1 option
Making human : world order and the global governance of human dignity / Matthew S. Weinert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weinert, Matthew S., 1970-
- Series:
- Configurations (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
- Configurations: critical studies of world politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Social aspects.
- Globalization.
- Security, International--Social aspects.
- Security, International.
- Human security--International cooperation.
- Human security.
- World politics.
- World citizenshipages.
- Civil society.
- Humanitarianism.
- Human rights.
- Political ethics.
- International cooperation.
- Social aspects.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Differences between human beings have long been used to justify a range of degrading, exclusionary, and murderous practices that strip people of their humanity and dignity. While considerable scholarship has been devoted to such dehumanization, Matthew S. Weinert asks how we might conceive its reverse-humanization, or what it means to "make human." Weinert proposes an account of making human centered on five mechanisms: reflection, recongnition, resistance, replication of dominant mores, and responsibility. Examining cases such as the UN Security Council's engagements with crises and the International Court of Justice's grappling with Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, he illustrates the distinct and contingent ways these mechanisms have been deployed. Theoretically, the cases evince a complex, evoling relationship between state-centric and human-centric views of society, ultimately revealing the normative potentialities of both. Though the case studies concern specific human relations issues on an international level, Weinert argues in favor of starting from the shared problem of being human and of living in a world in which the humanity of countless groups has been demeaned or denied. Working outward from that point, he proposes, we obtain a more pragmatically grounded understanding of the social construction of the human being. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Membership Belonging 29
- Chapter 2 Human Dignity as Status in Community 55
- Chapter 3 The UN Security Council: Making Human for International Peace and Security 82
- Chapter 4 Human Security: Making Human through Protection and Empowerment 112
- Chapter 5 International Criminal Law: Making Human through Retribution, Restitution, and Responsibilty 142
- Chapter 6 The International Court of Justice: Making Human through Self-Determination 175
- Chapter 7 Conclusion: World Society of Our Making 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472072491
- 0472072498
- 9780472052493
- 0472052497
- 9780472120840
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.5522645
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.