Following are known Books and Authors in the fields of international politics. Identify incorrect pair:

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The correct option is 4:
\[The incorrect pair is Robert Cox: The Anarchical Society: The Study of Order in World Politics. This is factually incorrect because the influential work *The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics* was written by the prominent English School theorist, **Hedley Bull**, and not Robert Cox. Hedley Bull published this seminal work in 1977. The book is fundamental to the English School of International Relations, arguing that while the international system is anarchical (lacking a central government), states have created a 'society' among themselves through shared rules, institutions, and interests, leading to a degree of order. Robert Cox, on the other hand, is a leading figure in Critical International Relations Theory and is famous for his work on Hegemony, particularly his quote "Theory is always for someone, and for some purpose." His major works include *Production, Power, and World Order* and *Gramsci, Hegemony and International Relations*. The misattribution of Hedley Bull's classic text to Robert Cox makes Option 4 the incorrect pair.\]

The incorrect option is 1:
$$The pairing David Held: *Global Transformations* is a correct one. David Held is a key scholar in globalization studies and cosmopolitan democracy. *Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture* (co-authored with Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt, and Jonathan Perraton, published in 1999) is a detailed and systematic analysis of the forces driving contemporary globalization, arguing for a transformative view that emphasizes the widening, deepening, and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness. The book explores how state sovereignty, democracy, and economic interdependence are being fundamentally reshaped by these global processes.$$

The incorrect option is 2:
$$The pairing L. Weiss: *The Myth of the Powerless State* is a correct one. Linda Weiss is an important academic in the field of International Political Economy. Her book, *The Myth of the Powerless State: Governing the Economy in a Global Era* (published in 1998), critically challenges the common neo-liberal view that globalization has rendered the nation-state powerless. Weiss argues that states have adapted to global markets by developing new forms of *governance capacity* or "catalytic states." She demonstrates empirically that certain types of states remain highly strategic and capable of coordinating economic activity internationally, refuting the widespread 'hyper-globalist' narrative.$$

The incorrect option is 3:
$$The pairing Williams: *Failed Imagination? New World Orders of the Twentieth Century* is a correct one. Michael C. Williams is a well-known contemporary International Relations theorist, specializing in security studies and political theory. This book, *Failed Imagination? The Decline of International Relations and the New World Order* (published in 1996), provides a critical assessment of the discipline of International Relations following the end of the Cold War. Williams examines how traditional IR theories struggled to make sense of the new global landscape and critiques the field for failing to anticipate or adequately conceptualize the 'new world orders' that emerged, focusing heavily on philosophical and theoretical limitations within the discipline.$$