International Relations: All That Matters

All That Matters

by Ken Booth

World politics can be understood simply as Who Gets What Where and How globally to borrow a title from a famous old Harold Lasswell International relations are a critical level in that business of determining who gets what across the world Decisive things take place at the international level and they directly or indirectly affect all our lives war trade and the provision or not of human rights for example This book covers everything you know to better understand the world you live in

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 2013

About the author

Ken Booth FBA is a international relations and security theorist.

A fellow of the British Academy,Booth's profile on their website describes his principle scholarly field as the strategic aspects of international relations and his role in establishing the new field of critical security studies.

Booth is a senior research associate and former professor at Aberystwyth University.

Booth's profile on the University's website describes his current reasearch interests as: the theory and practice of security, international relations theory, human rights, nuclear disarmament, and security in Africa. Current projects include: realists and realism, terrorism, and critical theory for critical times.

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good intro to the key issues and debates in International Relations, the sections in the appendix covering recommended key texts and IR-related films is particularly useful.