Today we hear much talk of crisis and comparisons are often made with the Great Depression of the 1930s, but there is a crucial difference that sets our current malaise apart from the 1930s: today we no longer trust in the capacity of the state to resolve the crisis and to chart…
Today we hear much talk of crisis and comparisons are often made with the Great Depression of the 1930s, but there is a crucial difference that sets our current malaise apart from the 1930s: today we no longer trust in the capacity of the state to resolve the crisis and to chart…
Contents. Foreword. Introduction. CHAPTER ONE: The Present and the Past: Justitia, Cosmopolis and. Hospitalitas. 1. Issues of international ethics and law. 2. Political and cultural contexts: Globalization, modern, postmodern and. Anti-postmodern confusions. 3. Intellect…
We are used to thinking about inequality within countries - about rich Americans vs. poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citizens of the world? Worlds Apart addresses just how to measure global inequality among individuals, and shows that inequali…
1. Introduction to the international politics of the Middle East. 2. Core and periphery: the international system and the Middle East. 3 Identity and sovereignty in the regional system. 4. State formation and international behaviour. 5. Foreign policy msking in the Middle East. …
Do human rights offer real protection when disadvantaged groups invoke them at the local level in an attempt to improve their living conditions? If so, how can we make sure that the experiences of those invoking human rights at the local level have an impact on the further devel…
