Table of Contents

1. Introduction: What does this Introduction to global politics do? Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss

2. How do we begin to think about the world? Véronique Pin-Fat

3. What happens if we don't think in human terms? Simon Dalby

4. Who do we think we are? Annick T.R.Wibben

5. How do religious beliefs affect politics? Peter Mandaville

6. Why do we obey? Jenny Edkins

7. How do we find out what's going on in the world? Debbie Lisle

8. Why is people's movement restricted? Roxanne Lynn Doty

9. Why is the world divided territorially? Stuart Elden

10. How does the nation-state work? Michael J Shapiro

11. Do colonialism and slavery belong to the past? Kate Manzo

12. How is the world organised economically? V Spike Peterson

13. Why are some people better off than others? Paul Cammack

14. How can we end poverty? Mustapha Kamal Pasha

15. Why do some people think they know what is good for others? Naeem Inayatullah

16. Why does politics turn to violence? Joanna Bourke

17. What makes the world dangerous? Michael Dillon

18. What can we do to stop people harming others? Anne Orford

19. Can we move beyond conflict? Roland Bleiker

20. Conclusion: What can we do to change the world? Maja Zehfuss