Still a Western World? Continuity and Change in Global Order - 9781857438703

Taylor & Francis

Still a Western World? Continuity and Change in Global OrderAuthor(s): Sergio Fabbrini, Raffaele Marchetti\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Europa Publications Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781857438703, 978-1857438703\nSynopsis\nToday, the debate on world order is intense. As is always the case in times of transition, the global restructuring of international affairs is generating a deep reflection on how the world is, and how it should be reorganized. After the long frozen period of the cold war and the subsequent years marked by US unipolarism, the world has begun the new millennium with profound shifts. The relative decline of the USA, the crisis in the European Union, the consolidation of the BRIC emerging economies, and the diffusion of the power to non-state actors all constitute significant elements that demand a new conceptualization of the rules of the global game.\n\nIn this pluralist and changing context, a number of different narratives a.