The Palgrave handbook of the international political economy of energy

This volume analyses the international political economy, the who-gets-what-when-and-how, of global energy. Divided into five sections, it features 28 contributions that deal with energy institutions, trade, transitions, conflict and justice. The chapters span a wide range of energy technologies and markets - including oil and gas, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, and electricity …

Security communities and their neighbours : regional fortresses or global int…

There are two types of security community: those that create a political community between themselves by institution building (such as the EU); and those that are pluralistic and are aligned through shared values, responsiveness to each others needs and policy goals by their political elites (such as the UK and Ireland or the USA and Canada). Bellamy seeks to examine the impact of the developme…

Beyond security, ethics and violence : war against the other

"Anthony Burke offers an analysis of the historical roots of sovereignty and security, his critique of just war theory, and new essays on strategy, the concept of freedom and US exceptionalism. He pursues searching critical engagements with thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Emmanuel Levinas, Carl von Clausewitz, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Michael Walzer, Michel Foucault and William …

Security and climate change : international relations and the limits of realism

"Security and Climate Change moves from the intellectual foundations of Realism, to the activities of think-tanks such as the Cato Institute, through to the Clinton Administration's attempt to articulate a different politics of security. Lacy introduces readers to debates in International Relations theory and the broader issues at stake in the development of United States current foreign policy…

Perceptions and policy in transatlantic relations : prospective visions from …

Examines the tensions between Western Europe and the US over such issues as transatlantic security, policies towards terrorism and relations with Russia and the former Soviet Union, against the broader background of perceptions and misperceptions in transatlantic relations. This book is of interest to students of International Relations.

Multilateralism matters: the theory and praxis of an institutional form

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

023107980X

Collation

x, 479 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

New directions in world politics

Call Number

[POL-LIB-24]