Governance in the New Global Disorder / Daniel Innerarity ; translated by Sandra Kingery ; foreword by Saskia Sassen.

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When we talk about globalization, we tend to focus on its social and economic benefits. In Governance in the New Global Disorder , the political philosopher Daniel Innerarity considers its unsettling and largely unacknowledged consequences. The "opening" of different societies to new ideas, products, and forms of prosperity has introduced a persistent uncertainty, or disorder, into everyday life. Multinational corporations have weakened sovereignty. We no longer know who is in control or who is responsible. Economies can collapse without sufficient warning, and the effort to rebuild can drag on for years. Piracy is everywhere. Is there any way to balance the interests of state, marketplace, and society in this new construct of power?

Since national economies have become deterritorialized and political interdependencies aggravate our common vulnerabilities, Innerarity contends that there is no other solution except to move toward global governance and a denationalization of justice. Globalization tries to unify the world through technologies, the economy, and cultural products and styles, but it cannot articulate or regulate political and legal equivalents. Everyone faces the same risks to their security, food supply, health, financial stability, and environment, and these risks demand a new global politics of humanity. In her foreword, the sociologist Saskia Sassen isolates the key takeaways from Innerarity's argument and the solutions they present to growing global tensions.

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This book focuses on the consequences of globalization from the perspective of political philosophy. The unsettling nature of globalization demands a global politics of humanity, and it is there that those concerned with the intersection of international relations and philosophy may find some interest in what otherwise is a pedestrian discussion. The author is a professor in Spain, and the book is translated from the Spanish version, which is of some interest because of some recurring European concerns and examples. The book is organized into three parts with eight chapters. Part 1 seeks to dramatize the rise of globalization as the return of pirates in a global era that threatens humanity. Part 2 emphasizes that the traditional nation-state cannot respond adequately to the rise of common public goods, such as the climate, the internet, health, security, and financial stability. Part 3 presents the case for expanding the narrow perspective of individuals and nation-states toward cooperative global governance built on popular participation. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. --Michael A. Morris, Clemson University