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Background ReadingHi there,
I'm hoping to study Politics with international relations at university (entry in 2013) and I was wondering if anybody could recommend me some background reading that I could do over the summer.
I've got a few boring days at my grans this week so it would be great if I could get some books by then!
A mix of straight politics and a bit of international relations would be ideal if possible
Thanks in advance for any help! -
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Re: Background ReadingI am currently reading:(Original post by WilliamG)
Hi there,
I'm hoping to study Politics with international relations at university (entry in 2013) and I was wondering if anybody could recommend me some background reading that I could do over the summer.
I've got a few boring days at my grans this week so it would be great if I could get some books by then!
A mix of straight politics and a bit of international relations would be ideal if possible
Thanks in advance for any help!
Zero-Sum World - Politics, Power and Prosperity after the Crash by Gideon Richman
The UNfinished Global Revolution, the limits of nations and the pursuit of a new politics by Mark Malloch-Brown
The United Nations - A concise political guide by Sydney D.Bailey and Sam Daws
I also have a thick textbook which I borrowed from the library called, The Globalization of world politics- a introduction to international relations third edition by John Baylis and Steve Smith -
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Re: Background ReadingFor IR:
Ken Waltz - Everything you can
James Fearon - on Rationalist Explanations for War (probably the most important IR paper there is).
David A. Lake and Robert Powell - Strategic Choice and IR
Alex Wendt - Constructivist stuff
Robert Jervis - Perception and Misperception in International Politics
Stathis Kalyvas - Logic of Violence in Civil War -
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Globalisation of World Politics is a very good one. It was the first book I bought when I started studying politics and IR 7 years ago. There are hundreds of books that deals with politics and IR. Look for an introduction to IR books, it would introduce you to different theories and concepts of IR: realism, liberalism, feminism, postmodernism, constructivism etc
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