Series Introduction: Critical Introductions to World Politics

World politics in all its socio-economic, cultural, institutional and military dimensions affects the lives of billions across the globe. Yet international relations is still an area of study associated with the ‘high politics’ of statecraft, strategy and diplomacy, or with distant and seemingly uncontrollable global flows of money, people and commodities. Critical Introductions to World Politics aims to reverse this prevailing elitism by illuminating and explaining the causes and consequences of these diverse aspects of international relations in an accessible way, thereby highlighting the impact of international processes and developments on the lives of ordinary people. The series will bring