This volume makes a challenging critique of the idea of Cosmopolis - that is, the idea of world or 'global' government. In recent years this idea has been put forward as a way of averting the threat of war and international disorder, and as a way of avoiding the destruction of the planet. Proponents of this idea call for a radical reform of the United Nations which aims to legitimize this institution as an international police force and as a provider of global justice. Zolo criticizes this new cosmopolitan philosophy and rejects the idea of trying to eliminate international conflict through the use of centralized and superior military force. He seeks instead to develop a conception of international relations which takes account of their pluralistic, dynamic and conflictual nature. This conception moves away from the logic of hierarchical centralization, which so dominates the UN Charter, and towards the logic of 'weak interventionism' and 'weak pacifism' which relies on self-organization, co-ordination and negotiation. Timely, provocative and iconoclastic, Cosmopolis is an important contribution to current debates in politics, international relations and social and political theory.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-13
9780745613000
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94720931
Product Key Features
Author
Danilo Zolo
Publication Name
Cosmopolis: Prospects for WORLD Government
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Government
Publication Year
1997
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
450g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Danilo Zolo
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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