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“Man is by nature a political animal,” says Aristotle. Being political may not be as derogatory as perceived. It is an art of making decision. What does it mean to be political? It is the central inquiry we will explore together in this course.
This book is written for a wide audience group, including researchers and students in foreign policy and international relations, regular readers of foreign policy articles, and general readers who are not especially interested in foreign affairs. Known as the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet Union place missiles in Cuba in 1962, which becomes a classical case in the history of international relations. This books builds up the theoretical models to explain international affairs and foreign policies based on this historical case. Allison and Zelikow argue that the decision maker of national policy is a conglomerate of large organizations and political actors rather than an individual.
This book is a classical works in the discipline of political science. Chapter 1-5 discusses the different political types of states and the correct way to hold rule respectively. Chapter 6-11 discusses the ways in which a new ruler should act to hold rule. Chapter 12-14 discusses the importance of arms to the states. Chapter 15-23 expands on morality of the princes, widely known and repudiated as “half beast and half men”, as well as how to gain renown and consolidate rule over the state. The last three chapters presents the aim of the book- to emancipate Italy from servitude and poverty and to make Italy wealthy and strong.
《當代正義論辯》是作者陳宜中發表在學術刊物上的13篇關於正義論辯的論文的合集。第壹部分正義與自由主義主要關註了社會主義與自由主義兩大傳統交互影響下的正義論辯，涉及社會正義與市場正義、社會權以及羅爾斯的論說。第二部分公民自由與正義從公民不服從、仇恨言論、色情管制、性交易除罰化和拒戰權利等角度探討公民自由及權利的正義論辯。第三部分戰爭與正義聚焦於戰爭的正義論辯，涉及國際容忍、政體改造、人道幹預、原爆、利比亞戰爭等議題。
本书收录了马克斯•韦伯1917-1919年间在慕尼黑大学针对青年学生发表的两篇演讲《以学术为业》《以政治为业》。在《以学术为业》中，韦伯在肯定了科学的贡献的同时指出科学无法回答存在价值，提出科学和科学工作者要保持价值中立。在《以政治为业》中，韦伯划出了政治家和官吏的区别，指出政治家应当具有激情、责任感及恰如其分的判断力，同时考察了政治与道德的关系，提出在政治领域要将信念伦理和责任伦理相结合的原则。纵观全书，韦伯认为学术与政治应当互相分离。
本书内容涵盖国际关系史、美国外交史、政治学理论和当今世界格局和政治现实的分析，糅合了理论演绎和个人实践经验总结。全书内容的组织基本按时间顺序展开，时间跨度近400年，从17世纪初到20世纪末。基辛格在描述和分析历史的过程中，不断地把历史经验与当今现实相对照，表现出了强烈的现实取向。此外，基辛格还表现出了对欧洲外交传统的认同。本书采用的是传统学派的方法，摒弃计量分析的方法，而进行政治历史的描述，追求的事物本质的把握。
本书是进攻性现实主义的代表作，以进攻性现实主义检验历史并验证这一理论。米尔斯海默认为，国际政治依然是大国政治，而大国主要由其相对军事实力来衡量；大国意志在陆地上的体现是地区霸权，但由于水域的阻隔，全球霸权不可能实现；然而大国实现全球霸权的企图从不曾停止，因而处于无休止的安全竞争状态，所谓“悲剧”正是指大国必然进犯他国；美国作为唯一实现地区霸权的国家，为防止出现任何其他地区霸权，不应当接触而应当及早遏制中国的崛起。
This book describes these rules and regulations enacted during Obama's first term, and the regulatory philosophy that is to keep regulations simple and clear, to save lives and money, and to improve life quality of the citizens. Rather than a smaller government, “simpler” here tends to direct to a cheaper, smarter, and better government. This book provides insight not only for governments, but also for private sectors such as schools, hospitals, and businesses both large and small. This book is thus good for not only governmental officials, but also for general readers who are interested in governmental administration.
This book is a compilation of Lee Kuan Yew’s views on foreign policy matters. Lee discusses the future of China, the United States, U.S.-China Relations, India, Islamic Extremism, national economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, democracy, etc. Contents of the book are pulled from interviews with Lee and from his speeches and writings. Except for the concluding chapter, this book employs a question and answer format, starting each chapter with a list of specific questions and then providing Lee’s answers. These questions are very sharp, and Lee’s answers show his great insights on the world situation as well as the success of Singapore.
李光耀被誉为新加坡的国父。他在新加坡执政50余年。本书是对李光耀在外交政策事物的观点的编辑。李光耀讨论了中国、美国、中美关系、印度、伊斯兰极端主义、国家经济增长、地缘政治与全球化、民主的未来。本书的内容取自李光耀的访谈、演讲和写作。除了总结的一章，本书采用了提问与回答的模式，每章以一列具体问题开始，然后提供李光耀的回答。这些问题十分尖锐，李光耀的回答显示了他关于世界局势和新加坡的成功的真知灼见。
In this book, Acemoglu and Robinson argue that poor countries are poor not because of their geographies or cultures or because their leaders do not know which policies will enrich their citizens but because they have been ruled by a narrow elite that have organized society for their own benefit at the expense of the vast mass of people, and that rich countries are rich because their citizens overthrew the elites who controlled power and created a society where political rights were much more broadly distributed, where the government was accountable and responsive to citizens, and where the great mass of people could take advantage of economic opportunities.
This book is aimed at understanding the concept of governance in its most complex manifestation and identifying its theoretical roots in the neo-liberal mode of thinking. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with the conceptual articulation of the phenomenon of governance, concentrating on the roots of governance as a conceptual tool of the international donor agencies, especially the World Bank. Part II is devoted to a selective number of articles seeking to grasp the phenomenon empirically, based largely on Indian experience. This book seeks to provide a critical analysis of the governance paradigm.
This book collates twenty articles to represent the greatest hits of globalization in the last thirty years, covering the three major dimensions of globalization-economics, politics, and culture. In addition to carefully selecting and editing twenty of the most influential pieces on globalization out of a vast repertoire of writing, Steger provides an original and insightful introduction that spotlights the gist of these gems while also showing how they build on one another thematically. This volume shows how globalization has evolved and how it serves as a backdrop to the current global economic crisis.
The central claim of the book is that it is appropriate for social planners, policy makers, and other choice architects to modify decision-making situations in ways that nudge people toward better choices. Part 1 contains the core of the argument, in which the key concepts such as libertarian paternalism, nudge, choice architecture, are developed. Part 2-4 each deals with a sort of nudge, money, health, and freedom, providing examples of how choice architects can nudge individuals to take better decisions, such as eating more healthily, saving more for their retirement, investing better, being more environmentally friendly, etc. Part 5 considers some of the possible objections to the idea of nudge.
