Table Of ContentLiberty Beyond
Neo-liberalism
A Republican Critique of Liberal
Governance in a Globalising Age
Steven Slaughter
Liberty Beyond Neo-liberalism
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Liberty Beyond
Neo-liberalism
A Republican Critique of Liberal
Governance in a Globalising Age
Steven Slaughter
Lecturer in International Relations
Deakin University
© Steven Slaughter 2005
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Liberty beyond neo-liberalism :a republican critique of liberal
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1.Globalization–Political aspects.2.Globalization–Economic aspects.
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Contents
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
Part I Economic Globalisation and Neo-liberal
Governance 13
Chapter One – A Critical Account of Globalisation 15
Chapter Two – The Neo-liberal Infrastructure of Economic
Globalisation 34
Chapter Three – Liberalism and the Consequences of
Economic Globalisation 58
Part II Liberal Responses to Economic Globalisation 89
Chapter Four – Extended Neo-liberalism: Governing
Without the State 91
Chapter Five – Contractual Nationalism: Governing Through
the Nation-state 120
Chapter Six – Cosmopolitan Governance: Building Global
Democracy 150
Part III The Republican Restoration of the State 181
Chapter Seven – Global Civic Republicanism: Retrieving
the State 183
Chapter Eight – Good Government in a Global Age 219
Bibliography 239
Index 250
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Acknowledgements
The process of writing this book has incurred many debts from its
inception as a PhD thesis. First, I would like to thank Alastair Davidson,
for laying some seeds and the early advice offered by Paul James, Chris
Reus-Smit, Geoff Spencely and Chris Ingham. Nonetheless, my utmost
gratitude goes to Robyn Eckersley who acted as my PhD supervisor.
Without Robyn’s enthusiasm, astute criticism and moral support I truly
doubt that this book would have been completed at all. I also thank
Anthony McGrew, Richard Falk and Philip Pettit for their insightful
advice, the observations of an anonymous reviewer and the editorial
assistance of Palgrave Press.
Also, I wish to thank the following friends and colleagues who pro-
vided valuable assistance with advice along the way: Jolyon Campbell,
Gabriel Hodgson, Darshan Vigneswaran, Chris Scanlon, Paul Pretor,
Zoe Knox and Yvette Slaughter. I would also like to thank the partici-
pants of conferences that helped sharpen some of my ideas relating to
globalisation. In particular, I thank those who attended the workshop
“The nation-state and the ecological crisis: sovereignty, economy and
ecology” at the European Consortium for Political Research Annual
Joint Sessions Grenoble, France in April 6–11, 2001. I would also like to
thank the Australian European University Institute Fellowships
Association for the support that made it possible for me to study at the
European University Institute during the winter of 2000–1. Studying in
Florence provided a truly apposite setting to draft the republican
inspired basis of the final two chapters of the book. Of course, any mis-
takes or shortcomings are mine alone.
I also benefited immensely from the moral support of my friends. A
special expression of gratitude goes to my wife Yvette for the assistance,
love, and reassuring influence she exuded in the arduous last year of this
book. I benefited immensely from her critical eye and her generous heart.
I have also relied heavily upon my family, especially my mother and
father, for supporting me on this long and difficult endeavour. I am sure
they would agree that I embraced the love of education that they incul-
cated in me far further than they intended. Nevertheless, I express my
gratitude for all their support over the years. I dedicate this book to them.
Lastly, sections of Chapter 7 have previously appeared in “The
Republican State: An Alternative Foundation for Global Environmental
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Governance” in J. Barry and R. Eckersley (eds), The State and the Global
Ecological Crisis(Cambridge, Mass, MIT Press, 2005) and The Neo-Roman
Republican Legacy and International Political Theory Department of
International Relations (ANU) Working Paper 2003/5.
