Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to oth
Participatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to oth
The over two dozen essays in this collection set themselves against two hegemonic theses of the post-soviet era of globalization: Fukuyama's "end of history" and Huntington's "clash of civilizations."
In the light of NATO's humanitarian war in Kosovo is it possible to understand or explain wars as an outcome of perceptions of rights? How did rights, be they divine rights in the Middle Ages, territo
While the 1990s gave rise to a wealth of literature on the notion of ethical foreign policy, it has tended to simply focus on a version of realism, which overlooks the role of ethics in international
While the 1990s gave rise to a wealth of literature on the notion of ethical foreign policy, it has tended to simply focus on a version of realism, which overlooks the role of ethics in international
Brocklehurst (U. of Wales-Swansea) begins by surveying some of the social and political criteria that are used to construct childhood in different cultures as well as the tools for reinforcing that co
Richard Falk's cosmopolitan tradition envisions global civil society emerging from the struggles of grass-roots movements and the concerns and actions of global citizens. The social scientists here ar
Nothing matters in politics now but power and money, the pundits proclaim, but Kane (U. of Hull, England) argues that principle still drives debates over some crucial important issues. He divides the
