Screen LibraryThe Global Society and Its Enemies : Liberal Order Beyond the Third World War /
This book discusses contemporary constellations of international politics and global transformation. It offers guidance on how to conceptualize the complexity of current global changes and practical policy advice in order to promote an open global society. In the light of today s challenges, the aut...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Global Power Shift, Comparative Analysis and Perspectives,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55904-9 |
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This book discusses contemporary constellations of international politics and global transformation. It offers guidance on how to conceptualize the complexity of current global changes and practical policy advice in order to promote an open global society. In the light of today s challenges, the author re-interprets the main argument of the philosopher Karl Popper in "The Open Society and Its Enemies". Based on this framework and new empirical evidence, the book discusses the thesis of an ongoing Third World War, triggered by fundamental deficits in nation-building, occurring primarily withi |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (VIII, 243 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9783319559049 |
| Index Number: | JZ1317 |
| CLC: | D81 |
| Contents: | Introduction: The World in Times of Globality -- Third World War: The Enemies of Global Society -- Spaces and Spheres -- Borders and Orders -- People and Peoples -- Sources and Resources -- A New World Order: The Global Society and its Friends -- Outlook: Prospects and Uncertainties. |