Synopses & Reviews
Two issues have been central within political philosophy in the last decade or so. The first is the debate over 'the politics of distribution versus the politics of recognition,' which is usually associated with the work of Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser. The second is discussion of the phenomenon known as globalization, focusing on the notions of cosmopolitanism and global justice. This book explores the relationship between these two issues. It considers not only the global dimension of the politics of recognition, but also how recognition theory can provide new insights into our understanding of problems of global justice, especially those of a non-distributive nature. A number of the contributors consider the relevance of Hegel's theory of recognition for our understanding of these issues.
Synopsis
Global justice is of every increasing importance in the contemporary political world. This volume brings a hitherto overlooked perspective - the politics of recognition - to bear on this idea. It considers how discussion of each of these illuminates the problems posed by the other, thus addressing an issue of vital concern for the years to come.
About the Author
Tony Burns is based in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK. His publications include
Aristotle and Natural Law (2011);
Political Theory, Science Faction and Utopian Literature: Ursula K. Le Guin and The Dispossessed (2008); and
Natural Law and Political Ideology in the Philosophy of Hegel (1996).
Simon Thompson is Associate Professor in Political Theory at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. He is author of The Political Theory of Recognition (2006) and co-editor of The Politics of Misrecognition (2012), Politics and the Emotions (2012), Emotions, Politics and Society (2006) and Richard Rorty: Critical Dialogues (2001). He has published articles in a wide range of journals including Constellations, Contemporary Political Theory, Ethnicities, European Journal of Political Theory, and Philosophy and Social Criticism.
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1. Honneth, Hegel and Global Justice; Andrew Buchwalter
2. The Recognition of Globalization and the Globalization of Recognition; Gary Browning
3. Hegel, Cosmopolitanism and Contemporary Recognition Theory; Tony Burns
4. Recognition Beyond the State; Simon Thompson
5. Solidarity, Justice and the Postnational Constellation: Habermas and Beyond; Lawrence Wilde
6. Recognition and Redistribution in Theories of Justice Beyond the State; Shane O'Neill and Caroline Walsh
7. Property, Justice and Global Society; Volker Heins
8. An Articulation of Extra-Territorial Recognition: Toward International and Supranational Solutions of Global Poverty; Marek Hrubec
Bibliography
Index