Unmanaged World: A Philosophical Study of Global Dynamics

Alexander N. Chumakov, Ph.D., is a professor at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Age of Globalization. He has published numerous articles and over 60 monographs and textbooks on the philosophy of globalization and world development. He is a laureate of the international Gusi Peace Prize (2015).

• ContentsAcknowledgementsNote on TransliterationIntroduction1 Realities of the Twenty-First Century1 Showcases and Backyards of the Global World2 Origins and Nature of Modern Conflicts3 Global Problems: the Main Threats of the Twenty-First Century4 Natural Resources as a Factor in World Politics5 National and Universal: Conflict of Interests6 Risks and Consequences of Inadequate Perception of the Global World2 World Community in Global Dynamics1 Modern Contours of World Civilization2 Unity and Diversity of the Global World3 On the Threshold of Fundamental Transformations4 Cultural and Civilizational Differences as a Source of Confrontation5 Sociocultural Faults of the World Community6 Megatrends and Global Challenges of Our Time7 Interest as a Determining Factor in Social Relations8 The Nature of Social Existence: the Struggle for Survival9 Geopolitical Confrontation and Lessons of the Cold War10 International Community: Inequality of Opportunities11 Potentials of Countries According to Basic Criteria12 Alliances as a Factor in Protecting and Pursuing Interests3 The Global World: the Problem of Management1 The New World Order Is the Imperative of the Times2 The Global World as a Systemic Reality3 Theoretical Aspects of Management4 Features of Managing Social Systems5 Types of Social Systems and Forms of Their Management6 Local and Regional Aspects of Management7 Management as an Urgent Problem8 World Government and the Limits of Management9 Network Management in Light of the Latest Technologies4 In Search of Adequate Solutions1 Forms and Methods of Resolving Contradictions in the Global World2 Crisis Is a Signal of Unresolved Pressing Problems3 “Soft Power” as a Factor of Influence and a Way to Realize One’s Interests4 Sanctions as a New Tool of Global Policy5 Conflict of Interests: Opportunities for Dialogue in the Modern World6 Polycentrism and Prospects for Global DevelopmentAfterwordBibliographyIndex