Global politics, also known as world politics,[1] names both the discipline that studies the political and economic patterns of the world and the field that is being studied. At the centre of that field are the different processes of political globalization in relation to questions of social power.
Global politics is said by some to be distinct from the field of international politics (commonly seen as a branch of international relations[1]), as it "does not stress the primacy of intergovernmental relations and transactions".[4] This distinction however has not always been held among authors and political scientists, who often use the term "international politics" to mean global politics.[1]
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, several groups extended the definition of the political community beyond nation-states to include much, if not all, of humanity. These internationalists include Marxists, human rights advocates, environmentalists, peace activists, feminists, and minority groups. This was the general direction of thinking on global politics, though the term was not used as such.[5] The way in which modern world politics is implemented is structured by a set of interpretations dating back to the rise of the European powers. They were able to overtake the rest of the world in terms of economic and military power. Europeans, with their global supremacy, imposed their own system and views on others, through envisioning the world as a whole and defining the regions of the world as 'modern' or 'backward'. They saw nation statehood as the best and highest form of political organization, therefore viewing world politics as the result of the pursuit of hegemony by competing states.
The modern world politics perspective is often identified with the works, in particular their 1972 work Transnational Relations and World Politics. Here, the authors argued that state-centric views of international relations were inadequate frameworks to utilize in political science or international relations studies due to the increased globalization.[4] Today, the practices of global politics are defined by values: norms of human rights, ideas of human development, and beliefs such as Internationalism or cosmopolitanism about how we should relate to each. Over the last couple of decades cosmopolitanism has become one of the key contested ideologies of global politics:
Cosmopolitanism can be defined as a global politics that, firstly, projects a sociality of common political engagement among all human beings across the globe, and, secondly, suggests that this sociality should be either ethically or organizationally privileged over other forms of sociality.[5]
The intensification of globalization led some writers to suggest that states were no longer relevant to global politics.[6] This view has been subject to debate:
On the other hand, other commentators have been arguing that states have remained essential to global politics. They have facilitated globalizing processes and projects; not been eclipsed by them. They have been rejuvenated because, among other reasons, they are still the primary providers of (military) security in the global arena; they are still the paramount loci for articulating the voices of (procedurally democratic) national communities, and for ordering their interactions with similar polities; and finally, they are indispensable to relations of (unequal) economic exchange insofar as they legitimize and enforce the global legal frameworks that enable globalization in the first place.[7]
^See for example, Jan-Erik Lane, Globalization and Politics: Promises and Dangers, Aldershot, Ashgate, 2006.
^James, Paul; van Seeters, Paul (2014). Globalization and Politics, Vol. 2: Global Social Movements and Global Civil Society. London: Sage Publications.
^ abJames, Paul (2014). Globalization and Politics, Vol. 4: Political Philosophies of the Global. London: Sage Publications. pp. x.
^Matthew Horsman and Andrew Marshall, After the Nation-State, London, Harper Collins, 1995
^James, Paul; Soguk, Nevzat (2014). Globalization and Politics, Vol. 1: Global Political and Legal Governance. London: Sage Publications. p. xlii.; AG McGrew and PG Lewis, Global Politics, Cambridge, Polity Press, 1992
Further readingedit
Held, David, Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt and Jonathan Perraton, Global Transformations: Politics, Economy and Culture, Cambridge, Polity Press, 1999.
McGrew, AG, and Lewis, PG, Global Politics, Cambridge, Polity Press, 1992.
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For other uses see World politics Global politics also known as world politics 1 names both the discipline that studies the political and economic patterns of the world and the field that is being studied At the centre of that field are the different processes of political globalization in relation to questions of social power The discipline studies the relationships between cities nation states shell states multinational corporations non governmental organizations and international organizations 2 Current areas of discussion include national and ethnic conflict regulation democracy and the politics of national self determination globalization and its relationship to democracy conflict and peace studies comparative politics political economy and the international political economy of the environment One important area of global politics is contestation in the global political sphere over legitimacy 3 Global politics is said by some to be distinct from the field of international politics commonly seen as a branch of international relations 1 as it does not stress the primacy of intergovernmental relations and transactions 4 This distinction however has not always been held among authors and political scientists who often use the term international politics to mean global politics 1 Contents 1 Defining the field 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Further reading 4 External linksDefining the field editBeginning in the late nineteenth century several groups extended the definition of the political community beyond nation states to include much if not all of humanity These internationalists include Marxists human rights advocates environmentalists peace activists feminists and minority groups This was the general direction of thinking on global politics though the term was not used as such 5 The way in which modern world politics is implemented is structured by a set of interpretations dating back to the rise of the European powers They were able to overtake the rest of the world in terms of economic and military power Europeans with their global supremacy imposed their own system and views on others through envisioning the world as a whole and defining the regions of the world as modern or backward They saw nation statehood as the best and highest form of political organization therefore viewing world politics as the result of the pursuit of hegemony by competing states The modern world politics perspective is often identified with the works in particular their 1972 work Transnational Relations and World Politics Here the authors argued that state centric views of international relations were inadequate frameworks to utilize in political science or international relations studies due to the increased globalization 4 Today the practices of global politics are defined by values norms of human rights ideas of human development and beliefs such as Internationalism or cosmopolitanism about how we should relate to each Over the last couple of decades cosmopolitanism has become one of the key contested ideologies of global politics Cosmopolitanism can be defined as a global politics that firstly projects a sociality of common political engagement among all human beings across the globe and secondly suggests that this sociality should be either ethically or organizationally privileged over other forms of sociality 5 The intensification of globalization led some writers to suggest that states were no longer relevant to global politics 6 This view has been subject to debate On the other hand other commentators have been arguing that states have remained essential to global politics They have facilitated globalizing processes and projects not been eclipsed by them They have been rejuvenated because among other reasons they are still the primary providers of military security in the global arena they are still the paramount loci for articulating the voices of procedurally democratic national communities and for ordering their interactions with similar polities and finally they are indispensable to relations of unequal economic exchange insofar as they legitimize and enforce the global legal frameworks that enable globalization in the first place 7 See also editAnti globalization movement Global citizenship Global governance World society nbsp Politics portalReferences editEvans Graham Newnham Jeffrey 1998 The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations Penguin Books ISBN 978 0 140 51397 4 Notes edit a b c Evans amp Newnham 1998 p 273 See for example Jan Erik Lane Globalization and Politics Promises and Dangers Aldershot Ashgate 2006 James Paul van Seeters Paul 2014 Globalization and Politics Vol 2 Global Social Movements and Global Civil Society London Sage Publications a b Evans amp Newnham 1998 p 578 a b James Paul 2014 Globalization and Politics Vol 4 Political Philosophies of the Global London Sage Publications pp x Matthew Horsman and Andrew Marshall After the Nation State London Harper Collins 1995 James Paul Soguk Nevzat 2014 Globalization and Politics Vol 1 Global Political and Legal Governance London Sage Publications p xlii AG McGrew and PG Lewis Global Politics Cambridge Polity Press 1992 Further reading edit Held David Anthony McGrew David Goldblatt and Jonathan Perraton Global Transformations Politics Economy and Culture Cambridge Polity Press 1999 McGrew AG and Lewis PG Global Politics Cambridge Polity Press 1992 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Global politics Global Power Barometer Center for Global Politics Berlin Forum on Global Politics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Global politics amp oldid 1182459919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
