Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought Tehran Papers

by Dallmayr, Fred; Manoochehri, Abbas; Khatami, Mohammed; Beheshti, Seyed Ali Reza Hossein; Camilleri, Joseph A.; Golmohammadi, Ahmad; Khaniki, Hadi; Moruzzi, Norma Claire; Moshirzadeh, Homeira; Petito, Fabio; Sadeghi, Fatemeh; Sajjadpour, Seyed Kazem; Salim

• ISBN13: 9780739122365
• ISBN10: 0739122363
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-26
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought: Tehran Papers gathers together Islamic and Western scholars to answer the call of Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, of and the United Nations General Assembly for a "Dialogue of Civilizations," a global dialogue for peace. Based in international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and philosophy, the essays in this collection stand in direct challenge to Samuel Huntington's "clash of civilizations" thesis. They testify to the urgency and the viability of the agenda of civilizational dialogue as a guidepost and ethical paradigm for the global community.

Table of Contents

Foreword: President Khatami	p. xi
Preface: Abbas Manoochehri	p. xv
Introduction: Fred Dallmayr	p. xvii
Civilizational Dialogue and Political Theory
Political Theory and Civilizational Dialogue	p. 3
Dialogue among Cultures and Political Theory	p. 7
Dialogue of Civilizations and Political Thought	p. 19
Dialogue among Civilizations, Justice and Political Thought	p. 25
Peace and Dialogue of Civilizations: The Path of Differential Hermeneutics	p. 29
Dialogue of Civilization from a Feminist Perspective	p. 41
Dialogue in the Virtual World: The Impact of Communications and Information Technologies on the Dialogue among Civilizations	p. 51
International Relations Theory and Civilizational Dialogue
Dialogue of Civilizations and International Relations	p. 63
The Evolution in the Conflictual Foundation of the Science of International Relations	p. 69
Dialogue of Civilizations: Objective Grounds and Theoretical Guidelines	p. 83
Critical International Theory and Dialogue of Civilizations	p. 101
Between Imperialism and Relativism: The Role of Culture in Defining Universal Human Rights	p. 119
Citizenship in a Globalizing World: The Role of Civilizational Dialogue	p. 129
Khatami's Dialogue among Civilizations as International Political Theory	p. 161
Index	p. 183
About the Contributors	p. 187
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