1st Edition

A Radically Democratic Response to Global Governance Dystopian Utopias

262 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

262 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

262 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This book presents a critique of dominant governance theories grounded in an understanding of existence as a static, discrete, mechanistic process, while also identifying the failures of theories that assume dynamic alternatives of either a radically collectivist or individualist nature. Relationships between ontology and governance practices are established, drawing upon a wide range of social,... Read more

1. Introduction Part 1: Barriers to Global Governance 2. Why Now? 3. Grounding Governance in Ontology 4. Crafting a Governance Typology Part 2: Primary Governance Theories 5. Hierarchical Governance 6. Atomistic Governance 7. Holographic Governance 8. Fragmented Governance Part 3: Dystopic Utopias 9. Analysis of the Primary Governance Approaches 10. A Critique of Each Primary Governance Approach 11. Reform and Reification Movements Part 4: Affirmation of an Alternative Approach to Governance 12. Why This Alternative? 13. Integrative Governance 14. Epilogue. What’s Next?