Emerging Conflicts of Principle: International Relations and the Clash Between Cosmopolitanism and Republicanism
Thomas Kane.
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT
Ashgate
2008
183 p.
Ethics and global politics
E.Book: 25075
Debates over the ethics of war, economic redistribution, resource consumption and the rights and responsibilities associated with membership of a political community are just some of the major conflicts of principle identified by Thomas Kane which characterize world politics today. According to the author, debates such as these are being drawn towards increasingly polarized positions represented by strongly universalist and particularist moral and political ideologies, such as cosmopolitanism and republicanism. Kane analyzes each of these areas, identifying that the potential for ideologically-driven conflict will constitute the greatest challenge facing scholars and policy makers in the twenty-first century.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-179) and index.
The return of principle -- The stillborn consensus -- Republic or cosmopolis? -- The sincerity of the cosmopolitans -- Opposing camps -- Once and future battlefields
International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.