* Leading scholars and political commentators from around the world present a thorough and groundbreaking evaluation of Americaa s global power and politics. * Provides both a rigorous and historically sensitive analysis of Americaa s military and political power.
Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership.
* A major new collection examining the economic and political challenges currently faced by multilateral and transnational governance institutions.
* An important new collection based on a series of recent Miliband lectures. * Leading figures discuss the pressing issues of climate change and sustainability. * This features contributions by Ulrich Beck, Onora O'Neill, Peter Singer, and Ed and David Miliband.
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of current debates about democracy across the globe. Since the political turmoil in Eastern Europe began in the 1980a s, the debate about the meaning and future of democracy has intensified.
Philosophers have never shied away from interrogating the nature of our obligations beyond borders.
It is now conventional wisdom to see the great policy challenges of the 21st century as inherently transnational, spilling across national boundaries. It is equally common to note the failures of the international institutions the world relies on to address such challenges.
* This revised and fully updated edition brings together the most original contributions from both sides of the globalization debate. * Extensive new material incorporates the latest developments and sets the issues in the context of a global order in constant flux.
This book focuses on elucidating leading theoretical approaches to understanding globalization, both in its current form and potential future shapes. It... Læs mere