Essentials of International Relations

Professor Emeritus Karen A. Mingst teaches at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a PhD in political science. Professor Mingst is an expert in international law, political economy, and international organizations. He has done research in Yugoslavia, West Africa, and Western Europe.

Associate professor of political science at the University of California, Davis, Heather Elko McKibben. After earning her PhD at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and working as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University's Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance for the academic year 2008–2009, she has been at Davis since 2009.

Heather McKibben continues to breathe new life into Karen Mingst's venerable, succinct text in the book Essentials of International Relations by adding a new chapter on the environment and thorough discussion of the coronavirus pandemic and global health. Student learning, retention, and application of key concepts to real-world situations are improved and enhanced by InQuizitive exercises. Additionally, new biweekly News Analysis exercises assist students in applying the text's key concepts to current real-world examples they could come across in the media. The book is among the best books on international relations.

Author: Karen A. Mingst and Heather Elko McKibben

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