Globalization and International Relations Theory

This clearly written and accessible book argues for a fruitful engagement between globalization and international relations (IR). It uses its distinctive account of globalization to address a wide range of issues in IR theory: sovereignty; the state's role in economic management and security provision; and the nature of community and the viability of democracy.

This clearly written and accessible book argues for a fruitful engagement between globalization and international relations (IR). It uses its distinctive account of globalization to address a wide range of issues in IR theory: sovereignty; the state's role in economic management and security provision; and the nature of community and the viability of democracy.

Ian Clark is Professor of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is the author of numerous books including The Hierarchy of States (CUP, 1989), Nuclear Diplomacy and the Special Relationship (OUP, 1996), and Globalization and Fragmentation: International Relations in the Twentieth Century (OUP, 1997).