Issues in 21st century world politics / edited by Mark Beeson and Nick Bisley.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-287) and index.

Globalisation and statehood / Philip G. Cerny -- Regions and regionalism in world politics / Shaun Breslin -- Climate change and the politics of the global environment / Neil Carter -- Global power shift : the decline of the west and the rise of the rest? / Nick Bisley -- There are alternatives : the Washington consensus versus state capitalism / Mark Beeson -- Democracy and democratisation / William Case -- Nationalism and ethnicity in world politics / Richard W. Mansbach -- Old and new wars / Matt Killingsworth -- Transnational terrorism / Andrew Phillips -- Peace operations and humanitarian intervention / Alex J. Bellamy -- The new world of security : implications for human security and international security cooperation / Mely Caballero-Anthony -- Gender matters : problematising masculinity and femininity in contemporary global politics / Laura J. Shepherd -- Inequality and underdevelopment in world politics / Ray Kiely -- Energy security and world politics / Frank Umbach -- Global financial crises / Timothy J. Sinclair -- Governing the global economy : multilateral economic institutions / Richard Higgott -- Population movement and its impact on world politics / Anne Hammerstad.