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Chapter 25 - Globalisation and its critics

from Part 4 - The new agenda: Globalisation and global challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  aN Invalid Date NaN

By
Steven Slaughter
Edited by
Richard Devetak  and
Daniel R. McCarthy
Richard Devetak
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Daniel R. McCarthy
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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Summary

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the contemporary political debates surrounding globalisation. It illustrates the main features of protests against the social consequences of a globalised economy, and it identifies some of the key political issues that scholars and students of International Relations must face when addressing the promotion of justice and effective governance within a more densely connected world.

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globalisationinternational relationsWorld Trade Organizationsecuritydemocracypowerneoliberalismfree trade
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An Introduction to International Relations , pp. 333 - 344
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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