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