The Social in the Global

Social Theory, Governmentality and Global Politics

AvJonathan Joseph

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

How do influential social ideas contribute to global governance? This book takes an original approach to international relations by looking at the way social ideas help to portray the world in a particular way. Jonathan Joseph begins by analysing the role of important concepts such as globalisation, global civil society, social capital, networks and risk; then examines the role these concepts play in the discourse of international organisations. Using the concept of governmentality, he argues that contemporary social theories help justify contemporary forms of governance. By comparing organisations like the EU and the World Bank, Joseph investigates the extent to which these ideas are influential in theory and in practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107022904

Utforska kategorier

Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jonathan Joseph is Reader in Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent. His areas of research span politics, international relations, social theory and philosophy of social science.

Recensioner i media

'In this outstanding monograph Jonathan Joseph employs a Marxist reading of Foucault's notion of governmentality to interrogate notions of global governance, civil society, networks, social capital and other recent imports into international relations from social theory. Apart from the clear and thoughtful exposition of these theoretical notions, what distinguishes this book is the very insightful application of these notions to actual institutions, the European Union and the World Bank. Very highly recommended!' Chris Brown, London School of Economics and Political Science

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. Governmentality and Social Theory: 1. Introduction: social theory, governmentality and global politics; 2. Putting governmentality in its place; 3. Globalisation, global governance and global civil society; 4. Networks, governance and social capital; 5. Reflexivity, knowledge and risk; Part II. Governmentality and International Organisations: 6. Governmentality in the European Union; 7. Global governmentality and the World Bank; 8. Conclusion.