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Progressive Foreign Policy
David Held (Author), David Mepham (Author)
9780745641140, Polity Press
Hardback, published 18 December 2007
272 pages
23.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.517 kg
"That the book unites leading academic specialists and policy experts from non-governmental organisations is a major attraction. Let us hope the activities of this broad coalition are sustained; foreign policy is too important to be left to politicians and civil servants." “A valuable addition to the debate about the future of UK foreign policy.” "Offers fresh thinking on the UK’s relationship with key countries and regions, from the US to Europe, from the Middle East to China." "Thought-provoking ... a well-written and accessible broad overview of foreign policy under Blair's premiership ... students of international relations and of politics, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level, would find this worth a read." "This century will be shaped by the choice between a world that looks outwards, embraces multilateralism and seeks to shape globalization in the interests of social justice, or a world in which isolation, protectionism and narrow nationalism hold sway. This book is an important contribution to the question of how we build a safer, fairer world." "This is an important, enlightened but measured assessment of the failings of British foreign policy that led to the debacle of Iraq. It also helps to chart a more progressive course for the future."
Tim Dunne, Times Higher Education Supplement
International Affairs
Development Resources Review (OXFAM)
Political Studies Review
Rt Hon. Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for the Environment
John Kampfner, Editor of the New Statesman
In May 1997, the then UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, famously said that foreign policy should have ‘an ethical dimension’, and that the Labour Government would ‘put human rights at the heart of foreign policy’. Although not described in these terms, these assertions were an attempt to articulate a ‘progressive’ conception of foreign policy for the UK. But how does the foreign policy record of the Labour Government stand when set against these declared principles? What role have ethics really played in Labour’s foreign policy? Why has Labour been so interventionist, from Kosovo to Iraq? What does this record tell us about the limits and the possibilities of progressive foreign policy? What does it tell us about the strengths and failures of Labour’s foreign policy? This timely book, published in association with the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Centre for Global Governance at the LSE, addresses these questions and provides an appraisal of Labour’s record in power. However, the book also looks forward. It provides a novel assessment of the international trends that will shape the global context of UK foreign policy. The contributors set out new perspectives and policy options in respect of international security, democracy, justice, human rights, and sustainability. In addition, the book offers fresh thinking on the UK’s relationship with key countries and regions, from the US to Europe, from the Middle East to China. Moreover, it suggests a radical new approach to global governance and to the way in which the UK makes and implements foreign policy. At a time of real flux in UK domestic politics and of rapid change in international politics, this book is an indispensable guide to the UK’s foreign policy options and to the prospects and possibilities of a more values-driven and effective UK foreign policy.
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1 – Rethinking security and power Michael Clarke Chapter 2 - Deepening democracy Mary Kaldor Chapter 3 - Human rights, justice and security David Mepham Chapter 4 – Development and equity Kevin Watkins Chapter 5 - Sustainability and foreign policy Nick Mabey Chapter 6 - Recasting the special relationship Andrew Gamble and Ian Kearns Chapter 7 - Europe’s global role Chapter 8 – The Middle East: a new agenda for UK policy Chapter 9 – Looking East: the rise of China Chapter 10 – Multilateralism and Global Governance: accountability and effectiveness Chapter 11 – Global economic governance: a programme for reform Chapter 12 – Redesigning UK foreign policy
David Held and David Mepham
Charles Grant
David Mepham
Steve Tsang
David Held
Ngaire Woods
Leni Wild and Paul D. Williams
Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP]
