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World politics can be viewed as the patterns of cooperation and conflict between groups of people with different cultural backgrounds. Surprisingly, though, for several decades the topics of culture in international relations has been largely ignored. Only recently an increasing interest has (re-)emerged in how world politics is affected by cultures, i.e. by collectively shared perceptions, norms and beliefs. Culture in World Politics contributes to this development by presenting a variety of ways in which the roles of cultures in world politics can be studied. A major aim of the book is to highlight alternative ways of thinking about the effects of culture on international relations, and to stimulate discussion on the relative merit of these various approaches. The book also shows the relevance of cultural studies for understanding two areas often assumed to be free of cultural influences: international violence, and the international political economy. The contributions not only include insightful theoretical discussions, but also show how illuminating empirical analyses can be undertaken with the help of cultural theories

Cover -- Deviant Conduct in World Politics -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Pariahs, Outcasts and Rogues: the Limitations of Popular Labels -- 2 Deviant Actors in World Politics: an Analytical Framework -- 3 From Turkey to Rhodesia: an Assortment of Outcasts -- 4 Principal Pariahs of the Cold War Era -- 5 Iraq -- 6 Iran -- 7 Libya -- 8 North Korea -- 9 Cuba -- 10 Myanmar -- 11 Yugoslavia -- 12 Additional African States -- 13 Some Other Deviant States -- 14 Non-State Deviants -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

An edited introductory text in International Relations focusing centrally on key issues rather than theories, structures or processes. The aim is to build a bridge into the subject from students' interests in Current Affairs and thus to have particular appeal to the large numbers of students who do not go on to further study in International Relations. It will also be a useful complement to standard textbooks for those who do