Rethinking the 21st century : 'new' problems, 'old' solutions / edited by Amy Eckert & Laura Sjoberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eckert, Amy.

Sjoberg, Laura, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Security, International--Moral and ethical aspects.

Political crimes and offenses--Moral and ethical aspects.

Political crimes and offenses.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Political ethics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Rethinking the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York, NY : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Rethinking the 21st Century brings much needed context and perspective to the security problems we face today. In recent years, the 'Bush Doctrine' - that the security threats we now face are entirely unprecedented - has echoed around the world. Global security and stability is now challenged not only by states and nuclear war, but by insurgency, disease, environmental degradation and military privatisation. Yet this creates a deep sense of disconnect in the way we perceive politics, and can be dangerously stark and ahistorical. The chapters here show that, far from being a clean break, the 'new' problems faced today might actually have 'old' solutions. What can Locke tell us about terrorists? What does Bentham have to say about sanctions? What are the ethics of outsourcing war to private companies? By looking back to decades and even centuries of ethical analysis and political theory, this book provides fascinating insight into all these questions.

Contents:

1 Introduction: 'New' Problems and 'Old' Solutions / Amy Eckert, Laura Sjoberg 1

Part I 'New' Issues in War-making and War-fighting

2 Popular Support and Terrorism / Caron E. Gentry 22

3 Preventive Warfare / Yannis A. Stivachtis 46

4 Genocide: An Obligation to Fight? / Rebecca Glazier 70

5 Justifying Changes in International Norms of Sovereignty / Jennifer M. Ramos 90

Part II Apportioning Responsibility and Blame in the Era of 'New' War

6 Honorable Soldiers, Questionable Wars? / Frances V. Harbour 112

7 Outsourcing War / Amy Eckert 136

8 The Problem of Patriotism / Cheyney Ryan 155

Part III 'New' Additions to the Security Agenda

9 Sanctions as War / Laura Sjoberg 173

10 Pandemic Influenza and Security / Christian Enemark 193

11 Natural Disasters / Lisa Burke 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-270) and index.

ISBN:

1848130074

9781848130074

9781848130067

1848130066

OCLC:

401157719