Global Democracy : : The Case for a World Government / / Torbjörn Tännsjö.
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Tännsjö, Torbjörn, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Global Democracy : The Case for a World Government / Torbjörn Tännsjö. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2008 1 online resource (168 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the 2013 printing -- Preface -- 1. The problem -- 2. The argument arising from peace -- 3. The argument arising from global justice -- 4. The environment -- 5. Democracy -- 6. A road map to global democracy -- 7. Is global democracy desirable? -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Is world government the answer to pressing global issues such as war, global injustices and environmental problems?GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748634996','ISBN:9780748634989','ISBN:9780748635009',]);Torbjörn Tännsjö puts forward the case for one, single, worldwide government. The notion of a sovereign world government has been defended in the past by philosophers such as Bertrand Russell and A.C. Ewing, but has been eclipsed by less radical ideas to do with peaceful cooperation between sovereign states or, at most, through systems of shared sovereignty. Tännsjö argues that such solutions cannot be effective. Moreover, he argues in response to philosophers such as Kant and Rawls that a world government is not only necessary to solve our pressing global problems, it is desirable in its own right.Short, simple to read and focusing on the key arguments, Global Democracy is intended for anyone who wants to start to think about political solutions to global problems, putting them into a perspective that deserves to be taken seriously.Key FeaturesFeaturing a new preface for 2014Written in a lively manner, making it an excellent introduction to global issuesShows how the currently Utopian idea of World Government could become a political realityDraws a roadmap to show how, through reforms of the UN, a global democracy could be establishedAbout the AuthorTorbjörn Tännsjö is Kristian Claëson Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University.More books by Torbjorn Tannsjo." Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Politics. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9780748634989 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474473040 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474473040 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474473040/original |
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