by David Held · Polity · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780745648361
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«Cosmopolitanism: Ideals and Realities» is David Held's political theory essay, published by Polity in paperback (320 pages, in English).
David Held defends cosmopolitanism as an approach to contemporary global politics. The work presents its principles and justifications, its role in the human rights regime, and its application to the financial crisis, climate change, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Held concludes that cosmopolitanism is the new realism.
First edition published in 2010; the work includes bibliographic references and an index.
A reference work for those interested in political theory, international relations, and globalization.
David Jonathan Andrew Held was a British political scientist who specialised in political theory and international relations. He held a joint appointment as Professor of Politics and International Relations, and was Master of University College, at Durham University until his death. He was also a visiting Professor of Political Science at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli. Previously he was the Graham Wallas chair of Political Science and the co-director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics.
