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In Toward a Good Society, authors Tianjia Dong and Dongxiao Qin
theorize a mutually empowering and growth-fostering society. The
authors first demonstrate the feasibility of this society by
grounding it in the framework of relational psychology. Departing
from there, they travel along nine paths reconstructed from nine
classic social science theories. In each chapter, they respectively
reconstruct and find ways to move beyond Durkheimian
structural-functionalism, de Tocqueville's communalism, Mead's
symbolic interactionism, Freud's psychoanalytic perspective,
Simmel's network theory, Smith's "invisible hand", Marx's class
theory, Hobbes's contractualism, and Weber's rational-legal
formulation. This leads them to propose a new Golden Rule that is
as simple as it is profound and foundational to what makes a good
society.
The Cold War revealed, for the first time in human history, the
logic of human togetherness, which indicated that it was not only
necessary for nation-states to live together but also possible for
them to do so. The necessity was because of the inescapably shared
vulnerability of "mutually assured destruction," not only in terms
of security but more so in economic well-being and political
stability. The possibility was due to the unipolar world structure
sustained by the global governance web of interdependent
partnership which worked powerfully "between" the power agents to
ensure the best of all possible world. This latent governance
system was both hierarchical and dynamic because its power was
"connective" in the sense that power was rooted in one another and
the ability to be interdependent by empowering other power agents
and sharing vulnerability at the same time was the way of becoming
the "nucleus" on the global web of interdependent partners and
hence gaining power in transforming one another connectively and
governing the world collectively. George Kennan's patience in
building up hard and soft powers "within" individual power agents
of the web and Wilson/Roosevelt's institutionalization of
collective power "above" each power agents contributed to the
construction of the system. The Soviet big-brotherly governing type
was proven a failure.
Understanding Power through Watergate uses the Watergate Affair as
a case to highlight the Washington collective power dynamic. Author
Tian-jia Dong argues that formal state institutions only work
effectively when they are embedded in social dynamics. Academics in
the fields of political science, American history, and sociology
will find great interest in this book, as well as people involved
in the political process. This work will also be a valuable
supplement to graduate and undergraduate political science and
sociology courses.
Social Reach examines the identity of global leadership and the
impact it has on global governance. Realism focuses on strategic
interests; idealism focuses on norms and values. However, the
'either my interest or my value' approach toward international
relations is not compatible with the identity of a global leader.
The essence of international relations is 'relationship, ' instead
of interest or values. Tian-jia Dong proposes a connectivist
perspective, which focuses on full-fledged connections through
functional instrumentation and relational inclusion. Three
logics--the logic of conquest, the logic of interdependence, and
the logic of togetherness--are highlighted as the driving forces
behind the dynamics of international relationship. Dong further
illustrates two new concepts, 'connective authority' and
'connective democracy' as the guiding principles of global
leadership and global governance
Understanding Power through Watergate uses the Watergate Affair as
a case to highlight the Washington collective power dynamic. Author
Tian-jia Dong argues that formal state institutions only work
effectively when they are embedded in social dynamics. Academics in
the fields of political science, American history, and sociology
will find great interest in this book, as well as people involved
in the political process. This work will also be a valuable
supplement to graduate and undergraduate political science and
sociology courses.
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