Critical Theory and World Politics Citizenship, Sovereignty and Humanity [Paperback]

Andrew Linklater has been one of the most innovative thinkers in international relations, introducing critical and ethical elements into the discipline which has forced it to rethink many of its basic assumptions. This book builds on this body of work to develop a radical new theory that calls for a cosmopolitan approach to international relations.

Key subjects covered in the book include:

• citizenship and humanity
• critical theory and political community
• the problem of harm
• the sociology of states-systems.

Part 1: The Problem of Community  1. Men and Citizens in International Relations  2. The Problem of Community in International Relations  3. The Achievements of Critical Theory  Part 2: The Problem of Citizenship  4. What is a Good International Citizen?  5. The Good International Citizen and the Kosovo Crisis  6. Citizenship and Sovereignty in the Post-Westphalian State  7. Cosmopolitan Citizenship  Part 3: The Problem of Harm  8. Citizenship, Humanity and Cosmopolitan Harm Conventions  9. The Problem of Harm in World Politics: Implications for the Sociology of States-Systems  10. Norbert Elias, the Civilizing Process and International Relations  11. Towards a Sociology of Global Morals with an Emancipatory Intent 

'Kant's 'citizen of the world' undertakes an intellectual journey through the pages of Andrew Linklater's outstanding book. Reaching the present day, it appears possible that humanity is undergoing a global 'civilizing process ', in Elias's sense. If so, there is still a long road ahead. Can people be forced to live in peace without doing harm to each other? And can a global superpower resist the civilizing lÓg