1st Edition

The World of States Connected Essays

By J.D.B. Miller Copyright 1981
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1981, The World of States focuses on the sovereign state. It shows why we continue to have sovereign states and why the sovereign state is not likely to be superseded by any other form of political institution. Despite some tendencies in international relations towards integration and interdependence, this book argues that the state is still the strongest and most permanent... Read more

Preface  1. The Politics of International Relations  2. The Significance of the Sovereign State  3. The Shape of Diplomacy  4. The Roots of Foreign Policy  5. Integration and its Myths  6. The Economic World and the Political World  7. Interdependence and a World Society  8. The Rationale of International Organisations  9. The Multiple Ironies of the International System  10. Australia as a Test Case

Biography

J.D.B. Miller was an Australian academic who taught at the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University, from his appointment in 1962 until his retirement in 1987. Following his retirement, Miller served as Executive Director of the Academy of Social Sciences, 1989–1991, helping to lift the national profile of the social sciences and providing a model of the finest academic leadership.

Review of the first publication:

‘The volume is highly readable…’

Joseph Frankel, International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 3