Research Report on the Frontiers of Contemporary Western Academia (2005-2006)

Author: Xue Xiaoyuan, Li Huibin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Do you know why the US is currently in a difficult situation in Iraq, or why Russia's anti-terrorism mission is challenging? The reasons are that the world has entered a globalized risk society, where the asymmetry and inefficiency of nation-states dealing with non-state international organizations have led to these issues. The theories elaborated in this book can provide metaphysical explanations for these phenomena. It introduces a series of cutting-edge contemporary academic theories, including globalized risk society, deliberative democracy, social justice, governance, and ecological politics, opening a new window to observe the progress of world academia. If your understanding is still limited to Foucault-Derrida-Fukuyama-Huntington, then this book will broaden your horizons.