《世界政治：趋势与变革》就是一本抓住当今时代剧情和国际关系发展趋势的教科书，满足了作为一本好书所必须具备的要求。首先，该书抓住了当代世界政治的剧情，围绕当前世界政治的主要矛盾和重大问题，深入浅出地进行了系统的阐述。其次，该书视野比较宽广，将众多领域、各个层次的大量内容进行了系统化的总结，提出了一些其他著作没有涉及的新鲜问题。再次，该书在观点上充分体出不偏不倚，对于各家各派的观点进行了系统的梳理。最后，该书还渗透着作者的一种价值关怀，在一定意义上量本具有理论框架意义的教科书。

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Preface

About the Author

PART Ⅰ：TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS

1 Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics

2 Theories of World Politics

PART Ⅱ：THE GLOBE'SACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONS

3 Foreign Policy Decision Making

4 Great-Power Rivalries and Relations

5 The Global South in a World of Powers

6 Nonstate Actors in a System of States

7 Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Human Rights

PART Ⅲ：THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL WELEARE

8 Globalization and the Prospects for Global Governance

9 Money and Markets in the Global Political Economy

10 Population and Resource Pressures on the Global Environment

PART Ⅳ：MANAGING GLOBAL CONFLICT

11 The Transformation of Armed Conflict

12 Military Power，Coercive Diplomacy，and National Security

13 The Realist Road to Security through Alliances，Arms Control，and the Balance of Power

14 The Liberal Institutional Paths to Peace

PART Ⅴ：THE PROBLEMATIC TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

15 Twelve Questions about Twenty-First-Century Global Prospects

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