Social Reach

A Connectivist Approach to American Identity and Global Governance

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Social Reach examines the identity of global leadership and the impact it has on global governance. Realism focuses on strategic interests; idealism focuses on norms and values. However, the "either my interest or my value" approach toward international relations is not compatible with the identity of a global leader. The essence of international relations is "relationship," instead of interest or values. Tian-jia Dong proposes a connectivist perspective, which focuses on full-fledged connections through functional instrumentation and relational inclusion. Three logics—the logic of conquest, the logic of interdependence, and the logic of togetherness—are highlighted as the driving forces behind the dynamics of international relationship. Dong further illustrates two new concepts, "connective authority" and "connective democracy" as the guiding principles of global leadership and global governance.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-07-08
Mått154 x 231 x 12 mm
Vikt231 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor140
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761840572

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Chapter 1 Preface and AcknowledgmentsPart 2 1 The Social Order of a Global VillageChapter 3 An Archaic World?Chapter 4 Clash of Civilizations?Chapter 5 The Convergence of Social Force in Political, Economic, and Cultural SpheresChapter 6 The Socially Connected Nation-States as Global VillagersChapter 7 The Dynamics of Capitalist ExpansionChapter 8 Class Division and the Issue of PovertyChapter 9 The Three Logics of Social ResearchPart 10 2 The Connective Power DynamicsChapter 11 A World of Structural-functional ConnectionChapter 12 A World of Functional Conflict and Dynamic ConnectionChapter 13 A World of Interconnected Units of ActionChapter 14 The Connective Power DynamicsChapter 15 GeneralChapter 16 "Connective"Chapter 17 "Power Dynamics"Part 18 3 The Connective AuthorityChapter 19 Establishing a Global Authority SystemChapter 20 Connective Authority DefinedChapter 21 The Weberian Formulation ReframedChapter 22 The Logic of Conquest and the Authority of InstrumentationChapter 23 The Logic of Interdependence and the Authority of InclusionChapter 24 Modification of the Weberian TypologyPart 25 4 Connective Democracy and Global GovernanceChapter 26 A Government or a Governance System-in-Being?Chapter 27 World GovernmentChapter 28 World CommunityChapter 29 Conditions of Peace and Effective Global GovernanceChapter 30 Form of Global GovernancePart 31 Conclusion: A Connectivist Construction of the American Identity and Global LeadershipChapter 32 Who Are We ?Chapter 33 A Connectivist Response to ObamaChapter 34 Global LeadershipChapter 35 The Iraqi IssueChapter 36 The Middle EastChapter 37 The MilitaryChapter 38 The Issue of Nuclear Proliferation and Global TerrorismChapter 39 The Issue of Homeland SecurityChapter 40 Alliances and PartnershipsChapter 41 The Connection between Foreign Policy and Formulation and Domestic PoliticsChapter 42 A Connectivist Response to Mitt RomneyChapter 43 The Relationship between Theory and PolicyChapter 44 The Issue of LeadershipChapter 45 The Iraqi PolicyChapter 46 The Tasks and the StrategiesChapter 47 "Moving Forward"Chapter 48 Toward a Relationship Oriented Foreign PolicyChapter 49 BibliographyChapter 50 Index