The Anarchical Society in a Globalized World

by Little, Richard; Williams, John

• ISBN13: 9781403989635
• ISBN10: 140398963X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-08
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This major collection offers contemporary commentary on one of the most enduring and important works of international theory: Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society. It brings together leading writers on the English school, and analyzes how Bull's account of order fares in the face of globalization. Following Bull's structure, it considers key concepts, major institutions and alternative approaches to order, and reasserts the enduring insight of Bull's work, while responding to major developments in the theory and practice in international relations.

Author Biography

RICHARD LITTLE is Professor in International Politics at the University of Bristol. JOHN WILLIAMS is Lecturer in International Relations, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Notes on Contributors	viii
Introduction	1	(12)
John Williams
Richard Little
Part I The Contribution to the Study of International Relations
Order and Society	13	(22)
John Williams
Seeing (Double) in the Darkness: The Moral Vision of The Anarchical Society	35	(16)
Nicholas J. Rengger
Hedley Bull, `Embedded Cosmopolitanism', and the Pluralist-Solidarist Debate	51	(24)
Joao M. Almeida
Part II The Institutions of Anarchical Society
Rethinking Hedley Bull on the Institutions of International Society	75	(22)
Barry Buzan
The Balance of Power and Great Power Management	97	(24)
Richard Little
The Nature of Law in an Anarchical Society	121	(20)
David Armstrong
Diplomacy, Anti-diplomacy and International Society	141	(21)
Ian Hall
War in the Twenty-first Century: An Institution in Crisis	162	(29)
Charles A. Jones
Part III The Test of Time
The State of International Society	191	(25)
Andrew Hurrell
References	216	(13)
Index	229