World Order and World Futures

Bibliographic Data

ID10071461
AuthorsFrancis A Beer (University of Colorado, corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume23
Issue1
Pages174-192
Publication date1979-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002200277902300109
OpenAlexW1997712576
LanguageEN
References cited10

International relations seems to be growing. The scope of international practice is widening as the number of nation states increases, as nongovernmental actors become more important, and as new issue areas like money, energy, food, and population join the traditional diplo-military concerns of high politics. The range of international analysis is also extending, partly to keep up with the expansion of international practice, and partly to meet a growing perception of crisis in international society. International relations also appears to be shrinking. Relations between states are taking place on a planet which is, both figuratively and literally, getting smaller. More international relations take place more often and more quickly, as our physical resources seem to melt away before our eyes. New approaches to international relations are simultaneously parts of the expansion and attempts to deal with the problems of contrac

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