John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens: Introduction; 1: Anthony McGrew: Globalization and global politics; Part One: The historical context; 2: David Armstrong: The evolution of international society; 3: Len Scott: International history, 1900-1999; 4: Michael Cox: From the cold war to the war on terror; Part Two: Theories of world politics; 5: Tim Dunne and Brian C. Schmidt: Realism; 6: Tim Dunne: Liberalism; 7: Steven L. Lamy: Contemporary mainstream approaches: neo-realism and neo-liberalism; 8: Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones: Marxist theories of international relations; 9: Michael Barnett: Social constructivism; 10: Steve Smith and Patricia Owens: Alternative approaches to international theory; Part Three: Structures and processes; 11: Mike Sheehan: The changing character of war; 12: John Baylis: International and global security in the post-cold war era; 13: Ngaire Woods: International political economy in an age of globalization; 14: J. Ann Tickner: Gender in world politics; 15: Christian Reus-Smit: International law; 16: Richard Little: International regimes; 17: Paul Taylor and Devon Curtis: The United Nations; 18: Peter Willetts: Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics; Part Four: International issues; 19: John Vogler: Environmental issues; 20: James D. Kiras: Terrorism and globalization; 21: Darryl Howlett: Nuclear proliferation; 22: John Breuilly: Nationalism; 23: Simon Murden: Culture in world affairs; 24: Thomas Christiansen and Edward Best: European integration and regional cooperation; 25: Jan Aart Scholte: Global trade and finance; 26: Caroline Thomas: Poverty, development, hunger; 27: Amitav Acharya: Human security; 28: Chris Brown: Human rights; 29: Nicholas J. Wheeler and Alex Bellamy: Humanitarian intervention in world politics; 30: Richard Shapcott: International ethics; Part Five: Globalization in the future; 31: Andrew Linklater: Globalization and the transformation of political community; 32: Ian Clark: Globalization and the post-cold war order