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"Political Realism" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Realism and Security" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Ideal and Nonideal Theory in Political Philosophy" published on by Oxford University Press.

The increasing role of social science in environmental policy & knowledge generation has resulted in an environmental discourse that is epistemologically realist, postivistic, disembedded, technological, & cognitivist. Such a discourse tends to mask important cultural, social, & existential dimensions of environmental crises & has become part of the modern environmental problem rather contributing to its solution. A constructivist, hermeneutic, poetic, & situated approach to environmental phenomena is needed. Examples of such accounts in three broad domains are highlighted: (1) environment, knowledge, & indeterminancy; (2) subjectivity & individuation; & (3) problems with current ways of incorporation of environmental considerations within political institutions. Ulrich Beck's contributions to illuminating the modern environmental problematic are discussed. 10 References. D. Generoli

Explores implications of the new "war on terror" for antiglobalization efforts, particularly for its human rights agenda. Following the terrorist attacks against the US on 11 Sept 2001, a tightened US security agenda & enactment of legislation like the Patriot Act have had dire effects on civil liberties & other human rights, including freedom of speech & assembly & the right to privacy. Ways that civil liberties have typically been restricted during previous periods of wartime are reviewed & the interdependence of human rights & national/international security is discussed. Ways that the human rights community can develop a new agenda acknowledging this interdependence are suggested, emphasizing the importance of considering (1) the limits of imposing human rights from the outside, (2) human rights opportunities & the political realities of the major powers, & (3) the appropriate means toward human rights ends. Directions toward the development of a new "human rights realism" in the globalized economy are outlined. K. Hyatt Stewart

"Transformations of War: Perspectives from International Political Sociology" published on by Oxford University Press.