World Politics) contains articles signed by authors such as: Daniel Biro, Simona R. Soare, Radu-Sebastian Ungureanu, Olivia Toderean, Bogdan Ștefanachi, Mihai Zodian, Șerban Filip Cioculescu, Octavian Milevschi and Stanislav Secrieru, Paula Gânga, Valentin Quintus Nicolescu, Victor Negrescu, Diana Andersson Biro, Mihaela Raileanu, Diana Elena Neaga. The topics approached cover a wide variety of subjects: From the theory of international relations to central themes of world politics; transition of power, Identities and political communities, Diplomacy, International Economic System, the Transfer of arms, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; terrorism as an ancient phenomenon but in the same time new and surprising, “frozen conflicts” in post-Soviet space; Energy in international relations, Failed states and state construction. The radiography of some concepts and practice contested; Global governance; the Third World; The international development: between politics of development and international public relations; On ethics of climate change, The problem of gender in International Relations.