Ronnie D. Lipschutz 
After Authority [PDF ebook] 
War, Peace, and Global Politics in the 21st Century

After Authority offers an overview of the evolving international political ‘revolution, ‘ a historical perspective based on Lipschutz’s writings over the years. It also examines the prospects for war and peace in the twenty-first century. During earlier ‘industrial revolutions, ‘ long-standing and apparently stable patterns of social behavior, economic exchange, and political authority came under challenge. Today, post World War Two institutions that were formed to create a peaceful, economically-prosperous world, are under severe challenge by globalization, liberalization, and social innovation. Old hierarchies of power and wealth have been undermined as people take advantage of new economic and political opportunities, and the resulting disruption of expectations leads to fear, uncertainty, instability, and violence.

Table of Content

Acknowledgments

1. Theory of Global Politics

2. The Worries of Nations

3. The Insecurity Dilemma

4. Arms and Affluence

5. Markets, the State, and War

6. The Social Contraction

7. The Princ(ipal)

8. Politics among People

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Ronnie D. Lipschutz is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the coauthor, with Judith Mayer, of
Global Civil Society and Global Environmental Governance: The Politics of Nature from Place to Planet, also published by SUNY Press.