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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Bukovansky, Mlada (1962-....)
Clark, Ian (1949-....)
Eckersley, Robyn (1958-....)
Price, Richard M. (1964-....)
Reus-Smit, Christian (1961-....)
Wheeler, Nicholas J.
Titre(s) : Special responsibilities [Texte électronique] : global problems and American power / Mlada Bukovansky, Ian Clark, Robyn Eckersley, Richard Price, Christian Reus-Smit, Nicholas J. Wheeler
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
Note(s) : "The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers
and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought
to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are
yet to provide any in-depth analysis of this fascinating aspect of world politics.
This path-breaking study examines the nature of special responsibilities, the complex
politics that surround them and how they condition international social power. The
argument is illustrated with detailed case-studies of nuclear proliferation, climate
change and global finance. All three problems have been addressed by an allocation
of special responsibilities, but while this has structured politics in these areas,
it has also been the subject of ongoing contestation. With a focus on the United States,
this book argues that power must be understood as a social phenomenon and that American
power varies significantly across security, economic and environmental domains"--
Sujet(s) : Responsabilité -- Aspect politique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781139424110
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43708044n
Notice n° :
FRBNF43708044
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Table des matières : Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical framework -- A practice in search of a theory
-- Special responsibilities in world politics -- Part II. Three global problems --
Nuclear proliferation -- Climate change -- Global finance -- Part III. Ethical dimensions
-- The ethics of special responsibilities -- Conclusion.