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Makinda reviews 'Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy' by Stefano Guzzini.

A review essay on a book by Heikki Patomaki, The Political Economy of Global Security: War, Future Crises and Changes in Global Governance (London & New York: Routledge, 2008).

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- ONE. The Nature of Political Economy -- The Issues of Political Economy -- The Importance of the Market -- The Economic Consequences of a Market -- Market Effects and Political Responses -- Conclusion -- TWO. Three Ideologies of Political Economy -- The Liberal Perspective -- The Nationalist Perspective -- The Marxist Perspective -- A Critique of the Perspectives -- Three Challenges to a World Market Economy -- Welfare Capitalism in a Non-Welfare International Capitalist World

"Militarism--understood as the social and international relations of the preparation for, and conduct of, organized political violence--is an abiding and defining characteristic of world politics. Yet despite the ongoing social, political and economic reach of military institutions, practices and values, the concept and subject of militarism has not received significant attention within recent debates in International Relations. This book intends to fill the gap in the current body of literature. It has two key overarching aims: to make the case for a renewed research agenda for IR centred on the concept of militarism; and to provide a series of empirically focused and theoretically informed case studies of contemporary militarism in practice. Containing a wide-ranging selection of chapters, the volume presents a diverse and eclectic body of research on militarism, designed to act as a stimulus to further research and debate. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, war and conflict studies, international political economy and IR/security studies in general"--Provided by publisher.