Beyond Sovereignty: Issues for a Global Agenda - Softcover

Deepen your understanding of global issues with BEYOND SOVEREIGNTY: ISSUES FOR A GLOBAL AGENDA. Author Maryann Cusimano Love helps you put the subjects of today's headlines -- such as global poverty and debt, the environmental crisis, terrorism, disease, WMD proliferation, international crime, drug trafficking, and human trafficking -- into the larger context of globalization. Throughout, the author argues that since global challenges go beyond borders, the solutions to these challenges are to be found beyond sovereignty. Benefits: NEW! New chapter on Globalization and the Environment. The final chapter considers the various institutional gaps that globalization exacerbates -- capacity gaps, participation gaps, jurisdiction gaps, ethical gaps, and legitimacy gaps -- and discusses ways in which institutions are trying to manage global problems. NEW! New chapter on Globalization and the Environment. NEW! New chapter on God and Governance. NEW! Each chapter begins with a new, compelling case from today's headlines and examine issues such as the effects of the global economic crisis, the swine flu outbreak, refugees from Pakistan and Eastern Congo, and environmental refugees affected by global warming. NEW! Revised chapters--with updated theoretical discussions--on the globalization, sovereignty, and democracy debates. NEW! Updated coverage of NGOs, terrorism, global crime, and the WMD threat environment, including the most up-to-date statistics. NEW! New highlights of ethical dilemmas in world politics and policy. Each chapter addresses the common themes of globalization, the rise of non-state actors, attempted solutions, and the effects of the attempts to manage global issues on sovereignty. Each chapter offers policy prescriptions so that you can evaluate the current attempts to manage global problems. The author opens the collection with a concise explanation of the current debates over globalization, democratization, open mark