The Divided West
Author: Jurgen Habermas
Make no mistake, the normative authority of the United States of America lies in ruins. Such is the judgment of the most influential thinker in Europe today reflecting on the political repercussions of the war in Iraq. The decision to go to war in Iraq, without the explicit backing of a Security Council Resolution, opened up a deep fissure in the West which continues to divide erstwhile allies and to hinder the attempt to develop a coordinated response to the new threats posed by international terrorism.
In this timely and important volume, Jurgen Habermas responds to the dramatic political events of the period since September 11, 2001, and maps out a way to move the political agenda forward, beyond the acrimonious debates that have pitched opponents of the war against the Bush Administration and its coalition of the willing. What is fundamentally at stake, argues Habermas, is the Kantian project of overcoming the state of nature between states through the constitutionalization of international law.
Habermas develops a detailed multidimensional model of transnational and supranational governance inspired by Kantian cosmopolitanism, situates it in the context of the evolution of international law toward a cosmopolitan constitutional order during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and defends it against the new challenge posed by the hegemonic liberal vision underlying the aggressive unilateralism of the current US administration.
The Divided West is a major intervention by one of the most highly regarded political thinkers of our time. It will be essential reading for students of sociology, politics, international relations, andinternational law, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the current and future course of European and international politics.
Table of Contents:
- Editor’s Preface
- Author’s Foreword
- Part I: After September 11
- Chapter 1: Fundamentalism and Terror
- Chapter 2: Interpreting the Fall of a Monument
- Part II: The Voice of Europe in the Clamour of its Nations
- Chapter 3: February 15, or: What Binds Europeans
- Chapter 4: Core Europe as Counterpower? Follow-up Questions
- Chapter 5: The State of German-Polish Relations
- Chapter 6: Is the Development of a European Identity Necessary, and Is It Possible?
- Part III: Views on a Chaotic World
- Chapter 7: An Interview on War and Peace
- Part IV: The Kantian Project and the Divided West
- Chapter 8: Does the Constitutionalisation of International Law Still Have a Chance?
- Index
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The Responsible Administrator: An Approach to Ethics for the Adminstrative Role
Author: Terry L Cooper
Those who serve the public trust must take special care to ensure they make ethical and responsible decisions. Yet the realities of bureaucracies, deadlines, budgets, and demands for quick results make the payoffs for dealing formally with ethics seem unclear. Since its original publication, The Responsible Administrator has guided professionals and students alike as they grapple with the challenges of making ethical, responsible decisions in real world situations.
This new edition includes information on coping with new demands for accountability, as well as new cases and examples, an examination of current issues relevant to administrative ethics, and supplementary materials for professors.
Cooper’s theoretical framework and practical applications and techniques will help you consider all of the factors involved in a decision, ensuring that you balance professional, personal, and organizational values. Case studies and examples illustrate what works and what does not. The Responsible Administrator helps both experienced and novice public administrators and students become effective decision makers, provides them with a solid understanding of the role of ethics in public service and the framework to incorporate ethical and values-based decision making in day-to-day management.
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