This introductory text presents an overview of fundamental concepts
and principles of international relations (IR) using a game
metaphor. The use of the game metaphor as an organizing principle
allows the author to present the inner logic of IR in a succinct,
coherent, and dynamic manner. The first part of the primer focuses
on the nature of the international community and how the IR game is
played. In this section, the author examines the nature of the IR
game, the actors eligible to play the game, and the goals and
strategies for playing the game. In presenting the basic
architecture of global politics, the book illuminates key elements
of the traditional Westphalian system and then highlights important
changes currently under way in the emerging postmodern
international system. The second part of the primer shows four
types of "rules of the game" in action-political, economic, legal,
and moral. Although IR has often been defined in terms of power
politics alone, all four types of rules play an important role in
structuring the international behavior of states and other actors.
The text concludes by examining developments that are likely to
influence the future IR game. Beginning students and laypersons
with an interest in global affairs will find this innovative and
clearly written guide a useful conceptual roadmap to the field of
IR.
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