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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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On multiple modernities and global society -- Cosmopolitanism in the social sciences and the return to Kant -- Beyond methodological nationalism : suggestions from the field of complexity -- Globalisation, cosmopolitanism, democracy and human rights : what kind of relationship? -- Has Africa invented human rights? -- Bodies that democracy expels : the other and the stranger to "bridge and done"; theory of sovereignty, bio-politics and weak areas of global bios, human or subjective rights? -- Between the right to the place and the right in the place : the uncertain status of the "residence" between global urges and local resistances -- Italian arms exports in Latin America over the past forty years : what role in the repression of human rights? -- Communication, globalisation and violation of human rights -- Human rights discourses in Europe : theoretical insights and empirical applications -- The HIV/AIDS pandemic : social risks and moral panic in a global context -- How do people engage with globalisation? A cosmopolitan socialisation approach -- "When do the poeple talk in Europe?" : social movements and democratic theory in European multilevel governance |
| Summary |
Global Society, Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights is the outcome of a decade-long scholarly project. The point of convergence emerging from the analyses contained in this volume is that ""global society"", ""cosmopolitanism"" and ""human rights"" are likely to constitute the basis of present and future ways of life. The ""project for humanity"" of the future, while resting on local social associations, will have ""globality"" as its reference. A world dominated by globalisation processes obliges the so .. |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Human rights and globalization -- Congresses
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Human rights -- Social aspects -- Congresses
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Cosmopolitanism -- Congresses
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Cosmopolitanism
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Human rights and globalization
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Human rights -- Social aspects
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Weltbürgertum
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Weltgesellschaft
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Menschenrecht
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Globalisierung
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Cicchelli, Vincenzo
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Nocenzi, Mariella
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| ISBN |
9781443854269 |
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1443854263 |
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