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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789573303321

Autore

Westra Laura

Titolo

Globalization, violence and world governance [[electronic resource] /] / by Laura Westra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12084-4

9786613120847

90-04-20134-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Studies in critical social sciences, , 1573-4234 ; ; v. 30

Disciplina

341

Soggetti

International law - Moral and ethical aspects

International law - Philosophy

International organization

Social justice

Globalization

Civil rights

Rule of law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / L. Westra -- Introduction / L. Westra -- Chapter One. Globalization And World Governance: A Preliminary Discussion / L. Westra -- Chapter Two. Globalization As “Plunder”, “Exploitation” And “Ecoviolence”: A Causal Analysis / L. Westra -- Chapter Three. Hazards, Ecoviolence And The Need For World Law / L. Westra -- Chapter Four. Cosmopolitanism And Neoliberal Democracy In Conflict / L. Westra -- Chapter Five. The Right To Water: Israel V. Palestine (A Case Study) / L. Westra -- Chapter Six. The United Nations And International Law: Is World Governance The Way Forward? / L. Westra -- Appendix I. List Of Cases / L. Westra -- Appendix II. List Of Documents / L. Westra -- References / L. Westra -- Index / L. Westra.

Sommario/riassunto

In this work Laura Westra draws our attention to the failure of international law to promote and protect the rights of society in the face of the ravages of neoliberal agendas in an era of globalization.



This book outlines how international law is perhaps a misnomer, and at its core there is a great distance between laws as they are written and laws as they are implemented. Each chapter in this volume peels back the illusions of laws as instruments designed to protect the public welfare, and shows how the intersection of globalization and neoliberal democracy has stripped people of their dignity, has violated human rights, has resulted in ecological disaster, all for the singular goal of profit and in the name of so-called economic rationality. Westra demonstrates how documents like national constitutions, with its eloquent language on the rights of its citizens, are cast aside when it comes to defending those rights. Calling international law a failed enterprise, the heart of this book explores how we may yet reconstruct a true system of international rights enforced by real international laws, and contemplates the limitations and possibilities of international organizations to effectively address truly international problems. Through the lens of what might be called a political ecology Westra offers us a call for action to protect our environments and indeed our selves.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813886103321

Autore

Oschek Erik <1972->

Titolo

Ist der deutsche Sozialstaat gerecht? : eine sozialphilosophische Betrachtung für die Soziale Arbeit / / Erik Oschek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Frank & Timme, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

3-86596-663-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Collana

Transfer aus den Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften : Schriftenreihe des Fachbereichs Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften der fachhochschule Düsseldorf, , 1862-6165 ; ; Band 8

Disciplina

183

Soggetti

Welfare state - Germany

Social service - Germany

Germany Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-181).

Nota di contenuto

""Front ""; ""INHALT""; ""1. Einleitung""; ""2. Die Transformation des deutschen Sozialstaats""; ""3. Neue Anforderungen an die Soziale Arbeit""; ""4. Die sozialphilosophische Perspektive""; ""5. Ist der deutsche Sozialstaat gerecht?""; ""6. Fazit""; ""7. Literatur""

Sommario/riassunto

Biographical note: Erik Oschek, *1972, Studium der Geschichte, Politikwissenschaft und Sozialarbeit in Düsseldorf; Mitarbeit an Lehr- und Forschungsprojekten der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf; Tätigkeiten als Sozialarbeiter in der Beruflichen Integration und der Wohnungslosenhilfe.

Long description: Ist der deutsche Sozialstaat in seiner aktuellen Verfassung (noch) gerecht? Und woher sollen die Kriterien zur Beurteilung seines gegenwärtigen Zustandes kommen? Die vor liegende Arbeit versucht, hierauf Antworten zu finden und durch den Rückgriff auf die Sozialphilosophie Friedrich von Hayeks, John Rawls’ und Martha Nussbaums einen Beitrag zur sozialpolitischen Positionierung der Sozialen Arbeit zu leisten. Vorab werden hierfür die Grundlagen des deutschen Wohlfahrtsstaates, die globalen und nationalen sozioökonomischen Veränderungen, die zur Transformation dieses Sozialstaates führen, die Reformdebatte der vergangenen Jahre entlang der Leitlinien von „Zivilgesellschaft“ und „aktivierendem Sozialstaat“ sowie die Auswirkungen dieses Wandels auf die Soziale Arbeit untersucht.