Chapter 11 Chapter Overview & Learning Objectives

International Politics and Foreign Policy

Chapter Overview

  • Learning Objectives
  • Introduction
  • International Politics, International Relations, Foreign Policy, and the State
  • The International System
  • Actors in World Politics
  • Globalization
  • Competing Approaches to International Politics
    • Power Politics: The Realist Approach
    • Process and Co-operation: The Liberal Approach
    • Rejecting Realism: The Marxist Approach
  • Perception and Politics
  • Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
    • Geography
    • Natural Resources
    • Population
    • Technological Development
    • Internal Political Structures and Processes
  • Canada and the World
  • Conclusion
  • Self-Assessment Questions
  • Weblinks
  • Further Reading
  • Film and Video Clips

Learning Objectives

This chapter will help you to

  • see the unavoidable connections between domestic and international politics;
  • discuss some basic concepts in international politics, including the nation-state, power, the international system, foreign policy, and interdependence;
  • distinguish among the actors involved in and the various approaches to international politics;
  • explain the context of globalization in contemporary global politics; and
  • recognize the role of foreign policy and decision-making in states’ international relations.
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