Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty: The Postmodern Paradox (International Political Economy Series)

This book explores the concept of sovereignty in the post-modern world and its interrelationship to problems and issues facing the Third World. Specifically it examines the theoretical and practical dimensions of sovereignty in the current era, such as its changing dimensions and possible disintegration. These issues are placed into a real-world context by examining their relationships to political and economic development in the Third World. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty: Problems with(out) Borders....Pages 1-12 Space/Time/Sovereignty....Pages 13-27 State Sovereignty, the Politics of Identity and the Place of the Political....Pages 28-38 Moral Geographies and the Ethics of Post-Sovereignty....Pages 39-59 Community, Recognition, and Normative Sovereignty: Reaching beyond the Boundaries of States....Pages 60-82 The Third World and a Problem with Borders....Pages 83-101 Conditionalities without End: Hegemony, Neo-Liberalism and the Demise of Sovereignty in the South....Pages 102-119 The Nexus of Sovereignty and Regionalism in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa....Pages 120-138 The Decline of Sovereignty?....Pages 139-151 Third-World Problem-Solving and the ‘Religion’ of Sovereignty: Trends and Propsects....Pages 152-163 Back Matter....Pages 164-185 "The meaning and utility of sovereignty as an operative concept in transnational politics are suspect. The traditional conception of sovereignty that looks on the state as the supreme actor in the global community does not help us in either defining current international problems or in fashioning workable solutions. This is most apparent in the Third World. States that have been hostage to the ravages of colonialism and the asymmetrical relationships inherent in global capitalism face increased marginalization and decay in a post-Cold War world. This book fuses a critical discussion of sovereignty in its theoretical form with the political and economic issues confronting the Third World today."--BOOK JACKET This study explores the concept of sovereignty in the postmodern world and its interrelationship to problems and issues facing the Third World. It examines the theoretical and practical dimensions of sovereignty in the current era, such as its changing dimensions and possible disintegration. Edited By Mark E. Denham And Mark Owen Lombardi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 164-180) And Index.