- List of Boxes
- About the Authors
- Guided Tour of the Textbook Features
- Guided tour of the Online Resources
- World Map
- 1. Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis
- 2. Politics and the State
- 3. Political Power, Authority, and the State
- 4. Democracy and Political Obligation
- 5. Freedom and Justice
- 6. Traditional Ideologies
- 7. Challenges to the Dominant Ideologies
- 8. Institutions and States
- 9. Political Culture and Non-Western Political Ideas
- 10. Law, Constitutions, and Federalism
- 11. Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators
- 12. Political Parties
- 13. Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance
- 14. Civil Society, Interest Groups, and the Media
- 15. Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
- 16. Introducing Global Politics
- 17. Traditional Theories in Global Politics
- 18. Critical Approaches to Global Politics
- 19. Security and Insecurity
- 20. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- 21. International Organizations in Global Politics
- 22. Global Political Economy
- 23. Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post- Western-Dominated World
- Glossary
- References
- Index
23. (p. 535) Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post- Western-Dominated World
- Chapter:
- 23. (p. 535) Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post- Western-Dominated World
- Author(s):
Stephanie Lawson
- DOI:
- 10.1093/hepl/9780198820611.003.0023
This chapter summarizes the text’s various arguments. It first considers the relationships between the study of political philosophy, political institutions, and international relations and suggests that the study of politics cannot be divorced from the study of other social sciences such as economics, sociology, psychology, philosophy, law, and history. It also contends that the study of politics should be seen as a genuinely international and comparative enterprise and explains how trends in globalization have further eroded the distinctions between domestic and international politics and between the domestic politics of individual nation-states. Finally, it discusses the rise of the so-called ‘new medievalism’, a scenario in which the world is moving towards greater anarchy; signs that global power is shifting from the West to the East; and developments showing that domestic politics and international relations are mutating.
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- List of Boxes
- About the Authors
- Guided Tour of the Textbook Features
- Guided tour of the Online Resources
- World Map
- 1. Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis
- 2. Politics and the State
- 3. Political Power, Authority, and the State
- 4. Democracy and Political Obligation
- 5. Freedom and Justice
- 6. Traditional Ideologies
- 7. Challenges to the Dominant Ideologies
- 8. Institutions and States
- 9. Political Culture and Non-Western Political Ideas
- 10. Law, Constitutions, and Federalism
- 11. Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators
- 12. Political Parties
- 13. Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance
- 14. Civil Society, Interest Groups, and the Media
- 15. Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
- 16. Introducing Global Politics
- 17. Traditional Theories in Global Politics
- 18. Critical Approaches to Global Politics
- 19. Security and Insecurity
- 20. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- 21. International Organizations in Global Politics
- 22. Global Political Economy
- 23. Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post- Western-Dominated World
- Glossary
- References
- Index
