Globalization, Democratization and Multilateralism |
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Editor:
| Gill, Stephen |
Series title: | Macmillan International Political Economy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-333-67833-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $289.95 |
Book Description:
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Globalization involves structural changes in forms of state, society and culture, ecology and political economy and in ethics and expectations. In this collection, globalization and multilateralism are linked to questions of epistemology, ontology, and strategy. Epistemology entails critical questioning of the nature of knowledge and its foundations. Ontology concerns the significant factors in global political economy. Strategy involves how to move world affairs from its present...
More DescriptionGlobalization involves structural changes in forms of state, society and culture, ecology and political economy and in ethics and expectations. In this collection, globalization and multilateralism are linked to questions of epistemology, ontology, and strategy. Epistemology entails critical questioning of the nature of knowledge and its foundations. Ontology concerns the significant factors in global political economy. Strategy involves how to move world affairs from its present condition towards normative goals enunciated in the MUNS programme, so as to promote collective ability to channel structural change in a more democratic direction.