LIBRARY
SOC 201: Globalization: Global Politics
Resources for Global Studies majors.
Intro to Global Politics
What's the difference between a state actor and a non-state actor? Can non-governmental organizations be considered a political force in a given area? How do the decisions of politicians in one country have an impact on individuals thousands of miles away? Learn more about global politics here.
Organizations
- African Union
The official website of the African Union, a political, economic, and social collective of African nations. - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The official website of ASEAN, a political, economic, and social collective of Southeast Asian states. - Transparency International
Transparency International fights corruption worldwide through collaboration with governments, businesses, and citizens. - UNASUR
The Union of South American Nations is a a 12-state collective established to promote regional integration. - United Nations
The official website of the United Nations which offers coverage of pressing international issues. - US Department of State
The US Department of State promotes international peace, prosperity, stability, and justice through diplomatic means.
eBook
- Networks and States : The Global Politics of Internet GovernanceProvides insight into global governance through use of the internet and predicts some potential outcomes of internet governance in the future.
- Politics of GlobalizationProvides an overview of the impact of globalization on global politics and offers an insight on individual facets of international relations.
- Regulating Globalization : Critical Approaches to Global GovernanceOffers an analysis on current global government structures and suggestions on how to improve them in the future.
- International Politics: An Introductory GuideProvides an explanation of key facts and terms and offers an analytical commentary of international politics, especially from the 1990's to the present day.
- All Politics Is Global : Explaining International Regulatory Regimes2008. Daniel W. Drezner. Asserts that national governments still exert high levels of domestic control in an increasingly globalized world.
- Shared Responsibility : The United Nations in the Age of Globalization2013. Carsten Staur. Examines the role of the UN in a globalized world and identifies some of the challenges it will face.
- Global Norms in the Twenty-First Century2006. Klaus-Gerd Giesen. Kees Van der Pijl. Explores political norms in the 21st century to include the shift from inter-state to global relations, the decline of the UN, and the rise of sub-national organizations to include NGOs.
- Constructing Global Civil Society : Morality and Power in International Relations
2004. David Chandler. Investigates the claim of civil society advocates and explores its limits in affecting change in the international realm.