Original citation

Essential reading
This guide has been written to work alongside the textbook for this course:
Baylis, J., S. Smith and P. Owens The globalization of world politics: an 
introduction to international relations. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 
2010) fifth edition [ISBN 9780199569090].
As you work your way through the next 13 chapters, you will be prompted 
to read specific sections from the textbook. Unless otherwise stated, 
all Essential reading for this guide comes from this textbook. 
Only chapter titles will therefore be provided. The textbook contains a 
fairly extensive glossary which will be of use. 
Detailed reading references in this guide refer to the edition of the textbook 
listed above. A new edition may have been published by the time you study 
this course. You can use a more recent edition of the book; use the detailed 
chapter and section headings and the index to identify relevant readings. 
Also check the VLE regularly for updated guidance on readings.
You can also access the following book via the Introduction to 
international relations page of the virtual learning environment (VLE):
Griffiths, M., T. O’Callaghan and S.C. Roach International relations: the key 
concepts. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2007) second edition 
[ISBN 9780415774376].

---

Introduction
5
The following articles are also Essential reading and are available on the 
Online Library:
Galtung, J. ‘Violence, peace and peace research’, Journal of Peace Research 6(3) 
1969, pp.166–91.
Hirst, P. ‘The Eighty Years’ Crisis, 1919–1999 – power’, Review of Additional 
International Studies 24(5) 1998, pp.133–48.
Further reading
General overview
Brown, C. and K. Ainley Understanding international relations. (London: 
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) fourth edition [ISBN 9780230213111]. A 
concise, if somewhat advanced, text, focusing on the relationship between 
international relations theories and twentieth-century events.
Burchill, S., Linklater A, Devetak R et al. Theories of international 
relations. (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2009) fourth edition [ISBN 
9780230219236]. An edited volume with individual chapters that deal with 
the major theoretical approaches to the study of international relations.
Cox, M. and D. Stokes (eds) US foreign policy. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 
2012) second edition [ISBN 9780199585816]. An edited volume with 
chapters by leading thinkers in the field, covering all aspects of US foreign 
policy including its relationships with the different regions of the world.
Dunne, T., M. Cox and K. Booth (eds) The Eighty Years’ Crisis: international 
relations 1919–1999. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999)
[ISBN 9780521667838]. A comprehensive edited volume examining the 
influence of twentieth-century events on the development of IR.
Halliday, F. Rethinking international relations. (London: MacMillan, 1994) 
[ISBN 9780333589052]. A concise, well-written, and thought provoking 
introduction to the study of IR, covering a broad range of approaches, 
debates, and historical events.
Please note that as long as you read the Essential reading you are then free 
to read around the subject area in any text, paper or online resource. You 
will need to support your learning by reading as widely as possible and by 
thinking about how these principles apply in the real world. To help you 
read extensively, you have free access to the VLE and University of London 
Online Library (see below).
Other useful texts for this course include:
Books
Adler, E. ‘Condition(s) of peace’ in Dunne, T., Cox, M. and Booth, K. The Eighty