Risk and Hierarchy in International Society [electronic resource] : Liberal Interventionism in the Post-Cold War Era /
Clapton, W.author.
The English School of International Relations has traditionally maintained that international society cannot accommodate hierarchical relationships between states. This book employs a unique theoretical and conceptual approach challenging this view and arguing that hierarchies are formed on Western states' need to manage globalised risks.
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COVER; Series Page; Risk and Hierarchy inInternational Society; Contents; Introduction; Structure and Case Studies; 1 The Hierarchical Society; Defining Hierarchy; Hierarchy and the English School; Anarchy, Hierarchy and Sovereigntyin International Relations; Conclusion; 2 Risk and International Society; Risk and the 'World Risk Society'; Risk and the Normative Constitutionof International Society; Alternative Explanations of Hierarchyin International Relations; Conclusion; 3 The Management of Risk; The Three 'Ps' of Risk Management: Proactive Anticipation, Prevention and Precaution
Liberalism and Democracy as Risk ManagementConclusion; 4 Managing Risks in Europe's Periphery: The European Neighbourhood Policy; European Security Risks in the Post-Cold War Era; The ENP: Promoting Democracy and Hierarchy along the European Periphery; Implications for International Society; Conclusion; 5 Australia and the Management of Risk in the South Pacific; Australian Foreign Policy Post-9/11: Increased Interventionism in the South Pacific; Promoting Good Governance in Solomon Islands and PNG; Implications for International Society; Conclusion
6 Preventing Risks and Changing Regimes: The 2003 Invasion of IraqGoing to War in Iraq: Uncertainty, Precaution and the Prevention of Risk; Preventing Risks in Iraq - Invasion and Regime Change; Implications for International Society: Hierarchy or Domination in Iraq?; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Introduction; 1 The Hierarchical Society; 2 Risk and International Society; 3 The Management of Risk; 4 Managing Risks in Europe's Periphery: The European Neighbourhood Policy; 5 Australia and the Management of Risk in the South Pacific
6 Preventing Risks and Changing Regimes: The 2003 Invasion of IraqConclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The English School of International Relations has traditionally maintained that international society cannot accommodate hierarchical relationships between states. This book employs a unique theoretical and conceptual approach challenging this view and arguing that hierarchies are formed on Western states' need to manage globalised risks.
International relations.
Politics and war.
Political sociology.
Political science.
European Union.
World politics.
International Relations.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Sociology.
Political Science.
European Union Politics.
Political History.