文档介绍：Chapter1understandingIR■ChapterSummary■IRaffectsdailylifeprofoundly;weallpaticipateinIR・■IRisfieldofpoliticalscience,esininternationalsecurityaffairsandinternationalpoliticaleconomy.■es,butscholarsdonotagreeonsinglesetoftheoriesormethodstouseinstudyingIR.■StatesarethemostimportantactorsinIR;theinternationalsystemisbasedonthesoveigntyof(about200)terrotorialstates・■Statesvarygreatlyinsizeofpopulationandeconomy^■ChapterSummary■Nonstateactorssuchasmutinational corporations(MNCs),anizations(NGOs),anazitions(IGOs)exertagrowinginflueneeonintrnationalrelations.■TheworldwiderevolutionininformationtechnologieswillprofoundlyreshapethecapabilitiesofactorsinIR,inwayswenotyetunderstand.■Fourlevelsofanalysis-一indivadual,domestic,interstate,andglobal■'sstategovernmentsandtheconnectionofthoserelationswithotheractors(suchastheUnitedNations,multinationalcorporations,andindividuals),withothersocialrelationsships(includingeconoms,culture,anddomesticpolitics),andwithgeographicandhistoricalinfluences・■Issueareas■Distinctspheresofinternationalactivity(suchasglobletradenegotiations)■KeyTerms■Powercanbeconceptualizedasinfluenceorascapabilitiesthatcancreateinfluence.■Theabilityorpotentialtoinfluenc