GLOBAL HORIZONS

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In this important and pathbreaking book esteemed scholar and public intellectual Richard Falk explores how we can reimagine the system of global governance to make it more ethical and humane.In this important and pathbreaking book esteemed scholar and public intellectual Richard Falk explores how we can reimagine the system of global governance to make it more ethical and humane. Divided into three parts this book firstly scrutinizes the main aspects of Global Governance including Geopolitics The Future of International law Climate Change and Nuclear weapons 9/11 Global Democracy and the UN. In the last part Falk moves the discussion on to the search for Progressive Politics the Israel/Palestinian conflict and the World Order Models Project.Drawing on but also rethinking the normative tradition in international relations he examines the urgent challenges that we must face to counter imperialism injustice global poverty militarism and environmental disaster. In so doing he outlines the radical reforms that are needed on an institutional level and within global civil society if we are to realize the dream of a world that is more just equitable and peaceful. This important work will be of interest to all students and scholars of global politics and international relations.Part One: General Contours (Re)imagining Global Governance 1. Nonviolent Geopolitics 2. Humane Global Governance or World Government 3. Appropriating Normative Politics 4. The Future of International Law Part Two: The Global Imperative 6. Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons 7. 9/11 & 9/12 + 10 8. The Promise and Perils of Global Democracy 9. Illusions of UN Reform Part Three: Beyond Politics 10. Anarchism without Anarchism: Searching for Progressive Politics 11. Is it Possible to Live Together Well on Planet Earth: Interrogating the Israel/Palestine Conflict 12. Shall We Revive the World Order Models Project (WOMP)? Exploring Horizons of Desire in the Early 21st CenturySumming Up: Recommended. General readers upperdivision undergraduate students and above.
Data Publikacji: 2013-10-10
Wymiary: 234 mm 156 mm 430 gr