A crucial companion for your International Relations course

Helping you to successfully navigate the exciting and complex field of global politics, this book gives you a clear overview of the field and will make sure you get the most out of your course.

In the book:

• Chapters on every key area, from liberalism to law, from history to human rights and from terrorism to transnational actors


• New chapters on Migration and Feminist Theory


• New case studies including on Donald Trump and the refugee crisis


• “How to Impress your Examiner” boxes in every chapter with hints on what to do to get those top marks


• Reflection boxes in every chapter to help you flex your analytic skills and get discussions with your fellow students going


• Plenty to help you master theory, with a range of dedicated theory chapters, concept boxes included throughout, and lots of case studies so you can see how theories apply to the real world


• Annotated reading lists and pointers to online resources, making it easy to delve into topics further