Global issues beyond sovereignty / Maryann Cusimano Love.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cusimano, Maryann K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intergovernmental cooperation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 520 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Contents:

1 Global Problems, Coordinated Solutions, Networked Sovereignty p. 1

Olympian and Refugee p. 2

Nonstate Actors and Prestate Actors p. 3

Global Problems and the Globalization Debates p. 9

The Difficulties in Addressing Global issues p. 15

Yesterday: Where Sovereignty Came From p. 17

Today: Sovereignty Challenged p. 20

Tomorrow: Debates about the Future of Sovereignty p. 38

The New Security Dilemma p. 47

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 49

2 Nongovernmental Organizations: Politics in Transnational Networks p. 53

NGOs: People Power p. 58

Lawyers, Guns, and Money p. 60

NGOs and Globalization: Open Societies p. 70

NGOs and Global Technologies p. 72

NGOs and Open Economies p. 73

NGOs and States p. 75

NGOs and State Functions p. 77

NGOs Working Beyond Sovereignty p. 78

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 80

3 Multinational Corporations: Power and Responsibility in Global Business Networks p. 83

The Global Reach of MNCs p. 88

MNCs and the Globalization Debates p. 89

MNCs and Open Economies p. 90

MNCs and Open Technologies p. 93

MNCs and Open Societies p. 93

Rise of Private Power: Do Corporations Rule the World? p. 95

Private Power and Public Responsibility p. 100

MNCs, State Functions, and Sovereignty p. 105

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 107

4 Intergovernmental Organizations: Coalitions of Countries p. 109

The Expansion of IGOs p. 114

The United Nations p. 115

Open Economies and IGOs p. 120

Regional IGOs p. 125

Open Technologies and IGOs p. 126

Open Societies and IGOs p. 130

Conclusions: Opportunities and Challenges for IGOs Managing Global Issues p. 136

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 138

5 Religious Actors and Global Issues: God and Global Governance p. 141

Resurgent Religion and Challenged States p. 145

Religion and Globalization p. 149

Religion and Open Economies p. 151

Religion and Open Technologies p. 156

Religion and Open Societies p. 160

Getting Religion Right p. 164

Getting Religion Wrong in World Politics p. 165

Religion, War, and Peace p. 170

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 180

6 Refugees, IDPs, and Migrants: People beyond Borders p. 183

Why Does It Matter How Refugees Are Defined? p. 188

Globalization Helps People Move p. 193

NGOs Serving People on the Move p. 196

Never Again: The History of the UNHCR p. 200

Prospects for the Future p. 203

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 206

7 Environment and Health: Caring for Our Common Home p. 209

Cost Shifting p. 213

Land: Deforestation and Soil Loss p. 214

Biodiversity and Extinction p. 216

Water p. 218

Waste, Chemical, and Hazardous Waste Dumping p. 220

Air Pollution, Climate Change p. 224

Health and Disease p. 228

Open Markets and the Environment p. 231

Open Societies and Environmental Action p. 235

Open Technologies: Clean Energy p. 237

Good News: Cooperative Action Works p. 238

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 242

8 Terror in War and Peace: Weaponizing Fear p. 245

Defining Terrorism p. 250

Going Global p. 255

The Missing Link: The Private Sector and Curtailing Terrorism p. 258

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 265

9 Cyber Attacks beyond Borders p. 267

The Enemy Gets a Vote: Cyber Operations to Undermine Democracy p. 272

States Struggle to Keep Up with Cybersecurity p. 275

Patch and Pray Defense p. 280

Playing Offense: Cyberweapons Democratize and Privatize War p. 282

Drones and Cyberwar p. 290

Cybersecurity: Decentralized Public-Private Networks p. 297

Conclusions: Create New Ways to Cooperate p. 305

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 307

10 Global Criminal Networks: Old Challenges, New Means p. 311

Declining Violent Crime and War p. 314

Human Trafficking p. 316

Cooperation to Combat Human Trafficking p. 322

Money Laundering: Follow the Money p. 325

Environmental Crimes p. 330

The United States of Drugs p. 333

Counterfeit Medicines and Products p. 336

Open Markets, Legal and Illegal p. 337

Open Societies: Democracy on Drugs p. 337

Open Technologies and Crime p. 339

Conclusions: Criminals Go Beyond Sovereignty, So Must Our Cooperation Against Crime p. 340

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 342

11 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Challenges of Control and Elimination p. 345

Open Economies and WMD p. 353

Open Economies and New Forms of Cooperation: The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) p. 358

Open Technologies, WMD, and Terrorism p. 360

New Technologies and WMD p. 363

WMD: Different Availabilities and Impacts p. 366

Nuclear Weapons p. 367

Radiological Dispersal Devices p. 369

Biological Weapons p. 370

Chemical Weapons p. 374

Open Societies and Controlling WMD p. 375

Proliferation Prevention: Strengthening the NPT Regime p. 379

WMD and Terror Campaigns p. 381

Conclusions: Going Beyond Sovereignty to Counter WMD p. 382

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 383

12 The Future: Networked Sovereignty, Global Issues, and the Race between Cooperation and Catastrophe p. 387

Global Gaps p. 389

Globalization's Unintended Consequences p. 396

Policy Prescriptions p. 397

Does Sovereignty Still Matter? p. 404

Networked Sovereignty p. 406

Going Global Versus Going Local; Local Networks p. 410

Sovereignty and the Changing Ship of State p. 415

Conclusions: Cooperate or Die p. 418

Discussion Questions | Key Terms p. 422.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781538117330

1538117339

9781538117347

1538117347

OCLC:

1104321220