Transformation of Political Community

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Sovereign nation states, which were formed in the context of majorwar, have been deeply exclusionary in their dealings with minoritycultures and alien outsiders. In this book, Andrew Linklater claimsthat globalization, the pacification of core areas of the worldeconomy and ethnic revolt challenge these traditional practices. Asa result, new forms of political community and citizenship havebecome possible. In an original synthesis of recent developments in social andpolitical theory, The Transformation of Political Communityargues for new forms of political community which are cosmopolitan,sensitive to cultural differences and committed to reducingmaterial inequalities. The book provides a bold account ofpost-Westphalian societies and the ethical principles which shouldinform their external relations. Linklater argues for politicalcommunities in which human relations are governed by dialogue andconsent rather than power and force. The Transformation of Political Community will be ofinterest to students and academics in international relations,politics and sociology.

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"This is one of the two or three most important works ofinternational political theory of the 1990s, a book that will berequired reading for everyone concerned with the ethicalfoundations of the emerging post-Westphalian international order.It is not simply the best account yet available of the contributioncritical theory can make to International Relations, it is the mostimpressive work of international theory in general to have beenproduced in Britain since Bull's Anarchical Society twentyyears ago." Chris Brown, University of Southampton "This will be one of the most important books in internationaltheory published in this decade. In it, Linklater follows the logicof his two earlier books to outline his vision of post nation-statecommunities. This is a magisterial work, revealing a profoundunderstanding of the competing ethical debates within internationaltheory. Linklater has written a magnum opus: it is a powerfulexamination of patterns of inclusion and exclusion in internationalpolitics. He makes a persuasive case for a different form ofpolitical community by extending Habermas's notions of discourseethics into the international realm. This will be required readingfor all those interested in international ethics and ininternational political theory." Steve Smith, University ofWales, Aberystwyth "Andrew Linklater has been one of the major voices incontemporary international relations theory ... his latest book is... his best. By any gauge, this is a book of large ambitions andimplications and it is a tribute to the power of the book that itsucceeds in making so complex a case splendidly." InternationalAffairs "The Transformation of Political Community really is oneof the most important books in international theory published inthe last decade or so. It offers a major contribution tocontemporary international relations theory, and feeds usefullyinto the literatures on globalization, European integration, andcosmopolitan democracy. At the same moment, it is an outstandingwork of political theory ... the range and depth of scholarshipdeployed in its crafting has resulted in a dense work, but one thatis also unfashionably readable." Political Studies
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