CONTENTS Introduction Liberalism Realism and Neo-realism Rationalism Marxism Critical Theory Postmodernism Constructivism Feminism Green Politics Index. ABOUT THE AUTHORS SCOTT BURCHILL is Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Deakin University, Australia. RICHARD DEVETAK is Lecturer in Politics, Monash University, Australia. ANDREW LINKLATER is Woodrow Wilson Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK. MATTHEW PATERSON is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Ottawa, Canada. CHRISTIAN REUS-SMIT is Professor of International Relations, Australian National University, Australia. JACQUI TRUE is Lecturer in International Politics, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

DESCRIPTION This concise introductory text has been written for students beginning International Relations or requiring a brief but comprehensive overview. It outlines key theories, approaches and controversies and shows how they relate to the realities of the international system including such contemporary challenges like environmental degradation as well as the more traditional concerns of violence and war, poverty and inequality. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout with new chapters added on globalization and on post-positivist theory. CONTENTS Introduction: Aspects of Anarchy States, Nations and Governments Beyond the State: Non-State Actors in the Modern World A Brief History of the Twentieth Century Imperialism, Post Imperialism and Neo-Imperialism Theories of International Relations Post Positivist Theories and Change Security, Violence and the Military The Global Political Economy Globalization The Global Environment Moral Issues in International Relations Conclusion. ABOUT THE AUTHOR MICHAEL NICHOLSON was sometime Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex.

Table of Contents The Peace Settlement The European Settlement The Near East and Africa America and the Far East Part 1 - The Period of Enforcement : The alliances (1920-24) Chapter - 1 France and Her Allies The System of Guarantees The system of alliances poland The little Entente Chapter - 2 Germany in Defeat War Guilt and war criminals Disarmament and Demilitarisation Reparation Chapter - 3 Other Storm Centres in Europe The Danubian States Italy The Soviet Union Part - 2 The period of Pacification : The League of Nations (1924-30) Chapter - 4 The foundations of Peace The Dawes Plan Inter Allied Debts The geneva Protocol The Treaty of Locarno Chapter - 5 The League at its zenith The league at full strength The Leagur as Peacmaker Other Activities of the League Chapter - 6 The Campaign Against War League Conventions The Pact of Paris The Young Plan Part - 3 The Period of Crisis : The Returen of Power Politics (1930-33) Chapter - 7 The Economic Breakdown The Crisis in Germany The Year of Disaster The End of Reparation The World Economic Conference The Last Phase Chapter - 8 The Crisis in The Far East China after te Washington Conference Japan Conquers Manchuria The Consequences to the League Chapter - 9 The Disarmament Conference The Disarmament Problem The Disarmament Conference The Four Power pact Part - 4 The Re Emergence of germanay: The End of The Treaties (1933-39) chapter - 10 The Nazi Revolution Poland and the Soviet Union Austria and Italy France, Italy and the Little Entente The Balkan Entente Chapter - 11 The Repudiation of Treaties The German Repudiation The Italian Repudiation The End of Locarno Chapter - 12 The Non-European World The Middle East The Far East America And World Politics The British Commonwealth of Nations Chapter - 13 Relapse Into War The Spanish Civil War Rival Grouping of the power Germany begins Aggression The Outbreak of War Appendix 1 : The Monroe Doctrine Appendix 2 : Wilson's Fourteen Points Appendix 3 : Extracts from the Convenant of the League of Nations Chronological Table of Important Events

McLeod theorizes the levels and culture of violence between India and Pakistan since partition and independence in 1947. Despite a voluminous output of political and, in particular, historical accounts of this extraordinary and unique relationship in international politics, there has been little attempt to theorize the culture of violence between these two states. As a consequence, the study of India-Pakistan relations suffers from what the author labels historical reiteration. That is, the dispute is historicized in a way that reproduces the preconceived division of 1947. This approach, at best does nothing to enhance our understanding of relations and at worst, actually serves to further entrench rivalry and hostility. This book moves the debate away from historical reiteration and instead theorizes the nature and culture of violence between these two states and asks, are India and Pakistan rivals or enemies? Contents Acknowledgements Map of South Asia 1. Introduction 2. Culture of Friendship and the Politicization of Culture 3. Culture of Rivalry and Limited Conflict 4. Culture of Enmity and Unlimited Conflict Bibliography Index

About the Book :- Politics is pervasive in human life, but is especially important in relation to the way societies and economies are governed. Governance takes many forms but all of these involve some kinds of political activity This classic text provides a clear framework for understanding politics and government, covering both the political behaviour of the mass public as well as the processes within formal governing institutions. Modern Politics and Government draws examples from a very wide range of countries using comparisons of different systems to illuminate common features and differences. The seventh edition has been systematically revised throughout by B. Guy Peters and includes an entirely new chapter on the impact of globalization on states and political processes. It retains the clear and accessible style that has made it such a popular text for hundreds of thousands of students. Contents :- PART I: THE NATURE OF POLITICS The Study of Politics Politics, Power and Authority Classification of Governments Political Culture Globalization and the Influence of International Politics PART II: PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS AND REPRESENTATION Political Parties and Electoral Systems Pressure Groups Representation, Elections and Voting Behaviour PART III: STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT Assemblies The Political Executive The Public Bureaucracy The Courts and the Political Process The Military and Politics PART IV: POLITICAL CHANGE Change in Political Systems About the Authors :- ALAN R. BALL was formerly Principal Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth, UK. B. GUY PETERS is Maurice Falk Professor of Government, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

About the Book :- The third edition of this well-established and popular text has been comprehensively revised and updated to take into account recent literature on the theory of International Relations and events in the world, in particular ‘9/11’, the War on Terror and the War in Iraq. The first six chapters of the book cover the classical categories of International Relations theory – power, balance of power, national interest, foreign policy analysis and war; these chapters have been revised and recommendations of further reading updated. The next three examine global governance and the world economy with special reference to the phenomenon of globalization. Three completely new chapters have been added on the rise of identity politics and religious fundamentalism; on human rights issues and changes in international law; and on the implications of US power in the twenty-first century. Clear and accessible, but also critical and penetrating, Understanding International Relations provides a concise but wide-ranging introduction to the subject that stresses the relationship between theory and practice, and relates the evolution of International Relations theory to the international history of the last hundred years. It remains essential reading for students of international relations. Contents :- Preface To The Third Edition Preface To The Second Edition Preface To The First Edition List Of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Defining International Relations 2. The Development of IR Theory in the Twentieth Century 3. IR Theory Today 4. The State and Foreign Policy 5. Power and Security 6. The Balance of Power and War 7. Global Governance 8. The Global Economy 9. Globalization 10. The International Politics of Identity 11. International Relations and the Individual: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian War 12. US Hegemony and World Order Bibliography Index. About the Authors :- CHRIS BROWN is Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. KIRSTEN AINLEY is a Researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

About the Book :- Political Analysis offers both a lively and accessible introduction to key issues in political science and a distinctive and original contribution in its own right to political analysis. Drawing on a wide range of examples from politics and international relations, it provides a sustained and systematic introduction to the analysis of political structures, institutions, ideas and behaviour, and above all to the political processes through which they are constantly made and remade. Following an introductory overview of the main approaches and concepts in contemporary political analysis, the text focuses on a set of central issues and debates that concern and divide political analysts. These include: the boundaries of the political; the question of structure, agency and power; approaches to the study of political change in modern societies; the relative significance of ideas and material factors; and the challenge posed by postmodernism which- the author argues- the discipline can strengthen itself by addressing without allowing it to become a recipe for paralysis. Written in an engaging style and deploying well-chosen examples and original charts and diagrams throughout, the book will provide essential reading for students of political science and international relations. Contents :- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Analytical Perspectives, Analytical Controversies 2. What's Political about Political Science? 3. Beyond Structure versus Agency: Context versus Conduct 4. Continuity and Discontinuity in the Analysis of Political Change 5. Divided by a Common Language? Conceptualizing Power 6. The Discursive and the Ideational in Contemporary Political Analysis: Beyond Materialism and Idealism 7. The Challenge of Postmodernism Conclusion: Critical-Political-Analytical Notes Bibliography Index. About the Author :- COLIN HAY is Professor of Political Analysis, University of Birmingham and has been a visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science, MIT Center for European Studies, Harvard University. He is co-editor of the new journal Comparative European Politics.

B.N.Ghosh, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus and Director (Hon.), Centre for the Study of Human Development, Leeds (UK). This book identifies and analyses the political economy elements in Gandhi's thought, evaluating the spiritual and ontological basis of Gandhian political economy, and examing the contemporary relevance of Gandhian Political economy both in terms of alternative types of heterodox political economy and in terms of policy. The book presents a groundbreaking step in the creation of a new 'Gandhian' Political economy. Professor Ghosh's present work is the first book to develop the Gandhian political economy. He brilliantly examines Gandhian methodology and further themes on inequality, justice, conflict resolution, the role of government, industrialization, and the reasons for development and underdevelopment. This is a must read for those who wish to know how Gandhi's thought can be applied to contemporary political economy perspective on the world. Professor Phillip O'Hara, Curtin University of Technology, Australia. I do not know of any other work on Gandhi's economic thought that is remotely comparable to Professor Ghosh's book in its depth and range. It fills an important gap in the Gandhian literature and should encourage economists to pay closer attention to the epistemological, moral and other presuppositions of their discipline. Professor Bhikhu Parekh, University of Hull, UK Professor Ghosh's new book on Gandhi's pioneering contributions is a major work that is both timely and highly relevant to meeting contemporary challenges of development studies. It is amazing how refreshing Gandhi's thinking remains after more than half a century. The book deserves to be read widely. Professor Ozay Mehmet, Carleton University, Canada, and Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction 2. The Making of Gandhian Political Economy 3. The Ontological Principles of Gandhian Political Economy 4. Methodological Structuration 5. Exploitation, Inequalities and Distributive Justice 6. Conflict and Conflict Resolution 7. State, Power and Policy 8. Development and Underdevelopment 9. Towards an Appraisal Glossary Brief Chronology Index About the Author B.N. Ghosh, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus and Director (Hon.), Centre for the Study of Human Development, Leeds (UK). This book identifies and analyses the political economy elements in Gandhi's thought, evaluating the spiritual and ontological basis of Gandhian political economy, and examining the contemporary relevance of Gandhian political economy both in terms of alternative types of heterodox political economy and in terms of policy. The book presents a groundbreaking step in the creation of a new 'Gandhian' political economy.

About the Book There is today, as never before, a need to change the prevailing understanding of relationship between governance and administrative reforms, and not to look at it by the differences—in approach and content. Such an approach need not be a delimiting exercise but a help to actualise the emergence of a well administered, responsive state. While India is increasingly recognised as an emerging economic power, its administrative underpinnings are often perceived as weak, fragile with a limited vision, encumbered by a load of irreversible—so it seems—procedures and practices. All these perceptions reflect on the capacity for efficient and effective governance to perform beyond the transcription of issues appearing in office notes and files. This book attempts a brief profiling of interrelated but often ignored issues in which everyone in the operating administrative system in government seems inextricably linked. Contents 1. Jawaharlal Nehru and his Vision of Governance 2. Governance and Civil Society: Exploring the Relationship 3. Administrative Reforms: An Unending Quest 4. Administrative Reforms at Organisation Level 5. Coordination Factor in Governance and Administrative Reforms 6. Administrative Reforms and Productivity in Administration 7. Measuring Productivity in Government 8. The Appleby Report 9. Governance: The Way Ahead Annexure-I: Attempts at Administrative Reform Annexure-II: Administrative Reforms Commission (1966-70) Annexure-III: Citizen-Centric Administration: The Heart of Governance Annexure-IV: A note on the Fourth Report and Ethics in Governance About the Author A.P. Saxena has worked at senior levels in the Indian Government and later as Consultant in Indian Institute of Public Administration and Royal Institute of Public Administration London. Later he joined the UNDP as Chief Technical Advisor and Country Project Manager in Indonesia, followed by Consultancy and Lecture assignments in several Asian countries. He has published widely in India and abroad including ten books and over forty professional papers. He was conferred the 2007 Paul Appelby Award by the Indian Institute of Public Administration for outstanding contribution to the discipline of Public Administration. Recently he received the Life Time Achievement Award for Excellence in Public Administration from Management Academy, Jaipur.

"The Parchment of Kashmir is an impressively and suitably intricate representation of literate cultures in Kashmir. It is also the best available mosaic portrait of vibrant multilingual intellectualism and multicultural heritage in any region of Asia. It beautifully conveys the complexity of Kashmir's human composition at a crossroads of civilization and thus provides a supple foundation for subtle understandings of Kashmir's current political predicament." - David Ludden, professor of History, New York University "The Parchment of Kashmir is an important and timely book. By bringing together writers, scholars and other intellectuals in Kashmir to speak about the history, politics, culture and their lived experiences of the region, Nyla Ali Khan gives us a sense of the complexity of the 'Kashmir problem' from the perspective of those most deeply affected by it. The essays in this volume are invaluable as both analysis and testimony." - Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Global Distinguished Professor, New York University In this volume, Kashmiri scholars of all disciplines undertake a new look at their homeland. Taking account of both mainstream ideologies and contrary discourses, the authors provide a set of visions for Kashmiri culture and society. The authors underline the repercussions of India's anti-democratic strategies, delineate the fundamental structural inequities in the Jammu & Kashmir polity, and analyze the effects of nationalist, militant and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based social hierarchy. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu & Kashmir today, from the military aspects of the Kashmir conflict to the modern-day revival of indigenous cultural institutions. Contents PART I: CONSTRUCTIONS OF KASHMIRI IDENTITY WITHIN THE OVERLAPPING DISCOURSES OF KASHMIRIYAT, ISLAM, SAIVISM, SUFISM Evolution of my Identity vis-à-vis Islam and Kashmir - Mohammad Ishaq Khan Kashmiriyat: The Voice of the Past Misconstrued - Rattan Lal Hangloo PART II: CULTURAL SYNCRETISM AND DECONSTRUCTION OF A MONOLITHIC CULTURE Mystical Thought of Kashmir - M. H. Zaffar Syncretic Tradition and the Creative Life—Some Kashmiri Mystic Poets - Neerja Mattoo PART III: CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SOVEREIGNTY , DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, AND REGIONAL STABILITY Democracy and Governance in Kashmir - Noor Ahmad Baba Political Assertion of Kashmiri Identity - Gull Mohammad Wani Kashmir in the Indian Project of Nationalism - Rekha Chowdhary PART IV: SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF CONFLICT, INSURGENCY, COUNTER INSURGENCY, MILITARIZATION, AND A MONOLITHIC NATIONALISM Sociological Dimensions and Implications of the Kashmir Problem - Bashir Ahmed Dabla PART V: REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION Politics of Exclusion - Hameeda Naeem NYLA ALI KHAN teaches at the University of Oklahoma, USA, and was previously an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She is a native of Kashmir.

About the Book The present book titled Bihar: Untold Growth Story is, in a sense, a treaties on socio-economy of Bihar highlighting the states glorious, remote and immediate past with the present terrible economic position indicating things to come in the state suggesting several measures towards realizing the goal of economic and social accomplishment. The book has taken care of the latest issues tormenting the state authorities and the economist pertaining to rural and urban poverty, migration of Bihari labour force, corruption and criminalisation proving to be a stumbling block in development as also the debated aspect of improving the states financial position by way of special package or special status. The book though highlights achievements of the state, brings out the myths of these, laying down that the development process is characterized by truths and half truth very boldly observing and finally suggesting that accomplishment is not the same thing as achievements, nor is the fact that what is apparent is real. About the Author : Indra Sen Kumar, MA in both Economics and Political Science, is a retired senior officer of the Indian Economic Service (IES) of the Government of India, besides being an Economist and an Administrator, is a man of pen and letters. After serving a couple of years as Assistant Professor of Economics, he made a successful transition from education to bureaucracy after joining the IES. He received training in Development Economics and Financial Management at different institutes in India and abroad including the reputed UK based Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at Sussex. He served the Government of Afghanistan as an Expert in Planning as also he travelled abroad including UK, France and other European countries. Authorship potential was inborn in him and he wrote a number of books both in English and Hindi three of which are The Kayasthas: Myths and Realities, YetAlive, a Memoir and an auto biography in Hindi titled Laut Chale (Time to Retreat). He has had been writing very often articles on social and economic issues.

About the Book A massive churning or manthan is taking place in the country, socially, politically and economically. Winds of change are sweeping the nation and the country while trying to rediscover itself is shaking off the baggage of its past that has so far restricted not only its economic growth but also stymied its entrepreneurial and creative spirit. The new Government must create the conditions for realisation of the dreams and hitherto unfulfilled ambitions of its youth, while mending the social fault-lines that threaten to disrupt the process of its economic growth and development of an inclusive,pluralistic society. Salient Features • The book contains 30 essays, published in newspapers and academic journals during the last 2-3 years, suitably updated and organised in seven sections dealing with Economy, Institutions, Polity, Society, Neighbourhood and the World. • Each section includes between 3 to 7 essays, with incisive analysis of the major events and ideas that that have influenced and are shaping the future of the country and the world. • Each essay is self-contained with a short summary at the beginning and an update at the end, wherever called for. • The book is an interesting and engaging chronicle of our times capturing the ideas and events that have swept the nation and shaken our neighbourhood while shaping the geopolitics of the region. • The book will be an invaluable companion for teachers and students of social sciences including the civil service aspirants and candidates for all national competitive examinations. Contents Preface Abbreviations Turbulent Economy 1. A Year after GST 2. A Waiver to Woo 3. Regulate, Don’t Privatise 4. Fifteenth Finance Commission: Contentious Terms of Reference 5. Withering Heights 6. Tumbledown Rupee 7. Promises for Doom Resilient Institutions 8. Parliamentary Oversight of CAG 9. House of Cards 10. Republic of Shame 11. The Irredeemable Privilege Raj 12. Future of Voting – Blockchain Contentious Polity 13. Unfolding of a Saga 14. Citizenship Tangle 15. Red Fort Capitulates 16. Participatory Budget Making Churning Society 17. The Other India 111 18. Triple Talaq Conundrum 19. Festivals of Pollution Stormy Neighbourhood 20. Trap of the Century? 21. Dragon in the Ocean 22. The Afghan Conundrum 23. Pulwama Aftermath 24. Chinese Intransigence Changing World 25. Man’s Quest for Immortality 26. Revolution that Failed 27. Robots Are Human Too 28. Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Councils: Why Do We Need Them 29. GM Mustard: A Contrary View 30. Christ’s India Connection Index About the Author Dr. Govind Bhattacharjee, formerly Director General at the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi is currently Professor at the Indian Institute of Public Administration. A civil servant for more than three decades with a long list of many important positions and assignments in India and abroad, Dr. Bhattacharjee is a prolific writer on a wide variety of subjects ranging from economics and public policy to popular science. He is a regular contributor to national newspapers on socio-economic and developmental issues and has contributed numerous research articles to academic journals including the Economic & Political Weekly, Indian Economic Journal, Yojana, India Today, etc. He has published seven books so far, including a seminal work on the eleven special category states of India, and is also the lead author of another academic work on the GST that was launched in India in 2017, besides a trilogy on evolution.