Legitimacy in International Society

ISBN-13: 9780199219193 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str.

Ian Clark

Opis

Policy makers and publics alike regularly debate the legitimacy of international events, such as the war on terror, or war in Iraq. But what exactly does legitimacy mean in an international setting? This major new work provides the first historically and theoretically grounded analysis of this critical issue in contemporary society. Drawing on both historical and recent events, Clark provides a lucid demonstration of how legitimacy is a highly political condition, related in complex ways to consensus, other values, and balances of power.

Recenzje

Ian Clark's exceptionally interesting book should reinvigorate the debate about the nature of legitimacy in the rapidly evolving international context. This important book deserves a significant audience.

O autorze

Educated at Glasgow University and Australian National University. Professor of International Politics at Aberystwyth since 1998. 1984-1997 University of Cambridge. Fellow of the British Academy. Honorary Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Author of several books from OUP, including Legitimacy in International Society, The Post-Cold War Order, Globalization and the Theory of International Relations; and Globalization and Fragmentation.