Synopses & Reviews
The aim of this volume is to discuss the kinds of multilateralism that would be required to pursue some of the alternative projects of society, namely those which agree with some of the key normative commitments of the MUNS program: non-violent means for dealing with conflict; social equity; protection of the biosphere; diffusion of power among social groups and societies. The strategies identified here are both "top-down," relying on conventional international institutions, and "bottom-up," involving a new multilateralism grounded in civil society.
About the Author
Michael G. Schechter is Professor of International Relations at James Madison College of Michigan State University.
Table of Contents
Preface * List of Acronyms and Abbreviations * Notes on the Contribution * Editor's Introduction--M. Schechter *
Part I: Security Issues * From Civil War to Civil Peace: Multi-track Solutions to Armed Conflict--K. Rupesinghe * Multilateral Security: Common, Cooperative or Collective?--R. Väyrynen *
Part II: Economy and Ecology * Back to Heterodox Questions: Progress with Regress Through Competition--J. Iguiñiz-Echeverria * A Signal Failure: Ecology and Economy After the Earth Summit--P. Harries-Jones, A. Rotstein and P. Timmerman * Environmental Rights: Multilateralism, Morality and the Ecology--T. Hyder *
Part III: Human Rights and Participation * The Quest for Human Rights in an Era of Globalization--R. Falk * Globalization, Multilateralism and the Shrinking Democratic Space--C. Ake * High-Speed Growth, Crisis, and Opportunity in East Asia--W. Bello *
Part IV: Representation and Accountability * Engineering Space in Global Governance: The Emergence of Civil Society in Evolving 'New' Multilateralism--W. Knight * Multilateralism from Below: A Prerequisite for Global Governance--M. Smouts * Index