Beardsworth Cosmopolitanism and International Relations Theory

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-3730-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Globalization has been contested in recent times. Among thecritical perspectives is cosmopolitanism. Yet, with the exceptionof normative theory, international relations as a field has ignoredcosmopolitan thinking. This book redresses this gap and develops adialogue between cosmopolitanism and international relations. Thedialogue is structured around three debates betweennon-universalist theories of international relations andcontemporary cosmopolitan thought.
The theories chosen are realism, (post-)Marxism andpostmodernism. All three criticize liberalism in the internationaldomain, and, therefore, cosmopolitanism as an offshoot ofliberalism. In the light of each school's respective critique ofuniversalism, the book suggests both the importance and difficultyof the cosmopolitan perspective in the contemporary world.Beardsworth emphasizes the need for global leadership atnation-state level, re-embedding of the world economy, acosmopolitan politics of the lesser violence, and cosmopolitanpolitical judgement. He also suggests research agendas to situatefurther contemporary cosmopolitanism in international relationstheory.
This book will appeal to all students of political theory andinternational relations, especially those who are seeking morearticulation of the main issues between cosmopolitanism and itscritics in international relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beardsworth, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
1 The Spectrum of Cosmopolitanism 16
1 The Historical Background to the Cosmopolitan Disposition17
2 The Cosmopolitan Spectrum 21
2.1 Cultural cosmopolitanism 21
2.2 Moral cosmopolitanism 23
2.3 Normative cosmopolitanism 29
2.4 Institutional cosmopolitanism 34
2.5 Legal cosmopolitanism 36
2.6 Political cosmopolitanism 40
3 Conclusion 46
2 The Realist Critique of Cosmopolitanism 48
1 The Major Tenets of Realism 49
2 Critique of Cosmopolitanism 56
2.1 The Realist approach to international law 56
2.2 Cosmopolitan 'domination' 63
2.3 Humanitarian intervention and political moralism 66
2.4 Towards a prudent politics of limits 70
3 Conclusion 73
3 A Cosmopolitan Response to Realism 75
1 The Status of the Normative in Conditions of Interdependence76
2 Power, Interest and Legitimacy: A Cosmopolitan Perspective81
3 Category Errors: Domestic Analogy,'Legalistic-Moralistic' Fallacy and Anarchy 90
4 Humanitarian Intervention: Towards a Cosmopolitan Realism97
5 From the Principle of Sovereignty to the Principle ofSubsidiarity 104
6 Conclusion 108
4 The Marxist Critique of Cosmopolitanism 111
1 The Major Tenets of Marxism 114
2 From Embedded Liberalism to Neo-liberalism 122
3 The Marxist Critique of Cosmopolitanism 128
3.1 Cosmopolitan lack of economic analysis and complicity withglobal liberal governance 130
3.2 Deep reasons for global inequality: beyond cosmopolitansurface 134
3.3 The cosmopolitan substitution of ethics for politics 137
3.4 Nation-state particularity contra cosmopolitan universality:the Marxist response to globalization 138
4 Conclusion 139
5 A Cosmopolitan Response to Marxism 141
1 Cosmopolitan Reformism 144
1.1 Cosmopolitanism and the capitalist system 144
1.2 Cosmopolitan refl ection on the market and regulation146
2 'Global Social Democracy': What Can This Concept Mean?Re-embedded Liberalism 153
3 The Cosmopolitan Logic of Re-embedded Liberalism 159
4 Global Energy Futures: Economic Dilemma and State Leadership162
5 Conclusion 169
6 The Postmodern Critique of Cosmopolitanism 172
1 Postmodernism, Modernity and IR 173
2 Foucault and Agamben: The Biopolitical Fate of LiberalGovernmentality 176
3 The Illiberal Practices of Global Liberal Governance 182
3.1 The politics of security 182
3.2 The liberal way of war 183
3.3 Depoliticization of the victim 187
4 Jacques Derrida: Law, Democracy-to-come and Ethico-politicalResponsibility 189
5 Conclusion 197
7 A Cosmopolitan Response to Postmodernism 199
1 The Logic of Liberal Law I: What Is Liberal Law? 200
2 The Logic of Liberal Law II: Cosmopolitan Response toPostmodern Refl ection on Law 204
3 A Politics of the Lesser Violence: Cosmopolitan Response toIlliberal Liberalism 210
4 Political Judgement and Risk: A Cosmopolitan Response toDerrida and his IR Legacy 218
5 Conclusion 224
Conclusion: Idealism and Realism Today 227
Notes 238
References 244
Index 264

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Beardsworth is professor of political philosophy and international relations at the American University of Paris.