 | Emerging Conflicts of Principle: International Relations and the Clash between Cosmopolitanism and Republicanism Subjects: Humanities; Law; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties; Political Theory; Philosophy; Regulatory Policy; Sociology & Social Policy; Ethics Philosophy; Public Ethics; Political Sociology; Debates over the ethics of war, economic redistribution, resource consumption and the rights and responsibilities associated with membership of a political community are just some of the major conflicts of principle identified by Thomas Kane which characterize world politics today. According to the author, debates such as these are being drawn towards increasingly polarized positions represented by strongly universalist and particularist moral and political ideologies, such as cosmopolitanism and republicanism. Kane analyzes each of these areas, identifying that the potential for ideologically-driven conflict will constitute the greatest challenge facing scholars and policy makers in the twenty-first century. Thomas Kane is Director of the Centre for Security Studies at the University of Hull, UK. |
