Re-Imagining Political Community: Studies in Cosmopolitan Democracy - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0745619800 ISBN 13 : 9780745619804

Editeur : Polity Press, 1998

Synopsis

Understanding world politics today means acknowledging that the state is no longer in international relations. The interstate system is increasingly challenged by new transnational forces and institutions. Multinational companies, cross-border coalitions of social interest groups, globally oriented media groups and a growing number of international agencies influence interstate decisions and set the agenda of world politics. While these phenomena have been discussed in the recent literature of international relations, little attention has been given to their impact on political life within and between communities. Re-imagining Political Community explores the changing meaning of political community in a world of regional and global social and economic relations. From a variety of academic backgrounds, its authors reconsider some of the key terms of political organization, such as legitimacy, sovereignty, identity and citizenship. The common approach of all the authors is to generate an innovative account of what democracy means today and how it can be reconceptualized to include subnational as well as transnational levels of political organization. Inspired by Immanuel Kant's cosmopolitan principles, the authors conclude that today there are favourable conditions for a further development of democracy - locally, nationally, regionally and globally. Re-imagining Political Community will be welcomed by students of politics, political theory, international relations and peace studies, as well as those working in international organizations and engaged in transnational activities. List of contributors: David Held, James N. Rosenau, David Beetham, James Crawford, Susan Marks, Mary Kaldor, Andrew Linklater, Ulrich K. Preuss, Richard Bellamy, Dario Castiglione, Janna Thompson, Daniele Archibugi, Martin Kohler, Pierre Hassner, Gwin Prins, Elizabeth Selwood, Derk Bienen, Volker Rittberger, Wolfgang Wagner and Richard Falk.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Understanding world politics today means acknowledging that the state is no longer in international relations. The interstate system is increasingly challenged by new transnational forces and institutions. Multinational companies, cross–border coalitions of social interest groups, globally oriented media groups and a growing number of international agencies influence interstate decisions and set the agenda of world politics. While these phenomena have been discussed in the recent literature of international relations, little attention has been given to their impact on political life within and between communities.

Re–imagining Political Community explores the changing meaning of political community in a world of regional and global social and economic relations. From a variety of academic backgrounds, its authors reconsider some of the key terms of political organization, such as legitimacy, sovereignty, identity and citizenship. The common approach of all the authors is to generate an innovative account of what democracy means today and how it can be reconceptualized to include subnational as well as transnational levels of political organization. Inspired by Immanuel Kant′s cosmopolitan principles, the authors conclude that today there are favourable conditions for a further development of democracy – locally, nationally, regionally and globally.

Re–imagining Political Community will be welcomed by students of politics, political theory, international relations and peace studies, as well as those working in international organizations and engaged in transnational activities.

List of contributors: David Held, James N. Rosenau, David Beetham, James Crawford, Susan Marks, Mary Kaldor, Andrew Linklater, Ulrich K. Preuss, Richard Bellamy, Dario Castiglione, Janna Thompson, Daniele Archibugi, Martin Kohler, Pierre Hassner, Gwin Prins, Elizabeth Selwood, Derk Bienen, Volker Rittberger, Wolfgang Wagner and Richard Falk.

Revue de presse

"Extending democracy beyond borders is what I advocated throughoutmy mandate at the UN. This fascinating book tells us that whiletransnational democracy is still a utopian fantasy it may be thereality of tomorrow." Boutros Boutros–Ghali, FormerSecretary–General of the United Nations

"This outstanding contribution to political thought shows how,in the contemporary world, domestic democracy and transnationaldemocracy have become two sides of the same coin. Without both,democracy has no future." Norberto Bobbio, University ofTurin

"Impressive volume." Foreign Affairs

"All the most important thinkers on cosmopolitan democracy areincluded and there is not a duff esay in the book ... for those ofus interested in the developing literature on thetransnationalization of democracy the book is a gem and shouldbecome a staple reference point in a continuing debate."International Affairs

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745619800
• ISBN 13: 9780745619804
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Archibugi Daniele, Held David, Kohler Martin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible