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020 _a9781107691698
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100 1 _aBukovansky, Mlada
_d1962-
245 1 0 _aSpecial responsibilities
_bglobal problems and American power
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2012
300 _axi,290p.
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Theoretical Framework: 1. A practice in search of a theory; 2. Special responsibilities in world politics; Part II. Three Global Problems: 3. Nuclear proliferation; 4. Climate change; 5. Global finance; Part III. Ethical Dimensions: 6. The ethics of special responsibilities; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
520 _a"The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are yet to provide any in-depth analysis of this fascinating aspect of world politics. This path-breaking study examines the nature of special responsibilities, the complex politics that surround them and how they condition international social power. The argument is illustrated with detailed case-studies of nuclear proliferation, climate change and global finance. All three problems have been addressed by an allocation of special responsibilities, but while this has structured politics in these areas, it has also been the subject of ongoing contestation. With a focus on the United States, this book argues that power must be understood as a social phenomenon and that American power varies significantly across security, economic and environmental domains"--
650 0 _aInternational relations
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aResponsibility
_xPolitical aspects.
650 7 _aPolitical Science/ International Relations / General.
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
700 1 _aClark, Ian
_d1949-
700 1 _aEckersley, Robyn
_d1958-
700 1 _aPrice, Richard M
_q(Richard MacKay)
_d1964-
700 1 _aReus-Smit, Christian
_d1961-
700 1 _aWheeler, Nicholas J
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