Civilizations and World Order: Geopolitics and Cultural Difference

by Ahmet Davutoglu (Foreword by), Cemil Aydin (Contribution by), Chris Brown (Contribution by), Çigdem Çidam (Contribution by), Ahmet Davutoglu (Contribution by)

Overview

Civilizations and World Order: Geopolitics and Cultural Difference examines the role of civilizations in the context of the existing and possible world order(s) from a cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary perspective. Contributions seek to clarify the meaning of such complex and contested notions as “civilization,” “order,” and “world order”; they do so by taking into account political, economic, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of social life. The book deals with its main theme from three angles or vectors: first, the geopolitical or power-political context of civilizations; secondly, the different roles of civilizations or cultures against the backdrop of “post-coloniality” and “Orientalism”; and thirdly, the importance of ideological and regional differences as factors supporting or obstructing world order(s). All in all, the different contributions demonstrate the impact of competing civilizational trajectories on the functioning or malfunctioning of contemporary world order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739186060
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/24/2014
Series:	Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Chris Brown is Senior Lecturer in the London Centre for Leadership in Learning (LCLL) at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. With a long-standing interest in how evidence can aid the development of policy and practice, Chris has written and presented extensively on the subject and also leads a range of funded projects which seek to help practitioners identify and scale up best practice.

S. Sayyid is a Reader in School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, UK.

S. Sayyid is a reader in rhetoric at the University of Leeds. He is the founding editor of ReOrient: The Journal of Critical Muslim Studies. His publications include Recalling the Caliphate and the volume (co-edited with AbdoolKarim Vakil) Thinking through Islamophobia.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Civilizational Revival in the Global Age
Ahmet Davutoglu
Introduction
Fred Dallmayr, M. Akif Kayapinar and Ismail Yaylaci

Part I: Geopolitics and World Order
1. Geopolitical Turmoil and Civilizational Pluralism
Richard Falk
2. Civilization as Instrument of World Order? The Role of the Civilizational Paradigm in the Absence of a Balance of Power
Hans Köchler
3. Power in the Analysis of World Orders
Raymond Duvall and Çigdem Çidam
4. International Society, Cultural Diversity, and the Clash (or Dialogue) of Civilizations
Chris Brown

Part II: Eurocentrism and Cultural Difference
5.The Formative Parameters of Civilizations: A Theoretical and Historical Framework
Ahmet Davutoglu
6.Western Democrats, Oriental Despots?
S. Sayyid
7.The Ottoman Empire and the Global Muslim Identity in the Formation of Eurocentric World Order, 1815-1919
Cemil Aydin
8.Beyond the “Enlightenment Mentality”: An Anthropocosmic Perspective
Tu Weiming

Part III: Liberalism, Global and Regional Orders
9.Globalization, Civilizations, and World Order
Robert Gilpin
10.Liberalism of Restraint and Liberalism of Imposition: Liberal Values and World Order in the New Millennium
Georg Sørensen
11.The Rise of a Neo-medieval Order in Europe
Jan Zielonka
12.Illusions, Dreams and Nightmares: Japan, the United States, and the East Asian Renaissance in the First Decade of the New Century
John Welfield

Editorial Reviews

Every so often a book comes our way which challenges us to think outside the box. This rich collection of essays does just that. Each author, while reflecting his own distinctive philosophical and cultural standpoint, addresses two questions which go to the heart of our current predicament. Given the steady decline of Western political and cultural hegemony side by side with accelerating globalization, what are the prospects of constructing a relatively peaceful world order? Is civilizational difference part of the problem or part of the solution? The answers are diverse, often provocative, and invariably insightful.” —Joseph A. Camilleri, La Trobe University

“These chapters provide a single powerful message: to understand each other is often difficult and demanding, but it is by far the most profitable strategy for international politics. And it is ultimately intellectually rewarding.” —Daniele Archibugi, University of London

From the Publisher

Every so often a book comes our way which challenges us to think outside the box. This rich collection of essays does just that. Each author, while reflecting his own distinctive philosophical and cultural standpoint, addresses two questions which go to the heart of our current predicament. Given the steady decline of Western political and cultural hegemony side by side with accelerating globalization, what are the prospects of constructing a relatively peaceful world order? Is civilizational difference part of the problem or part of the solution? The answers are diverse, often provocative, and invariably insightful.

Joseph A. Camilleri

These chapters provide a single powerful message: to understand each other is often difficult and demanding, but it is by far the most profitable strategy for international politics. And it is ultimately intellectually rewarding.

Daniele Archibugi