1st Edition
The Political Economy of Global Security War, Future Crises and Changes in Global Governance
By Heikki Patomäki
Copyright 2008
310 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
312 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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What are the possibilities for and conditions of global security in the 21 st century?
This book provides an innovative study of future wars, crises and transformations of the global political economy. It brings together economic theory, political economy, peace and conflict research, philosophy and historical analogy to explore alternatives for the future.
Patomäki develops a bold,... Read more
Political economy of global security
Future crises and changes of global governance
Heikki Patomäki
Preface
Figures and tables
- Introduction
- Global security: learning from possible futures
- Explaining the First World War: learning from classical theories of imperialism
- The origins of the First World War: using historical counterfactuals in constructing open-system explanations
- The long downward wave of the world economy in the late 20th century: towards a return of the past?
- Global insecurity in the early 21st century: neoliberalisation and the rise of new imperialism
- Possible futures A: The logic of violence and war returns to the core areas of global political economy
- Possible futures B and C: wars, crises and peaceful transformations of global governance
- Conclusions: is the future of global security a tragedy, farce, or comedy?
Appendix 1: How to analyse and help to solve global collective dilemmas
Appendix 2: Layers of agency, structures and geo-historical nodal points that explain the First World War
List of references
Biography
Heikki Patomäki is Professor of International Relations at the University of Helsinki, Finland, as well as Research Professor of Globalisation and Global Institutions at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
