Traditionally politics has been undertaken within national political systems. The goal of politics according to experts of political economy is the realization of common wealth in a state. Invariably, the chief actors in any political economy are men. In fact, the existence of the web of relationship among men for mutual intercourse presupposes equally the feature of estrangement and strife among men. In a way, therefore, politics must have to come in to direct or modify their relationship to promote the attainment of the expected goals. This book presents state of the art information on the great changes that have happened in recent years in international politics as well as the challenges that these thorough transformations imply. This book emphasizes the political and institutional dimensions of a Great Transition world and, in doing so, develops a hopeful vision of alternative forms of collective action.