Rethinking the 21st Century 'New' Problems, 'Old' Solutions
by Eckert, Amy E.; Sjoberg, LauraFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-06-15
Publisher(s): Zed Books
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Summary
This book brings context and perspective to the security problems of today. Global security and stability is now challenged not only by states and nuclear war, but by insurgency, disease, environmental degradation and military privatisation. Yet the way we perceive politics can be dangerously stark and ahistorical. The authors show that, far from being a clean break, the "new" problems faced today might actually have "old" solutions. What can Locke tell us about terrorists? What does Bentham have to say about sanctions? What are the ethics of outsourcing war to private companies? By looking back to decades and even centuries of ethical analysis and political theory, this book provides fascinating insight into all these questions.
Author Biography
Amy E. Eckert is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Laura Sjoberg is Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction: 'New' Problems and 'Old' Solutions | p. 1 |
| 'New' Issues in War-making and War-fighting | |
| Popular Support and Terrorism | p. 22 |
| Preventive Warfare | p. 46 |
| Genocide: An Obligation to Fight? | p. 70 |
| Justifying Changes in International Norms of Sovereignty | p. 90 |
| Apportioning Responsibility and Blame in the Era of 'New' War | |
| Honorable Soldiers, Questionable Wars? | p. 112 |
| Outsourcing War | p. 136 |
| The Problem of Patriotism | p. 155 |
| 'New' Additions to the Security Agenda | |
| Sanctions as War | p. 173 |
| Pandemic Influenza and Security | p. 193 |
| Natural Disasters | p. 211 |
| Conclusion | p. 228 |
| Notes | p. 237 |
| References | p. 246 |
| Notes on Contributors | p. 271 |
| Index | p. 274 |
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