Embedded Cosmopolitanism - Duties to Strangers and Enemies in a World of 'dislocated Communities'

Zusatztext Erskine seeks to bring together three disciplinary fields, moral philosophy, political philosophy, and normative IR theory; she does so in a clear and lucid manner throughout, and since hardly any reader will have the expertise in all three of these fields that Erskine possesses, everyone will learn and take something from this book. Informationen zum Autor Toni Erskine is Professor of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, UK Klappentext Dr Erskine's 'embedded cosmopolitanism' embraces the perspective of local loyalties, communities and cultures in the theory of why we have duties to 'strangers' and 'enemies' in world politics. Taking examples from the 'war on terror', she examines duties to 'enemies' through norms of non-combatant immunity and the prohibition against torture. Zusammenfassung Dr Erskine's 'embedded cosmopolitanism' embraces the perspective of local loyalties, communities and cultures in the theory of why we have duties to 'strangers' and 'enemies' in world politics. Taking examples from the 'war on terror', she examines duties to 'enemies' through norms of non-combatant immunity and the prohibition against torture.

Product details

• Authors: Toni Erskine, Toni (Professor of International Politics Erskine
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9780197264379
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726437-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs; British Academy Monographs; British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs; British Academy Postdoctoral F
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy