Questioning Cosmopolitanism

249 Pages·2010·2.54 MB·English

by  Nigel Dower (auth.)

QUESTIONINGCOSMOPOLITANISM
STUDIESINGLOBALJUSTICE
VOLUME6
SeriesEditor
DeenK.Chatterjee,UniversityofUtah,SaltLakeCity,UT,U.S.A.
EditorialBoard
ElizabethAshford,UniversityofSt.Andrews,U.K.
GillianBrock,UniversityofAuckland,NewZealand
SimonCaney,OxfordUniversity,U.K.
MichaelDoyle,ColumbiaUniversity,U.S.A.
AndreasFollesdal,UniversityofOslo,Norway
CarolGould,TempleUniversity,U.S.A.
VirginiaHeld,CUNY,U.S.A.
AlisonJaggar,UniversityofColorado,U.S.A.
JonMandle,SUNY,Albany,U.S.A.
OnoraO’Neill,TheBritishAcademy,U.K.
SanjayReddy,ColumbiaUniversity,BarnardCollege,U.S.A.
HenryShue,OxfordUniversity,U.K.
Kok-ChorTan,UniversityofPennsylvania,U.S.A.
LeifWenar,UniversityofSheffield,U.K.
VeroniqueZanetti,UniversityofBielefeld,Germany
AimsandScope
In today’s world, national borders seem irrelevant when it comes to international crime
andterrorism.Likewise,humanrights,poverty,inequality,democracy,development,trade,
bioethics,hunger,warandpeaceareallissuesofglobalratherthannationaljustice.Thefact
that mass demonstrations are organized whenever the world’s governments and politicians
gather to discuss such major international issues is testimony to a widespread appeal for
justicearoundtheworld.
Discussionsofglobaljusticearenotlimitedtothefieldsofpoliticalphilosophyandpolitical
theory. In fact, research concerning global justice quite often requires an interdisciplinary
approach.Itinvolvesaspectsofethics,law,humanrights,internationalrelations,sociology,
economics, public health, and ecology. Springer’s new series Studies in Global Justice up
that interdisciplinary perspective. The series brings together outstanding monographs and
anthologiesthatdealwithbothbasicnormativetheorizinganditsinstitutionalapplications.
Thevolumesintheseriesdiscusssuchaspectsofglobaljusticeasthescopeofsocialjustice,
themoralsignificanceofborders,globalinequalityandpoverty,thejustificationandcontent
ofhumanrights,theaimsandmethodsofdevelopment,globalenvironmentaljustice,global
bioethics,theglobalinstitutionalorderandthejusticeofinterventionandwar.
Volumesinthisserieswillproveofgreatrelevancetoresearchers,educatorsandstudents,as
wellaspoliticians,policy-makersandgovernmentofficials.
Forfurthervolumes:
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Questioning
Cosmopolitanism
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STANVANHOOFT
DeakinUniversity,Melbourne,Australia
WIMVANDEKERCKHOVE
UniversityofGreenwichBusinessSchool,London,UnitedKingdom
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DeakinUniversity UniversityofGreenwichBusinessSchool
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ISSN1871-0409
ISBN978-90-481-8703-4 e-ISBN978-90-481-8704-1
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Acknowledgments
ThechaptersinthisbookarisefromaconferenceoftheInternationalGlobalEthics
AssociationheldinMelbourne,AustraliainJune,2008.Thanksmustgotosponsors
of that conference: the Centre for Citizenship & Human Rights, Faculty of Arts,
DeakinUniversity,Australia;theCentreforAppliedPhilosophyandPublicEthics,
UniversityofMelbourne,Australia;theCentreforEthicsandValueInquiry,Ghent
University,Belgium;andtheSchoolofInternationalandPoliticalStudies,Faculty
ofArts,DeakinUniversity.SpecialthanksmustgotoDr.RobertBudd,MsShupin
Meiandotherstaffofthesecentersfortheirhelpinorganizingtheconference.Both
editors continued to receive assistance through these bodies during the production
of the book. Thanks must also go to Dr. Paul Carter whose editorial skills have
proved invaluable in putting the book together. The discussions and debates at the
conferenceandthecommentsofrefereeshavealsocontributedgreatlytowhatever
quality the work possesses. Thanks to all of the participants and, of course, to the
contributorstothisvolume.
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Contents
PartI CosmopolitanSubjectivity
QuestioningtheQuestioningofCosmopolitanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NigelDower
Moral Progress and World History: Ethics and Global
Interconnectedness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
AndrewLinklater
Cosmopolitanism,IdentityandRecognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
StanvanHooft
RedeemingFreedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
JiweiCi
TheCosmopolitanSelfandtheFetishismofIdentity . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SibyK.George
Reconciling Global Duties with Special Responsibilities:
TowardsaDialogicalEthics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
AnVerlinden
TheCosmopolitanStranger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
VinceP.Marotta
QuestioningCosmopolitanJustice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
TomCampbell
FeasibilityConstraintsandtheCosmopolitanVision:Empirical
ReasonsforChoosingJusticeOverHumanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
HollyLawford-Smith
PartII GlobalInstitutions
DoCosmopolitanEthicsandCosmopolitanDemocracyImply
EachOther? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
CarolC.Gould
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GlobalInstitutionalismandJustice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
RekhaNath
Reconsidering the State: Cosmopolitanism, Republicanism
andGlobalGovernance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
StevenSlaughter
CosmopolitanCorporateResponsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
WimVandekerckhove
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Contributors
TomCampbell CentreforAppliedPhilosophyandPublicEthics,CharlesSturt
University,Canberra,Australia,[email protected]
JiweiCi UniversityofHongKong,Pokfulam,HongKong,[email protected]
NigelDower UniversityofAberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland,[email protected]
SibyK.George DepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences,IndianInstitute
ofTechnologyBombay,Mumbai,India,[email protected]
CarolC.Gould TempleUniversity,Philadelphia,PA,USA,[email protected]
HollyLawford-Smith UniversityofAuckland,Auckland,NewZealand,
[email protected]
AndrewLinklater AberystwythUniversity,Aberystwyth,Wales,[email protected]
VinceP.Marotta DeakinUniversity,VIC,Australia,
[email protected]
RekhaNath UniversityofMelbourne,Melbourne,VIC,Australia,
[email protected]
StevenSlaughter DeakinUniversity,Melbourne,VIC,Australia,
[email protected]
StanvanHooft DeakinUniversity,VIC,Australia,[email protected]
WimVandekerckhove UniversityofGreenwichBusinessSchool,London,UK,
[email protected]
AnVerlinden GhentUniversity,Ghent,Belgium,[email protected]
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