Hegemony and Global Citizenship - Transitional Governance for the 21st Century

The first decade of the 21st century raised many questions regarding hegemonic power. This system for managing global affairs has significant costs and limits. This book explores one alternative, global citizenship and more democratic global governance - an alternative that is arguably now both necessary and possible.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Hegemony's Comforts, Hegemony's Price 2. A Tale of Three Cities: Kyoto, Baghdad and New Orleans 3. The Evolution of Citizenship: from Athens to Earth 4. From New American Century to Global Age America? 5. Global Citizenship without Global Government 6. Conclusion: Building Global Citizenship Notes Bibliography Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert Paehlke is Professor Emeritus at Trent University where he was the first editor of the Canadian environmental journal/magazine Alternatives. His books include Some Like It Cold: the Politics of Climate Change in Canada (2008), Democracy's Dilemma: Environment, Social Equity and the Global Economy (2004), and Environmentalism and the Future Of Progressive Politics (1991).

Zusammenfassung

The first decade of the 21st century raised many questions regarding hegemonic power. This system for managing global affairs has significant costs and limits. This book explores one alternative, global citizenship and more democratic global governance - an alternative that is arguably now both necessary and possible.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R Paehlke, R. Paehlke, Robert C. Paehlke
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 23.12.2014
• EAN: 9781349501915
• ISBN: 978-1-349-50191-5
• Seiten: 250
• Serien: Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law; Philosophy, Public Policy, and; Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Theorien und Ideengeschichte; B, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, social and political philosophy, Communication Studies, Public Administration, Public Policy, Political science and theory, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Communication, Political structure and processes, Communication in politics, Political planning, Political science—Philosophy, citizenship;global governance;governance;Government