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Cosmopolitanism: Ideals and Realities

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4835-4
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December 2010, Polity
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Preface.

Introduction: Changing Forms of Global Order.

Towards a Multipolar World.

The Paradox of Our Times.

Economic Liberalism and International Market Integration.

Security.

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis.

Shared Problems and Collective Threats.

A Cosmopolitan Approach.

Democratic Public Law and Sovereignty.

Summary of the Book Ahead.

1 Cosmopolitanism: Ideas, Realities and Deficits.

Globalization.

The Global Governance Complex.

Globalization and Democracy: Five Disjunctures.

Cosmopolitanism: Ideas and Trajectories.

Cosmopolitan Realities.

Addressing the Institutional Deficit: Reframing the Market.

2 Principles of Cosmopolitan Order.

Cosmopolitan Principles.

Thick or Thin Cosmopolitanism?

Cosmopolitan Justifications.

From Cosmopolitan Principles to Cosmopolitan Law.

3 Restructuring Global Governance: Cosmopolitan Law and Institutional Requirements.

The Idea of Cosmopolitan Law.

Institutional Requirements.

In Sum.

Political Openings.

4 Violence, Law and Justice in a Global Age.

Rights and Responsibilities.

9/11, War and Justice.

Islam, the Kantian Heritage and Double Standards.

Concluding Reflections.

5 Reframing Global Governance: Apocalypse Soon or Reform!

The Paradox of Our Times.

Why Be Concerned with Global Challenges?

Deep Drivers and Governance Challenges.

Global Governance: Contemporary Surface Trends.

Problems and Dilemmas of Global Problem-Solving.

Strengthening Global Governance.

Global Governance and the Democratic Question.

Multilevel Citizenship, Multilayered Democracy.

6 Parallel Worlds: The Governance of Global Risks in Finance, Security, and the Environment.

Global Governance and the Paradox of Our Times.

The Global Governance of Finance.

The Global Governance of Security.

The Global Governance of the Environment.

Conclusion: Crisis, Politicization, and Reform.

7 Democracy, Climate Change and Global Governance.

Democracy I: The Democratic Nation-State and Climate Change.

Democracy II: Global Governance and Climate Change.

The Policy Debate: Squaring the Circle?

The Political Elements of a Democratic Global Deal.

Democracy and the Policy Menu Ahead.

Afterword.

Table 1: Cosmopolitan Principles and Justifications.

Table 2: Institutional Dimensions of Cosmopolitanism.

Table 3: Directions of Cosmopolitan Politics.

Acknowledgements.

List of Acronyms.

References.

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