Moral Agency and the Politics of Responsibility
Exploring Responsibility in Complex Governance Frameworks
Cornelia Ulbert editor Peter Finkenbusch editor Elena Sondermann editor Tobias Debiel editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:15th Apr '19
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This insightful exploration examines how responsibilities are assigned in complex governance, focusing on moral agency and accountability in a global context. Moral Agency and the Politics of Responsibility offers valuable perspectives.
This book delves into the intricate dynamics of how various actors within complex governance frameworks assign and negotiate responsibilities to create order in an increasingly interconnected world. In an era where globalization has shifted the focus away from traditional state-based accountability, the mechanisms through which blame is allocated and contested remain unclear. Moral Agency and the Politics of Responsibility seeks to unravel these complexities, examining how responsibilities are delineated among diverse actors operating within the global economy and societal structures.
The text poses critical questions regarding the definition of moral duties that transcend the legal and territorial boundaries of nation-states. It explores the establishment of obligations and accountability frameworks suitable for a post-national context, where notions of responsibility can often seem ambiguous and contested. By employing both empirical and theoretical lenses, the book highlights the ontological challenges posed by complexity, emphasizing concepts such as emergence and non-linearity that question traditional liberal perspectives on responsibility and moral agency.
Moral Agency and the Politics of Responsibility is an essential read for scholars in International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, and Political Economy. It addresses the increasingly relevant themes of moral agency and the complexities that arise in modern governance, making it a timely contribution to contemporary academic discourse.
"This wide-ranging, pluri-disciplinary, and insightful collection analyses the complex, frequently contested relations between moral agency, the conditions for its development; the mechanisms for holding agents accountable and responsible; and changing economic and political practices. Its authors develop different theoretical perspectives and explore diverse cases and, together, make important contributions to international relations, political economy, and governance studies." – Bob Jessop, Lancaster University, UK
"Through compelling empirical cases and sophisticated theoretical analyses, the contributors to this valuable volume demonstrate that responsibility is something that is necessarily and vigorously contested. By addressing the complex political, social, economic, and technological contexts within which the concepts of moral agency and responsibility are negotiated and renegotiated, they succeed in enhancing our understanding of both." – Toni Erskine, University of New South Wales, Australia
"What is it to be ‘responsible’ in today’s global world? Who is (made) responsible, for what, to whom, how, when, and to what purpose? The probing debates in this volume greatly clarify these issues, in particular the high-stakes ethics and politics involved." – Jan Aart Scholte, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
"This timely book investigates the politics and contestations surrounding the notion of "responsibility" which has become a rather prominent topic in world politics (e.g. in the "responsibility to protect"). The authors approach the subject from a variety of critical perspectives, thereby taking a decidedly agency-centered perspective. A must-read for both academics interested in and practitioners of global governance." – Thomas Risse,Free University Berlin, Germany
"This excellent collection offers a compelling range of perspectives on the politics of responsibility – the conditions under which responsibility arises; who can exercise it; and the roles it plays in international relations. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the development of contemporary conceptions of moral agency and practices of responsibility." – Kirsten Ainley, LSE, UK
"Responsibility is one of the most contested notions in international relations. Unsurprisingly, I disagree with some of this first-rate team of contributors. But their provocative and thoughtful reflections must be read and pondered." – Thomas G. Weiss,City University of New York,USA
ISBN: 9780367332921
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Weight: 412g
224 pages