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On Tuesday 17 October 2023 at 4pm (BST), join the E-International Relations Thinking Global podcast team in discussion with Kevin Bloor, the author of Understanding Global Politics. This event is limited to 100 participants and will be live streamed using Zoom. Understanding Global Politics is based on a popular A-Level Politics course, taken by students typically aged 16–18 in the UK’s national curriculum system and presents both as a guide to an A-Level student and/or a starting point for any reader looking to get to grips with the fundamentals of how the world works – including as preparation for embarking on an International Relations degree at university. Thus far it has received over 17,000 downloads.
The book brings together those who are interested in the changing dynamics of the international system with those who seek to comprehend the often-bewildering pace of change in the world around them. Above all, it is aimed at those who recognise that in global politics the last page is never truly written. We therefore need a theoretical and conceptual framework in order to ground us in stormy waters. It is only through a better awareness that we can hope to offer any lasting improvement to the world we inhabit.
Kevin Bloor is an author, Principal Examiner and teacher. He has over twenty years of experience in the social sciences and is the author of several texts and educational resources such as Understanding Global Politics, The Definitive Guide to Political Ideologies, Understanding Political Theory and Sociology: Theories, Theorists and Concepts. He holds a BA in Politics and International Relations and an MA in International Relations, both from Staffordshire University, and an MPhil in Government from Manchester University.
Further Reading on E-International Relations
- Thinking Global Podcast – Kosuke Shimizu
- Thinking Global Podcast – G. John Ikenberry (Part One)
- Thinking Global Podcast – James Der Derian
- Thinking Global Podcast – Seán Molloy
- Thinking Global Podcast – Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon (Part One)
- Thinking Global Podcast – Wendy Brown
