Debating cosmopolitics / edited by Daniele Archibugi ; with contributions by Mathias Koenig-Archibugi ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Archibugi, Daniele.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmopolitanism.

International relations.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

ix, 310 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2003.

Summary:

Cosmopolitics, the concept of a world politics based on shared democratic values, is in an increasingly fragile state. While Western democracies insist ever more vehemently upon a maintenance of their privileges -- freedom of speech, security, wealth -- an increasing number of the world's inhabitants are under threat of poverty, famine and war. What is needed, the writers here suggest, is a deliberate decision to extend the principles and values of democracy to the sphere of international relations. Recent experience does not bode well, but their arguments, which range from reform of the United Nations, reduction of military weapons, additional power for international judiciary institutions and an increase in aid to developing countries, urge new and inspired action.

Contents:

1 Cosmopolitical Democracy / Daniele Archibugi 1

2 Running the World through Windows / Geoffrey Hawthorn 16

3 'International Justice' / David Chandler 27

4 Cosmopolitanism and Internationalism / Timothy Brennan 40

5 The New Liberal Cosmopolitanism / Peter Gowan 51

6 Can Cosmopolitical Democracy Be Democratic? / Nadia Urbinati 67

7 The Class Consciousness of Frequent Travellers: Towards a Critique of Actually Existing Cosmopolitanism / Craig Calhoun 86

8 The Influence of the Global Order on the Prospects for Genuine Democracy in Developing Countries / Thomas Pogge 117

9 The Imperial Presidency and the Revolutions of Modernity / Robin Blackburn 141

10 Violence, Law and Justice in a Global Age / David Held 184

11 The Deeper Challenges of Global Terrorism: A Democratizing Response / Richard Falk, Andrew Strauss 203

12 Democracy vs Globalization. The Growth of Parallel Summits and Global Movements / Mario Pianta 232

13 Demos and Cosmopolis / Daniele Archibugi 257

14 Globalization, Democracy and Cosmopolis: A Bibliographical Essay / Daniele Archibugi, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1859844375

1859845053

OCLC:

52258330