On Global Order: Power, Values, and the Constitution on International Society: Power, Values, and the Constitution of International Society

How is the world organized politically? How should it be organized? What forms of political organization are required to deal with such global challenges as climate change, terrorism or nuclear proliferation? Drawing on work in international law, international relations and global governance, this book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the analysis of global political order--how patterns of governance and institutionalization in world politics have already changed; what the most important challenges are; and what the way forward might look like. The first section develops three analytical frameworks: a world of sovereign states capable of only limited cooperation; a world of ever-denser international institutions embodying the idea of an international community; and a world in which global governance moves beyond the state and into the realms of markets, civil society and networks. Part II examines five of the most important issues facing contemporary international society: nationalism and the politics of identity; human rights and democracy; war, violence and collective security; the ecological challenge; and the management of economic globalization in a highly unequal world. Part III considers the idea of an emerging multi-regional system; and the picture of global order built around US empire. The conclusion looks at the normative implications. If international society has indeed been changing in the ways discussed in this book, what ought we to do? And, still more crucially, who is the 'we' that is to be at the centre of this drive to create a morally better world? This book is concerned with the fate of international society in an era of globalization and the ability of the inherited society of sovereign states to provide a practically viable and normatively acceptable framework for global political order. It lays particular emphasis on the different forms of global inequality and the problems of legitimacy that these create and on the challenges posed by cultural diversity and value conflict. How is the world organized politically? How should it be organized? What forms of political organization are required to deal with such global challenges as climate change, terrorism, or nuclear proliferation? Drawing on work in international law, international relations, and global governance, this book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the analysis of global political order — how patterns of governance and institutionalization in world politics have already changed; what the most important challenges are; and what the way forward might look like. The first section develops three analytical frameworks: a world of sovereign states capable of only limited cooperation; a world of ever-denser international institutions embodying the idea of an international community; and a world in which global governance moves beyond the state and into the realms of markets, civil society and networks. Part II examines five of the most important issues facing contemporary international society: nationalism and the politics of identity; human rights and democracy; war, violence and collective security; the ecological challenge; and the management of economic globalization in a highly unequal world. Part III considers the idea of an emerging multi-regional system; and the picture of global order built around US empire. The conclusion looks at the normative implications. If international society has indeed been changing in the ways discussed in this book, what ought we to do? And, still more crucially, who is the 'we' that is to be at the centre of this drive to create a morally better world? This book is concerned with the fate of international society in an era of globalization and the ability of the inherited society of sovereign states to provide a practically viable and normatively acceptable framework for global political order. It lays particular emphasis on the different forms of global inequality and the problems of legitimacy that these create and on the challenges posed by cultural diversity and value conflict. How Is The World Organized Politically? What Forms Of International Political Organization Are Required To Deal With Such Problems As Climate Change, Nuclear Proliferation Or The Management Of Globalization? Drawing On Work In International Relations, International Law And Global Governance, This Book Aims To Provide A Clear And Wide-ranging Introduction To The Analysis Of Global Political Order. Connecting Classical Arguments With Contemporary Theories, It Explores The Fate Of International Society In An Era Of Globalization And Asks How It Has Confronted Its Three Most Fundamental Challenges The Promotion Of Common Interest; The Management Of Unequal Power; And The Mediation Of Diversity And Conflicting Values.--jacket. Governing The Globe -- The Anarchical Society Revisited -- State Solidarism And Global Liberalism -- Complex Governance Beyond The State -- Nationalism And The Politics Of Identity -- Human Rights And Democracy -- War, Violence, And Collective Security -- Economic Globalization In An Unequal World -- The Ecological Challenge -- One World? Many Worlds? -- Empire Reborn? -- The State Of International Society And The Pursuit Of Justice. Andrew Hurrell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [319]-347) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 1. Governing the globe......Page 10 Part I. Frameworks......Page 32 2. The anarchical society revisited......Page 34 3. State solidarism and global liberalism......Page 66 4. Complex governance beyond the state......Page 104 Part II. Issues......Page 128 5. Nationalism and the politics of identity......Page 130 6. Human rights and democracy......Page 152 7. War, violence, and collective security......Page 174 8. Economic globalization in an unequal world......Page 203 9. The ecological challenge......Page 225 Part III. Alternatives......Page 246 10. One world? Many worlds?......Page 248 11. Empire reborn?......Page 271 Part IV. Conclusions......Page 294 12. The state of international society and the pursuit of justice......Page 296 Bibliography......Page 328 C......Page 357 G......Page 358 I......Page 359 M......Page 360 R......Page 361 T......Page 362 Z......Page 363 "How is the world organized politically? What forms of international political organization are required to deal with such problems as climate change, nuclear proliferation or the management of globalization? Drawing on work in International Relations, International Law and Global Governance, this book aims to provide a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the analysis of global political order. Connecting classical arguments with contemporary theories, it explores the fate of international society in an era of globalization and asks how it has confronted its three most fundamental challenges the promotion of common interest; the management of unequal power; and the mediation of diversity and conflicting values." -- Jacket A clear and wide-ranging introduction to the analysis of global political order, this book offers engaging answers to the key questions of contemporary world politics