The Idea of Global Civil Society: Ethics and Politics in a Globalizing Era (Routledge Ripe Studies in Global Political Economy)

This book evaluates the claim that in order to explore the changing social foundations of global power relations today, we need to include in our analysis an understanding of global civil society, particularly if we also wish to raise ethical questions about the changing political and institutional practices of transnational governance. Bridging the normative concerns of political theorists with the historical and institutional focus of scholars of international relations and international political economy, this book is of broad interest to students and researchers concerned with international relations, civil society, global governance and ethics. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Series preface......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 15 Introducing global civil society......Page 18 A global and civil society......Page 21 Contending narratives......Page 23 The normative implications of global civil society......Page 25 Plan of book......Page 29 Summary......Page 33 Part I Contesting global civil society......Page 34 2 Ideological contestation, transnational civil society and global politics......Page 35 Contesting global governance......Page 37 Global governance and civil society: delineating ideological contours......Page 39 Conservative neo-realism......Page 40 Varieties of liberalism......Page 43 Ideological contestation in global politics......Page 48 Conclusions......Page 50 Notes......Page 51 Introduction......Page 52 Lessons from the past......Page 55 Gramsci in historical context: war, the state and political power6......Page 56 Why civil society?......Page 58 The parameters of debate......Page 59 Some implications for thinking about global civil society......Page 61 Some tentative conclusions......Page 62 Notes......Page 63 Two views of civil society......Page 65 Institutions......Page 66 Hegel......Page 69 Modernization......Page 71 Three modes of structuration......Page 73 Participation......Page 74 Representation......Page 75 Recognition......Page 77 Conclusion......Page 80 Notes......Page 82 Part II Citizenship and global civil society......Page 83 5 Media, cultural citizenship and the global public sphere......Page 84 Media, citizenship and cultural power......Page 86 Cultural citizenship in a global mediated culture......Page 90 Human rights, social movements and global media......Page 91 Technocultures, media and community......Page 94 Speed and communication......Page 97 Moral indifference and cosmopolitanism......Page 98 Mediated citizenship......Page 100 Notes......Page 101 Introduction......Page 102 Citizenship—going global......Page 105 The civil society argument—going global......Page 109 Conclusion—subjects, citizens or pilgrims?......Page 115 Notes......Page 117 Introduction......Page 119 Empirical commonalities......Page 120 Normative commonalities......Page 122 Congruence and its critics......Page 125 Global citizenship requires more than global civil society......Page 126 Global citizenship requires less than global civil society......Page 127 A third way of conceiving global citizenship and global democracy......Page 130 Global governance......Page 133 Global citizenship......Page 136 Notes......Page 138 8 Global civil society, civilians and citizens......Page 139 Ethics and politics......Page 146 The citizenship supplement......Page 150 Civilians and citizens......Page 151 Notes......Page 155 Part III Governance and global civil society......Page 156 9 Global civil society and global governmentality......Page 157 Reflections on the global civil society discourse......Page 158 GCS as bounded space......Page 159 GCS as voluntary associations......Page 161 GCS as agent of empowerment/resistance......Page 164 Global civil society reconsidered......Page 166 From a non-governmental space to a means of governing......Page 167 From fixed agency to the politics of movement......Page 169 Uncovering the power in empowerment......Page 171 Concluding remarks......Page 175 Notes......Page 176 Introduction......Page 177 The evolution of international trade regulation and the sources of civil discontent......Page 178 Civil dissatisfaction and the WTO......Page 181 Managing civil society......Page 184 Geneva......Page 187 Seattle 1: the meeting......Page 188 Seattle 2: the aftermath......Page 189 Concluding remarks......Page 191 Notes......Page 193 Global finance and the puzzle of governance......Page 196 The changing governance problematic......Page 197 Governance, ‘publicness’ and consensus......Page 198 Mapping the public sphere......Page 201 Governance and civil society......Page 208 Conclusion: global capitalism, the public sphere and civil society......Page 210 Notes......Page 212 Global civil society and world order......Page 213 Coercion and consent......Page 215 Mobilization and citizenship......Page 217 Governance, power and discipline......Page 218 Summary......Page 220 References......Page 221 Index......Page 241 This Book Evaluates The Claim That We Need To Take Global Civil Society Into Account If We Are To Understand The Changing Social Foundations Of Global Power Relations Today, Particularly If We Wish To Raise Ethical Questions About The Changing Political And Institutional Practices Of Trans-national Governance. Bridging The Normative Concerns Of Political Theorists With The Historical And Institutional Focus Of Scholars Of International Relations And International Political Economy, This Book Will Be Of Broad Interest To Students And Researchers Concerned With International Relations, Civil Society, Global Governance And Ethics.--jacket. The Idea(l) Of Global Civil Society / Michael Kenny And Randall Germain -- Ideological Contestation, Transnational Civil Society And Global Politics / Andrew Gamble And Michael Kenny -- Intimations Of A Gramscian Approach To Global Civil Society / Anne Showstack Sassoon -- Late Modern Civil Society / Nicholas Onuf -- Media, Cultural Citizenship And The Global Public Sphere / Nick Stevenson -- Subjects, Citizens Or Pilgrims? : Citizenship And Civil Society In A Global Context / Kimberley Hutchings -- Situating Global Citizenship / Nigel Dower -- Global Civil Society, Civilians And Citizens / Mervyn Frost -- Global Civil Society And Global Governmentality / Louise Amoore And Paul Langley -- Managing Global Civil Society : The Wto's Engagement With Ngos / Rorden Wilkinson -- Global Modalities Of Financial Governance : The Public Sphere And Civil Society / Randall Germain -- Understanding Global Civil Society : Contestation, Citizenship, Governance / Randall Germain And Michael Kenny. Edited By Randall D. Germain And Michael Kenny. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [200]-216) And Index. The idea(l) of global civil society / Michael Kenny and Randall Germain Ideological contestation, trans-national civil society, and global politics / Andrew Gamble and Michael Kenny Intimations of a Gramscian approach to global civil society / Anne Showstack Sassoon Late modern civil society / Nicholas Onuf Media, cultural citizenship, and the global public sphere / Nick Stevenson Subjects, citizens, or pilgrims? : citizenship and civil society in a global context / Kimberley Hutchings Situating global citizenship / Nigel Dower Global civil society, civilians, and citizens / Mervyn Frost Global civil society and global governmentality / Louise Amoore and Paul Langley The management of global civil society : the WTO's engagement with NGO's / Rorden Wilkinson Global modalities of financial governance : the public sphere and civil society / Randall Germain Understanding global civil society : contestation, citizenship, governance / Randall Germain and Michael Kenny. This volume deepens our understanding of the normative tensions central to the way in which governance is changing under globalization, and illuminates the political realities which governance confronts