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The social in the global : social theory, governmentality and global politics / Jonathan Joseph.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joseph, Jonathan, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in international relations ; 122.
- Cambridge studies in international relations ; 122
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations--Social aspects.
- International relations.
- International cooperation--Social aspects.
- International cooperation.
- Civil society.
- International agencies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 302 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How do influential social ideas contribute to global governance? This book takes an original approach to international relations by looking at the way social ideas help to portray the world in a particular way. Jonathan Joseph begins by analysing the role of important concepts such as globalisation, global civil society, social capital, networks and risk; then examines the role these concepts play in the discourse of international organisations. Using the concept of governmentality, he argues that contemporary social theories help justify contemporary forms of governance. By comparing organisations like the EU and the World Bank, Joseph investigates the extent to which these ideas are influential in theory and in practice.
- Contents:
- Part I. Governmentality and Social Theory: 1. Introduction: social theory, governmentality and global politics; 2. Putting governmentality in its place; 3. Globalisation, global governance and global civil society; 4. Networks, governance and social capital; 5. Reflexivity, knowledge and risk
- Part II. Governmentality and International Organisations: 6. Governmentality in the European Union; 7. Global governmentality and the World Bank; 8. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-139-54022-X
- 1-107-23178-7
- 1-283-52213-6
- 1-139-52743-6
- 9786613834584
- 1-139-52623-5
- 1-139-53209-X
- 1-139-14914-8
- 1-139-53090-9
- 1-139-52862-9
- OCLC:
- 804664889
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