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Thinking World Politics Otherwise

A Diverse Introduction to International Relations

Laura J Shepherd author Nivi Manchanda author Rhys Crilley author Cai Wilkinson author Caitlin Biddolph author Stefanie Fishel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Publishing:13th Feb '25

£34.99

This title is due to be published on 13th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Thinking World Politics Otherwise is a different kind of textbook. It includes a variety of critical approaches and perspectives that seek to challenge and rethink orthodox understandings of International Relations. Moving away from traditional approaches based on theoretical and historical schools of thought, Thinking World Politics Otherwise brings together prominent voices in the field that recognize the importance of engaging with global politics from a range of perspectives and through a variety of cutting-edge approaches. It provides students with the opportunity to become familiar with a wide spectrum of approaches, issues, and cases that have been historically marginalized in the discipline. Key Features · Includes a variety of approaches that have been historically marginalized in the discipline. · Each section editor, as an expert in the approach represented in their section, provides an introduction to the section to give readers an overview of the approach. · Diverse topics and chapters, ranging from understanding how the everyday shapes our view of the world to a planetary examination of international mobility, provides students with a wide range of learning opportunities. · Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. Digital formats and resources Thinking World Politics Otherwise is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with self-test multiple choice questions, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks The digital version, available on Politics Trove, is also accompanied by online resources. These include: For lecturers: - PowerPoint slides with a deck for each chapter to help build lecture materials

At a time when inventing different ways of living and doing politics feels both urgent and difficult, the contributors to this volume give us the gift of imagination. They do not merely think world politics, but also feel and do. Here's to worlds otherwise! * Roxani Krystalli, Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews *
A rich, diverse and multi-faceted engagement with a range of essential concepts and approaches within contemporary IR theory. A useful contribution to advanced courses on world politics in general and IR Theory in particular. * Kevin Dunn, Professor of International Relations, Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges *

ISBN: 9780192897701

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408 pages