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What is the proper subject matter for political theory? Uncertainty about the most appropriate way of answering these questions provides the key rationales for this volume: to provide a comprehensive overview of the central questions and debates in contemporary political thought and to offer guidelines for the reformulation of political theory made necessary by the philosophical and substantive problems it faces today. The twelve essays in thi...

At a time of real flux in UK domestic politics and of rapid change in international politics, this timely new book, with contributions from leading figures in international politics, is an indispensable guide to the UKs foreign policy options and to the prospects and possibilities of a more values-driven and effective UK foreign policy.

Ob Seuchen oder Terrorismus - für globale Probleme gibt es keine nationalen Lösungen. Doch welcher Akteur könnte diese Herausforderungen bewältigen? Für David Held ist dazu nur eine große Koalition aus alten Europäern und liberalen Amerikanern, Entwicklungsländern und sozialen Bewegungen in der Lage. Diesem Bündnis für globale soziale Demokratie hat er ein Grundsatzprogramm geschrieben. Jenseits von Radikalopposition und neoliberalem »Weiter s...

Remixe, Mashups und Collagen sind Kunstformen, die durch das Internet zum Massenphänomen geworden sind. Kunstformen, die als "Straßenkunst" herabgesetzt und marginalisiert werden, weil sie sich in den gängigen Verwertungsformeln nicht fassen lassen. Die rechtlichen Grenzen für die resultierenden Werke sind unklar, oder es ist schlicht illegal. Eine Untersuchung im Grenzbereich und dahinter. Interviewt werden David Wessel alias Mashup Germany, ...

In this book David Held provides a much-needed introduction to, and evaluation of, critical theory. He is concerned mainly with the thought of the Frankfurt school - Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, in particular - and with Habermas, one of Europe's leading contemporary thinkers.

In this volume leading analysts of globalization discuss the economic, political and ethical implications of global economic integration.

An exploration of questions of crucial importance to the creation of a legitimate system of global governance. Written by a group of prominent international scholars and experts of global governance.

In this pathbreaking book, one of the world's leading analysts of globalization and global governance confronts the failures of international politics in the aftermath of 9/11 and the war against Iraq. He argues that there were and are alternatives to the way the western coalitions responded to the profound challenges of mass terrorism and political violence - alternatives which can better address the roots of these challenges and deliver poli...

Since 2007 the world has lurched from one crisis to the next. The rise of new powers, the collapse of our global financial system, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and crisis in the Eurozone have led to a build up of risks that is likely to provoke a more general crisis in our system of global governance if it cannot be made fairer, more effective and accountable. In this book, nine leading scholars explore the fault lines and mounting ch...

Since 2007 the world has lurched from one crisis to the next. The rise of new powers, the collapse of our global financial system, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and crisis in the Eurozone have led to a build up of risks that is likely to provoke a more general crisis in our system of global governance if it cannot be made fairer, more effective and accountable. In this book, nine leading scholars explore the fault lines and mounting ch...

Models of Democracy" provides a critical reassessment of major theories of democracy from ancient Greece to the present, along with the author's own prescription for revitalizing contemporary democratic politics.

Comprehensive and cutting edge introduction to the moral aspects of global politics today.

Philosophers have never shied away from interrogating the nature of our obligations beyond borders. From Hobbes to the international lawyers Grotius, Pufendorf, Vattel, and of course Kant, modern philosophy has always attempted to define the nature and shape of a just international order, and the types of mutual obligations members of different political communities might share. In today's hyper-connected world, these issues are more important...

Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges for human society in the twenty-first century, yet there is a major disconnect between our actions to deal with it and the gravity of the threat it implies. In a world where the fate of countries is increasingly intertwined, how should we think about, and accordingly, how should we manage, the types of risk posed by anthropogenic climate change? The problem is multi-faceted, and involves not...

An important new collection based on a series of recent Miliband lectures. Leading figures discuss the pressing issues of climate change and sustainability. This features contributions by Ulrich Beck, Onora O′Neill, Peter Singer, and Ed and David Miliband.

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* Third edition of this hugely successful textbook which has proven immensely popular among students and specialists worldwide. * Provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to central accounts of democracy from classical Greece to the present and a critical discussion of what democracy should mean today.

Is globalization being eclipsed by a resurgent geopolitics? Does the war on terror denote the end of globalization or a new phase of militarized globalization? Empire or globalization - are these the right terms to describe the current global order? The second edition of this highly successful book tests the claims of those who dismiss the continuing significance of globalization through a comprehensive assessment of contemporary global trend...

Is globalization being eclipsed by a resurgent geopolitics? Does the war on terror denote the end of globalization or a new phase of militarized globalization? Empire or globalization - are these the right terms to describe the current global order? The second edition of this highly successful book tests the claims of those who dismiss the continuing significance of globalization through a comprehensive assessment of contemporary global trend...

The first two editions of Models of Democracy have provenimmensely popular among students and specialists worldwide. In asuccinct and far-reaching analysis, David Held provides anintroduction to central accounts of democracy from classical Greeceto the present and a critical discussion of what democracy shouldmean today. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated totake account of significant transformations in world politics, ...