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Constructing the World Polity brings together in one collection the theoretical ideas of one of the most influential International Relations theorists of our time. These essays, with a new introduction, and comprehensive connective sections, present Ruggie's ideas and their application to critical policy questions of the post-Cold War international order. Themes covered include: * International Organization. How the 'new Institutionalism' differs from the old. * The System of States. Explorations of political structure, social time, and territorial space in the world polity. * Making History. America and the issue of 'agency' in the post-Cold Was era. NATO and the future transatlantic security community. The United Nations and the collective use of force. eBook available with sample pages: PB:0415099919 EB:0203424263
For the past quarter century, John Gerard Ruggie has made fundamental contributions to international relations theorizing. His work has helped establish what is now described as the 'constructivist' approach to this field. Ruggie has also sought to translate his theoretical insights into policy analysis and prescriptions. This volume of essays, with a new introduction and extensive connective sections, brings together his most influential theoretical ideas and their application to critical policy questions concerning the post-Cold War international order. The book is divided into three sections - 1. International Organization. How the 'new Institutionalism' differs from the old. Introducing the concepts of regimes, epistemic communities, and multilateralism. Epistemological critiques of more conventional approaches. 2. The System of States. Explorations of political structure, social time, and territorial space in the world polity. The role of institutions in change of the system in states. 3. Making History. America and the issue of 'agency' in the post-cold was era. NATO and the future transatlantic security community. The United Nations and the collective use of force.
One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how
to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in
an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from
Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the
challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the
world's most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human
rights groups and businesses were locked in a stalemate, unable to
find common ground. In 2005, the United Nations appointed John
Gerard Ruggie to the modest task of clarifying the main issues. Six
years later, he had accomplished much more than that. Ruggie had
developed his now-famous "Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights," which provided a road map for ensuring responsible global
corporate practices. The principles were unanimously endorsed by
the UN and embraced and implemented by other international bodies,
businesses, governments, workers' organizations, and human rights
groups, keying a revolution in corporate social responsibility.
Just Business tells the powerful story of how these landmark
"Ruggie Rules" came to exist. Ruggie demonstrates how, to solve a
seemingly unsolvable problem, he had to abandon many widespread and
long-held understandings about the relationships between
businesses, governments, rights, and law, and develop fresh ways of
viewing the issues. He also takes us through the journey of
assembling the right type of team, of witnessing the severity of
the problem firsthand, and of pressing through the many obstacles
such a daunting endeavor faced. Just Business is an illuminating
inside look at one of the most important human rights developments
of recent times. It is also an invaluable book for anyone wanting
to learn how to navigate the tricky processes of global
problem-solving and consensus-building and how to tackle big issues
with ambition, pragmatism, perseverance, and creativity.
In this much-anticipated analysis of global politics in the
post-Cold War world. John Gerard Ruggie provides the most
authoritative and valuable vision to date for understanding
American foreign policy in the 1990s and beyond. A rich combination
of idealism and political pragmatism, Winning the Peace offers a
clear-eyed vision of America's future.
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