war, future crises and changes in global governance /
Heikki Patomäki.
New York :
Routledge,
2008.
xv, 292 pages :
illustrations, map ;
25 cm.
Rethinking globalizations ;
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285) and index.
Introduction -- Global security : learning from possible futures -- Explaining the First World War : learning from classical theories of imperialism -- The origins of the First World War : using historical counterfactuals in constructing open-system explanations -- The long downward wave of the world economy in the late twentieth century : towards a return of the past? -- Global insecurity in the early twenty-first century : neoliberalisation and the rise of new imperialism -- Possible futures A : the logic of violence and war returns to the core areas of global political economy -- Possible futures B and C : wars, crises and peaceful transformations of global governance -- Conclusions : is the future of global security a tragedy, farce, or comedy? -- Appendix 1: How to analyse and help to solve global collective dilemmas -- Appendix 2: Layers of agency, structures and geo-historical nodal points that explain the First World War.
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"What are the possibilities for and conditions of global security in the twenty-first century?" "This book provides an innovative study of future wars, crises and transformations of the global political economy. It brings together economic theory, political economy, peace and conflict research, philosophy and historical analogy to explore alternatives for the future." "Patomaki develops a bold, original and thought-provoking political economy analysis of the late twentieth-century neo-liberalisation and globalisation and their real effects, which he describes as a twenty-first-century version of imperialism. In order for us to understand global security and to anticipate the potential threats and crises, he argues that a holistic understanding and explanation of history is necessary and demonstrates that a systematic causal analysis of structures and processes is required. Putting this theory into practice, Patomaki constructs a comparative explanatory model that traces the rise of imperialism in the late nineteenth century, culminating in the First World War. He argues that even a partial return to nineteenth-century ideals and practices is very likely to be highly counterproductive in the twenty-first century world and could become a recipe for a major global catastrophe." "This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, globalisation studies, politics, economics and security studies."--Jacket.