The politics of survival
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The politics of survival
（Public planet books）
Duke University Press, 2010
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Politique de la survie
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218) and index
"Politique de la survie by Marc Abélès (c) 2006 Éditions Flammarion, Paris."--T.p. verso
Contents of Works
- The end of the brilliance that the future will bring
- Globalization and the state : a false debate?
- Virtual Europe, a space of uncertainty
- Understanding the displacement of politics : from convivance to survival
- A necessary detour
- From power to humanity
- The economy of survival
- Toward global politics
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Description
In this provocative analysis of global politics, the anthropologist Marc Abélès argues that the meaning and aims of political action have radically changed in the era of globalization. As dangers such as terrorism and global warming have moved to the fore of global consciousness, foreboding has replaced the belief that tomorrow will be better than today. Survival, outlasting the uncertainties and threats of a precarious future, has supplanted harmonious coexistence as the primary goal of politics. Abélès contends that this political reorientation has changed our priorities and modes of political action, and generated new debates and initiatives. The proliferation of supranational and transnational organizations—from the European Union to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to Oxfam—is the visible effect of this radical transformation in our relationship to the political realm. Areas of governance as diverse as the economy, the environment, and human rights have been partially taken over by such agencies. Non-governmental organizations in particular have become linked with the mindset of risk and uncertainty; they both reflect and help produce the politics of survival.Abélès examines the new global politics, which assumes many forms and is enacted by diverse figures with varied sympathies: the officials at meetings of the WTO and the demonstrators outside them, celebrity activists, and online contributors to international charities. He makes an impassioned case that our accounts of globalization need to reckon with the preoccupations and affiliations now driving global politics. The Politics of Survival was first published in France in 2006. This English-language edition has been revised and includes a new preface.
Table of Contents
Translator's Note ix
Preface to the English Edition xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
1. The End of Brilliance That the Future Will Bring 21
2. Globalization and the State: A False Debate? 41
3. Virtual Europe, a Space of Uncertainty 57
4. Understanding the Displacement of Politics: From Convivance to Survival 87
5. A Necessary Detour 125
6. From Power to Humanity 143
7. The Economy of Survival 161
8. Toward a Global Politics 189
Conclusion 207
Bibliography 211
Index 219
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