Patricia Owens Books

We now live in a new era of globalization, where instant communications, the emergence of a world economy, a global culture, and new non-state social movements have transformed world politics, making redundant many of the approaches developed for understanding and explaining the cold war world. This comprehensive introductory text focuses on explaining to students without previous knowledge of the subject how contemporary world politics work. An introductory chapter discusses the concept of globalization and summarises the main arguments for and against it. There then follow four sections, covering: * the historical background to contemporary world politics * the main theories that offer explanations of world politics * the structures and processes of world politics * the main issues of contemporary world politics. Each chapter is written by a leading specialist in the field, and uses diagrams, boxes, and discussion points extensively, making this an extremely reader-friendly student text. Each chapter has a guide to further reading and ends with a series of questions.

Focusing on the historical contributions of women to the field of international relations, the book reveals how their intellectual labor has been systematically marginalized and erased. Patricia Owens highlights the significant roles played by women scholars and thinkers from the early twentieth century, documenting their influence on key issues like empire, colonialism, and international organizations. Through extensive archival research, she exposes the gendered and racialized narratives that shaped the discipline, advocating for a recognition of women's contributions as essential for its future renewal.