The idea of the earth as a vessel in space came of age in an era shaped by space travel and
the Cold War. Höhler's study brings together technology, science and ecology to explore the …

This accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and its
consequences from the perspective of social and political critical theory. Thematic chapters …

Critical international theory encompasses several distinct, radical approaches that focus on
identity, difference, hegemonic power, and order. As an applied theory, critical international …

Climate Change and Philosophy presents ten original essays by an international team of
expert contributors, exploring the important contribution philosophical inquiry can make to …

The current forms and scope of worldwide resistance to globalization policies and processes
is one of the most important political developments of the last decade. However, to speak …

The central argument of this book is that the univocal ontology and corresponding immanent
metaphysics of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) can provide a …

Inspired by the initial World Social Forum in Porto Alegre Brazil, over the past decade over
200 local and regional social forums have been held, on five continents. This study has …

Freedom is modernity's most important promise, but also its most controversial promise. No
other concept has led to so many expectations, disappointments, changes, and destruction …

During the past three decades, two terms,“postmodernism” and “globalization” have entered
not only academic discourse, but everyday discussions outside the groves of academia. This …

In this paper, the World Social Forum Process (WSFP) is situated within contemporary and
historical utopian contexts. In so doing the article puts forth the proposition that the WSF sits …