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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255284403321

Autore

Kühnhardt Ludger

Titolo

The Global Society and Its Enemies : Liberal Order Beyond the Third World War / / by Ludger Kühnhardt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-55904-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 276 p.)

Collana

Global Power Shift, , 2198-7343

Disciplina

320

Soggetti

Globalization

Security, International

Political science - Philosophy

Terrorism

Political violence

Economic development

Economics

International Security Studies

Political Philosophy

Terrorism and Political Violence

Development Studies

International Political Economy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The World in Times of Globality -- Third World War: The Enemies of Global Society -- Spaces and Spheres -- Borders and Orders -- People and Peoples -- Sources and Resources -- A New World Order: The Global Society and its Friends -- Outlook: Prospects and Uncertainties.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses contemporary constellations of international politics and global transformation. It offers guidance on how to conceptualize the complexity of current global changes and practical policy advice in order to promote an open global society. In the light of today’s challenges, the author re-interprets the main argument of the



philosopher Karl Popper in "The Open Society and Its Enemies". Based on this framework and new empirical evidence, the book discusses the thesis of an ongoing Third World War, triggered by fundamental deficits in nation-building, occurring primarily within states and not between them, and accelerated by asymmetric forms of warfare and Islamist totalitarianism. The book also explores various threats to the global order, such as the paradox of borders as barriers and bridges, the global effects of the youth bubble in many developing countries, and the misuse of religious interpretation for the use of political violence. Lastly, the author identifies advocates and supporters of a liberal, multilateral and open order and argues for a reinvention of the Western world to contribute to a revival of a liberal global order, based on mutual respect and joint leadership.