From International to World Society?: English School Theory and the Social Structure of Globalisation

ISBN-13: 9780521833486 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 320 str.

Barry Buzan; Steve Smith; Thomas Biersteker

Opis

How is the concept of society understood on a global scale, since members are not individuals, but states, firms, NGOs and nations? Barry Buzan offers an original contribution to the "English School" theory. His study establishes a new theoretical framework emphasizing social structure that can be used to address globalization as complex political interplay among state and non-state actors.

Recenzje

'… an impressively detailed taxonomical reworking of the conceptual apparatus of EST, articulated with elaborate precision. … powerful and convincing'. Political Studies Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. English school theory and its problems: an overview; 2. World society in English school theory; 3. Concepts of world society outside the English school; 4. Reimagining the English school's triad; 5. Reconstructing the pluralist-solidarist debate; 6. The primary institutions of international society; 7. Bringing geography back in; 8. Conclusions: a portrait of contemporary interstate society.