| The Social in the Global: Social Theory, Governmentality and Global Politics Contributor(s): Joseph, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107022908 ISBN-13: 9781107022904 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $127.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| LCCN: 2012013661 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Joseph, Jonathan: - 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. |
