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Edited Volume Read Along: Global Systems Built on Unequal Foundations

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Edited Volume Read Along: Global Systems Built on Unequal Foundations

We have reached Part III, which is titled “Structural Inequalities.” This is a very broad and significant topic, and the essays featured in this section cover a wide range of problems and solutions. The section begins with an introduction by Dr. Kate Seaman called “Acknowledging and Addressing the Inequalities in the International System.”

In this chapter, Dr. Seaman points out the ways that the fundamental structure of our international systems plays a direct role in the possibilities and limitations of responding to global problems and building peace. Institutions like the UN were created in a period that is very different than our current moment. In 1945 there were only 74 recognized sovereign nations, while today, there are 195. Additionally, colonialism, imperialism, and racist social science, heavily influenced past conceptions of global governance. While conscious values and terminology have changed, the power and influence of that systemic inequality remain. 

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Edited Volume Read Along: Challenging Authority and Responsibility

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Edited Volume Read Along: Challenging Authority and Responsibility

In her chapter “Fragmented Responsibility in a Global World,” Author Charlotte Ku asks many questions about authority, liability, and obligation.  She begins with a discussion of what responsibilities exist between individual sovereign states. In general, a nation will act in its own best interest, however, in an interconnected world, and especially one desirous of peace, the limit on the actions of one state is when it begins infringing on the sovereignty of another. Continue reading

Edited Volume Read Along: Global Governance Frozen in Time

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Edited Volume Read Along: Global Governance Frozen in Time

In his chapter “New Thinking About Global Governance in an Intermestic World,” author Professor W. Andy Knight looks at the failings of the past in order to prescribe solutions for more effective global governance in the future. He points out that the state of the world since the cold war has become more globalized and disordered. These forces have led to increasing wealth disparity, competition over resources, and social conflict.  Continue reading

Edited Volume Read Along: Democratization, Globalization, and Compassion: The Challenges and Hope for the Future

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Edited Volume Read Along: Democratization, Globalization, and Compassion: The Challenges and Hope for the Future

Professor Craig N . Murphy begins his chapter “Where Democratization and Globalization Meet” with an interesting thought experiment. He calls it a “democratic solution to a global problem.” The problem he addresses is one whose global reach is clear: Climate Change. The disruptive and devastating impact of human industry on the ecological well-being of the Earth is widespread, and while blame is rightly skewed towards wealthy industrialized nations, the consequences affect everyone. 

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New Edited Volume: Fundamental Challenges to Global Peace and Security

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New Edited Volume: Fundamental Challenges to Global Peace and Security

The introduction to Fundamental Challenges to Global Peace and Security: The Future of Humanity begins, “world society faces immediate and long-term threats to peace and security” (Mahmoudi et al., 2022, 1). Given the current combative climate in the world, these words feel all the more hauntingly prescient. 

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