Introduction / John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens -- Globalization and global politics / Anthony McGrew -- The evolution of international society / David Armstrong -- International history, 1900-1990 / Len Scott -- From the cold war to the war on terror / Michael Cox -- Realism / Tim Dunne and Brian C Schmidt -- Liberalism / Tim Dunne -- Contemporary mainstream approaches : neo-realism and neo-liberalism / Steven L Lamy -- Marxist theories of international relations / Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones -- Social Constructivism / Michael Barnett -- Alternative approaches to international theory / Steve Smith and Patricia Owens -- International ethics / Richard Shapcott -- The changing character of war / Mike Sheehan

International and global security / John Baylis -- International political economy in an age of globalization / Ngaire Woods -- Gender in world politics / J Ann Tickner -- International law / Christian Reus-Smit -- International regimes / Richard little -- The United Nations / Paul Taylor and Devon Curtis -- Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics / Peter Willetts -- Environmental issues / John Vogle -- Terrorism and globalization / James D Kiras -- Nuclear proliferation / Darryl Howlett -- Nationalism / John Breuilly -- Culture in world affairs / Simon Murden -- Regionalism in international affairs / Edward Best and Thomas Christiansen

Global trade and finance / Jan Aart Scholte -- Poverty, development, and hunger / Caroline Thomas -- Human security / Amitav Acharya -- Human rights / Chris Brown -- Humanitarian intervention in world politics / Alex J Bellamy and Nicholas J Wheeler -- Globalization and the transformation of political community / Andrew Linklater -- Globalization and the post-cold war order / Ian Clark.