Beyond sovereignty : issues for a global agenda / Maryann K. Cusimano.

By:

Cusimano, Maryann K [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1572597518
9781572597518
0312219512
9780312219512

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

327.17 22

LOC classification:

JZ1318 .C87 2000
KZ4041 .B49 2000

Contents:

Beyond sovereignty, the rise of transsovereign problems / M.K. Cusimano -- Global drug trade versus the nation-state, why the thugs are winning / S.E. Flynn -- Nuclear smuggling / R.W. Lee and J.L. Ford -- Countering terrorism beyond sovereignty / D.E. Long -- Strengthening cooperation against transsovereign crime, a new security imperative / R. Godson and P. Williams --

Leaving home, the flow of refugees / H. Kane -- Ecological interdependence and the spread of infectious disease / D. Pirages and P. Runci -- Globalizing the environment / D.A. Wirth -- Intergovernmental organizations / U.C. Tafe -- Private-sector transsovereign actors, MNCs and NGOs / M.K. Cusimano, M. Henssman, and L. Rodrigues -- Challenge to institutions / M.K. Cusimano -- Sovereignty's future, the ship of Theseus and other conclusions / M.K. Cusimano.

Summary: [This book] begins with an outline of the rise of transsovereign problems, open markets, open societies, and open economies, a historical description of sovereignty, as well as a review of current theories concerning whether sovereignty is receding, changing, or remaining as powerful as ever. The chapters that follow ... consider various transsovereign issues; their connections with open economies, societies, and technologies; and potential policy situations. These issue chapters are followed by ones that describe the changing roles of nonstate actors, such as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations.... The volume concludes by returning to theoretical arguments about the future of sovereignty.... [This book] is written [for] students in introductory courses in international relations, U.S. foreign policy, global issues, or globalization ... -Pref.Summary: A supplemental text for international relations and American foreign policy courses, this book provides a focused introduction to problems spawned by globalization, such as drug trafficking, nuclear smuggling, refugees and environmental degradation.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	327.17 CUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A269687B

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[This book] begins with an outline of the rise of transsovereign problems, open markets, open societies, and open economies, a historical description of sovereignty, as well as a review of current theories concerning whether sovereignty is receding, changing, or remaining as powerful as ever. The chapters that follow ... consider various transsovereign issues; their connections with open economies, societies, and technologies; and potential policy situations. These issue chapters are followed by ones that describe the changing roles of nonstate actors, such as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations.... The volume concludes by returning to theoretical arguments about the future of sovereignty.... [This book] is written [for] students in introductory courses in international relations, U.S. foreign policy, global issues, or globalization ... -Pref.

A supplemental text for international relations and American foreign policy courses, this book provides a focused introduction to problems spawned by globalization, such as drug trafficking, nuclear smuggling, refugees and environmental degradation.

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