R. Paehlke

Hegemony and Global Citizenship

Transitional Governance for the 21st Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

• Philosophy, Public Policy, and Transnational Law
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-50191-5
• 1st ed. 2014
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781349501915
• ISBN-10: 1349501913
• Artikelnr.: 45082714

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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