Global Civil Society 2006/7

Informationen zum Autor Helmut K. Anheier (PhD! Yale) is Dean and Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. He holds a chair of Sociology at Heidelberg University and serves as Academic Director of the Center for Social Investment. From 2001 to 2009! he was Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare at UCLA's School of Public Affairs and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. Professor Anheier founded and directed the Centre for Civil Society at LSE and the Center for Civil Society at UCLA. Before embarking on an academic career! he served as social affairs officer to the United Nations. He is currently researching the nexus between globalisation! civil society! and culture and is interested in policy analysis and methodological questions. Klappentext 'Even though current public interest and engagement in issues of global violence are the results of terribly tragic and disturbing events! it is good that these matters are receiving widespread attention. I argue for a wider use of our voice in the working of global civil society - to be distinguished from military initiatives and strategic activities of governments. The Global Civil Society Yearbook can make a substantial contribution to the expression of public voice without border' - Amartya Sen Suicide bombings! collateral damage! kidnappings and air strikes pepper the lexicon of twenty-first century politics. Global Civil Society 2006/7 explores the complex relationship between violence! civil society and legitimacy in a unique dialogue that crosses political! cultural and religious boundaries. Is the use of violence by non-state actors ever justified? How is violence transmitted from the private to the public sphere? Why is terror and 'the war on terror' catalysing rather than suppressing violence? Do Western and Islamic traditions of thought offer any solutions? This edition of the Yearbook also includes new research on economic and social rights! the politics of water! and football. Chapters include: - Not Even a Tree: Can Violence be Justified in a Global Era? Mary Kaldor and Heba Raouf Ezzat - Bringing Violence 'Back Home' Jenny Pearce - Pipe dream or Panacea? Global Civil Society and Economic and Social Rights Marlies Glasius - War and Peace: the Role of Global Civil Society Mary Kaldor! Denisa Kostovicova! and Yahia Said - Water: a Global Contestation Willemijn Dicke! Patrick Bond! Fadia Daibes-Murad! Sanjeev Khagram! Alessandro Palmieri! Carlos Vainer! Zoë Wilson and Patricia Wouters - The Church! the Mosque and Global Civil Society Mark Juergensmeyer - The Odd Couple: Football and Global Civil Society David Goldblatt Zusammenfassung Suicide bombings! collateral damage! kidnappings and air strikes pepper the lexicon of twenty-first century politics. This title explores the complex relationship between violence! civil society and legitimacy in a unique dialogue that crosses political! cultural and religious boundaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Martin Albrow and Helmut Anheier CONCEPTS 'Not Even a Tree' - Heba Raouf Ezzat and Mary Kaldor Delegitimising Violence and the Prospects for Pre-emptive Civility Bringing Violence 'Back Home' - Jenny Pearce Gender Socialisation and the Transmission of Violence through Time and Space ISSUES Pipe Dream or Panacea? - Marlies Glasius Global Civil Society and Economic and Social Rights War and Peace - Mary Kaldor! Denisa Kostovicova and Yahia Said The Role of Global Civil Society Water - Edited by Willemijn Dicke and Fiona Holland with contributions from Patrick Bond! Fadia Daibes-Murad! Sanjeev Khagram! Alessandro Palmieri! Carlos B Vainer! Zoë Wilson and Patricia Wouters a Global Contestation INFRASTRUCTURE ...

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• Authors: Helmut K Kaldor Anheier, Helmut K. Kaldor Anheier, Mary (EDT)/ Albrow Kaldor
• Assisted by: Martin Albrow (Editor), Helmut K. Anheier (Editor), Marlies Glasius (Editor), Mary Kaldor (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2006
• EAN: 9781412934367
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-3436-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Global Civil Society - Year Bo; Global Civil Society - Year Bo
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education