Global Politics in a Changing World: a Reader (Third Edition)

By: Richard W. Mansbach and Edward Rhodes

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Synopsis: By presenting illustrative and contemporary news stories within the context of conceptual discussions of global politics, this text provides a stimulus for discussion, debate, and discovery, and enables students to see the events of the day as part of a larger, more understandable process of change. We find that news accounts, read in the light of the conceptual writings that frame each chapter, offer a variety of exciting teaching possibilities, including use as mini-case studies. In this role, they provide material for individual or group classroom activities, such as debates or role-playing exercises, and invite a wide range of writing assignments, such as critical reviews, pro-and-con analyses, policy memos, and longer reports. We have deliberately sought news stories that will not only expose students to the enormous diversity of global politics but that will, by the problems they pose, challenge students to develop a range of skills including critical reading, analytical thinking, and moral reasoning.