MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
This book represents the first discussion from a political science perspective of the concept of Multiple Modernities in three dimensions. First taking stock of the discussions of the concept itself, the book then connects the concept to more recently developed analytical and normative concepts that concretize it, before finally opening up a discussion about its implications and consequences for the political dimension.
Written by outstanding scholars in the field, the book addresses four principal concepts Good Society, Good Governance, Human Security and Varieties of Capitalism. It determines whether and to what degree these concepts enable us to discover the commonalities and differences that distinguish the emerging multiple modernities in our time with respect to their political implications and consequences.
This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of political theory, political economy, international relations, comparative politics and sociology.
Thomas Meyer is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany and Editor-in-Chief of the monthly political magazine, Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte Journal of Social Democracy.
Jos Lus de Sales Marques is President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of European Studies of Macau.
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Multiple Modernities and Good Governance
Edited by Thomas Meyer and Jos Lus de Sales Marques
MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Edited by Thomas Meyer and Jos Lus de Sales Marques
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Meyer, Thomas, 1943- editor. | Sales Marques, Jose Luis de, editor.
Title: Multiple modernities and good governance / edited by Thomas Meyer & Jos Lus de Sales Marques.
Description: New York : Routledge, [2018] | Series: Globalisation, Europe, multilateralism series | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017059108 | ISBN 9781138574526 (hardback) | ISBN 9781138574533 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781351273886 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Political sociology. | Comparative government. | Globalization--Political aspects. | Human security. | Capitalism--Political aspects. | Civilization, Modern.
Classification: LCC JA76 .M766 2018 | DDC 306.2--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017059108
ISBN: 978-1-138-57452-6 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-57453-3 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-351-27388-6 (ebk)
Amitav Acharya is Distinguished Professor of International Relations and the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C. His recent books include The End of American World Order (Polity, 2014; Oxford India, 2015); Rethinking Power, Institutions and Ideas in World Politics: Whose IR? (Routledge 2014); and an edited volume, Why Govern: Rethinking demand and progress in global governance (Cambridge, 2016). His articles have appeared in International Organization, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Peace Research, and World Politics. Professor Acharya is a past president of the International Studies Association (201415). During the 201516, academic year, he served as the Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Schwarzman Scholars Programs of Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser assumed his position as the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations on March 1, 2013. Throughout his career, he has contributed to advancing the multilateral agenda in the realms of peace and security, sustainable development, and South-South cooperation. Previously he held the position of President of the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Al-Nassers career as a diplomat spans more than three decades. Since 1998, he has represented Qatar in the United Nations and has worked on core issues such as security, terrorism, poverty, hunger, and natural disasters. He has received numerous awards and honorary doctorates from various countries and universities for his work on fostering cross-cultural understanding.
