Author: Robert Fine
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: ideas, key, cosmopolitanism
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-01-09
List price: $135.00
ISBN-10: 0415392241
ISBN-13: 9780415392242

The idea of cosmopolitanism has informed some of the most important developments in current sociology. It has changed the way in which we think about a vast array of issues: the forces of globalization, the resurgence of nationalism, the future of political community in Europe, the role of international law in social life, changing forms of violence and even the life of the mind. This book explains what cosmopolitanism is and why it has grabbed the sociological imagination. Robert Fine explores the concept of cosmopolitanism and its application to a range of contemporary issues, including

Authors:Jan Klabbers, Jarna Petma,
Publisher: Brill Publishing
Keywords: cosmopolitanism, nordic
Number of Pages: 538
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9004136169
ISBN-13: 9789004136168

The present collection of essays for Martti Koskenniemi provides a wide-ranging overview of the state of Nordic international legal scholarship. In addition to the more theoretical discussions, it engages with a variety of current debates (such as the war on terrorism, the criminalization of international law and the position of human rights in the European Union, for example). The collection, with a mixture of academics and practitioners, will prove useful to scholars in international law, international relations and related disciplines, as well as officials of states and international organi

Author: David Held
Publisher: Polity
Keywords: realities, ideals, cosmopolitanism
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2010-12-21
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 0745648355
ISBN-13: 9780745648354

Author: David Held
Publisher: Polity
Keywords: realities, ideals, cosmopolitanism
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2010-12-28
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0745648363
ISBN-13: 9780745648361

This book sets out the case for a cosmopolitan approach to contemporary global politics. It presents a systematic theory of cosmopolitanism, explicating its core principles and justifications, and examines the role many of these principles have played in the development of global politics, such as framing the human rights regime. The framework is then used to address some of the most pressing issues of our time: the crisis of financial markets, climate change and the fallout from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In each case, Held argues that realistic politics is exhausted, and that cosmopol

Author: Jacques Derrida
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: action, thinking, forgiveness, cosmopolitanism
Number of Pages: 94
Published: 2001-06-26
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0415227127
ISBN-13: 9780415227124

On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness is a fascinating and telling work by one of the world’s leading thinkers. In an accessible but provocative manner, Jacques Derrida unravels and confronts two pressing problems: the explosive tensions between refugee and asylum rights and the ethic of hospitality; and the dilemma of reconciliation and amnesty where the bloody traumas of history demand forgiveness. Throughout the book, Derrida makes use of compelling examples to argue that true forgiveness consists in forgiving the unforgiveable. These include the emotive issue of "open cities" where m

Author: Seyla Benhabib
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: lectures, tanner, berkeley, cosmopolitanism
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0195369874
ISBN-13: 9780195369878

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice -- norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture, Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can be mitigated through the renegotiation of the dual commitments to human rights and sovereign self-determination. Her second lecture deve

Author: Charles Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: cosmopolitanism, defending, justice, global
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2001-06-21
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0199242224
ISBN-13: 9780199242221

What obligations do wealthy people have to ensure that the world’s poor achieve a quality of life that is recognizably human? This is the fundamental question of international distributive justice and one that has only been seriously debated in the last twenty-five years. This highly informative work analyzes the relative merits of the core moral perspectives framing the debates, including the universalist, nationalist, patriotism, and relativist. It presents an engaging argument for universal basic human rights, making it an ideal resource for anyone interested in political theory, phil