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Der besondere Wert des schmalen Bandes (früher unter M. Bormann, zuletzt BA 9/09) liegt darin, dass er auch ausserhalb seiner engeren Zweckbestimmung - Studienbuch für Abiturienten mit Leistungskurs Politik - als Einführung zu benutzen ist. Die Disziplin Internationale Beziehungen wird auf der Höhe des gegenwärtigen Diskussionsstandes vorgestellt. Dabei wird die Methode systematischer Vorgehensweise exemplarisch eingeübt. Immer an Beispielen werden die wesentlichen theoretischen Ansätze für die Analyse vorgestellt, mit deren Hilfe die komplexen Themen der Internationalen Politik angegangen werden können. Anschliessend werden die Akteure, das sind Staaten, internationale Regierungssysteme, aber auch supranationale Organisationen wie die EU, in ihrem Handeln charakterisiert. Der letzte Abschnitt behandelt kurz und knapp gegenwärtige internationale Herausforderungen und Problemfelder. Ergänzt wird der Text durch Tabellen und Schaubilder. Grundbestand. (1 S)

This article explores what Cicero as a political thinker can offer to the study of international relations. Although previous readings of Cicero have emphasized his Stoic influences and his natural law teaching as the basis of a cosmopolitan world society, I emphasize the way in which Cicero can deepen the concept of international society. International society relies on certain norms and institutions to function properly, such as international law, sovereignty, and the use of war to restrain violence and redress injustice. We find all these concepts articulated clearly in Cicero's moral and political thought. Cicero also shows the limits of these institutions and norms, explaining why none of them is absolute. Finally, Cicero adds to our theorizing about international society by drawing attention to the role of honor, ruling, and inequality in international society. As such, classical political thought, and Cicero's in particular, provide a valuable resource for future thinking about international theory.

A review essay on books by (1) Alan Gilbert, Must Global Politics Constrain Democracy? Great-Power Realism, Democratic Peace, and Internationalism (Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 1999); (2) Stephen Krasner, Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy (Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 1999); & (3) Alexander Wendt, Social Theory of International Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge U Press, 1999). This review article analyzes the changing relationship over the last 30 years between different political theorists in the field of international relations as expounded in these three works. Gilbert points out a change in modern democratic theorizing during the Vietnam War era. Krasner discusses state sovereignty, contending that Westphalian sovereignty does not deserve the position it holds in international relations' view of world politics. Wendt discusses constructivism within international politics. E. Miller

Discusses the objectives of China: An International Journal, which seeks to emphasize the study of the contemporary People's Republic of China from the perspectives of multiple countries. The subject matter includes all of the social sciences, & information is presented in sections of cutting-edge research, comments & notes, & documents pertaining to relations between China & the Assoc of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). L. A. Hoffman

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