Contending Perspectives on Global Governance

NOTE EDITORE

Global governance is fast becoming a ubiquitous phrase, succeeding globalization asthe latest buzzterm. But exactly what does it mean? For many scholars and policymakers the term captures important aspects of world politics.This unique volume delivers and compares the key perspectivesofthe leadingthinkers in the area, equipping the reader withan excellent understanding of thedebatenow defining and mapping the future of this term. This comparative approach is underpinned by a lucid theoretical frameworkwhich guidesthe reader towards building a clear sense of the debate and its complexities. A wide range of empirical issues are covered, including those of Security, International Political Economy, Environment, Human Rights, Social Movements and Regulation. Including theorists of social constructivism, liberal imperialism and realism, this is an essential book for students and scholarswhichstimulatesdiscussion and presents a fully roundedpicture of global governance.

SOMMARIO

Preface and Acknowledgements List of Contributors1. Introduction: Coherence and ContestationPart I: ConfrontingGlobal Governancewith Established Perspectives 2. Realist Global Governance: Revisiting Cave! hic dragones and Beyond 3. Global Governance, Class, Hegemony: A Historical Materialist Perspective 4. Global Governance and Hegemony in the Modern World System 5. Global Governance: An English School Perspective 6. Regime Theory and the Quest for Global Governance 7. What’s Global about Global Governance? A Constructivist Account Part II: Global Governanceas Catalystfor New Perspectives 8. Global Governance as Disaggregated Complexity 9. The European Human Rights Regime as a Case Study in the Emergence of Global Governance 10. A Private Authority Perspective on Global Governance 11. Contested Spaces: The Politics of Regional and Global Governance 12. Global Civil Society and Global Governance 13. Liberal Imperialism as Global Governance Perspective 14. Contending Perspectives on Global Governance: Dialogue and Debate Listof Figures: 3.1 Paradigmatic Scales of Operation of Capital and Hegemonic Concepts of Control in Modern Capitalism 4.1 Evolutionary Patterns of World Capitalism 4.2 The Dynamics of Hegemonic Transitions Listof Tables

AUTORE

Alice D. Ba, Matthew J. Hoffmann

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415356749
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.25 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 1 table and 3 line drawings
• Pagine Arabe: 14
• Pagine Romane: cclxxviii