International order and the future of world politics

Abstract

Introduction John A. Hall and T. V. Paul Part I. Theories and Strategies: 1. A realist view: three images of the coming international order Michael Mastanduno 2. A liberal view: preserving and expanding the liberal pacific union Michael Doyle 3. Preconditions for prudence: a sociological synthesis of realism and liberalism John A. Hall and T. V. Paul 4. An institutionalist view: international institutions and state strategies Lisa Martin 5. Is the truth out there? Eight questions about international order Steve Smith Part II. Contenders: Major Powers and International Order: 6. Liberal hegemony and the future of American postwar order G. John Ikenberry 7. Russia: responses to relative decline Jack Snyder 8. The European Union: economic giant, political dwarf Juan Diez Medrano 9. Unsteady anticipation: reflections on the future of Japan's changing political economy T. J. Pempel 10. Chinese perspectives on world order Steve Chan 11. India as a limited challenger Baldev Raj Nayar Part III. Challenges: 12. Has globalization ended the rise and rise of the nation-state Michael Mann 13. Stateless nations and the emerging international order Hudson Meadwell 14. The coming chaos? Armed conflict at the world's periphery K. J. Holsti 15. Political religion in the twenty-first century Peter van der Veer 16. Environmental security in the coming century Karen T. Litfin 17. Demography, domestic conflict, and the international order Jack A. Goldstone 18. Great equalizers of agents of chaos? Weapons of mass destruction and the emerging world order T. V. Paul Part IV. Conclusions: 19. The state and the future of world politics John A. Hall and T. V. Paul.