Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review
Theory of World Security by Ken Booth
Booth aims to illuminate a "New 20 Years' Crisis" that global society is now entering. His central thesis is that in order to respond, we need ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Review Essay
Apology, Forgiveness, and Moral Repair
These works provide a rich introduction to some of the processes needed in transitions from injustices to more humane relationships. They address different levels of ...
Online Exclusive • 12/18/2008 • Essay
Michael Goodhart Replies to Eva Erman
Erman's reaction shows that she misses the main point at issue. She insists that democracy means "rule by the people"; I define it as a ...
Online Exclusive • 12/18/2008 • Essay
On Goodhart's Global Democracy (A Critique)
In this critique of Michael Goodhart's "Human Rights and Global Democracy," Eva Erman argues that Goodhart has reconceptualized democracy and therefore does not offer a ...
Winter 2008 (22.4) • Feature
Human Rights and Global Democracy
This essay argues that human rights are a necessary condition for global democracy. Human rights constrain power, enable meaningful political agency, and support and promote ...
Fall 2008 (22.3) • Review
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.
Fall 2008 (22.3) • Review
Realism Reconsidered: The Legacy of Hans J. Morgenthau in International Relations edited by Michael C. Williams
This timely book takes a critical look at the history of scholarship on Morgenthau's formulation of political realism, with an eye toward synthesizing his theories ...
Fall 2008 (22.3) • Review
Taking on the World's Repressive Regimes: The Ford Foundation's International Human Rights Policies and Practices by William Korey
William Korey has done a great service for both those who champion and follow the realization of human rights internationally and those who wish to ...
Fall 2008 (22.3) • Review
Defining Environmental Justice: Theories, Movements, and Nature by David Schlosberg
This volume is political theory at its best, providing an invaluable review of the contemporary literature, subverting traditional political categories and distinctions, and suggesting new ...