02075cam a22002774i 4500008004100000020001800041020001800059040000800077050002200085245017300107260005200280300001600332505001700348520103000365650005601395650003901451650005901490651006501549700002201614700002201636700002301658700002901681700002901710700003301739700002501772120305s2012    enk      b    001 0 eng    a9781107021358  a9781107691698  aSDU00aJZ1306bS741 201210aSpecial responsibilities :bglobal problems and American power /cMlada Bukovansky, Ian Clark, Robyn Eckersley, Richard Price, Christian Reus-Smit, Nicholas J. Wheeler.  aNew York : bCambridge University Press, c2012  a290 pages ;8 aHKBU Library  a"The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are yet to provide any in-depth analysis of this fascinating aspect of world politics. This path-breaking study examines the nature of special responsibilities, the complex politics that surround them and how they condition international social power. The argument is illustrated with detailed case-studies of nuclear proliferation, climate change and global finance. All three problems have been addressed by an allocation of special responsibilities, but while this has structured politics in these areas, it has also been the subject of ongoing contestation. With a focus on the United States, this book argues that power must be understood as a social phenomenon and that American power varies significantly across security, economic and environmental domains"-- 0aInternational relationsxMoral and ethical aspects. 0aResponsibilityxPolitical aspects. 7aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationsxMoral and ethical aspects.1 aBukovansky, Mlada1 aClark, Iane1949-1 aBukovansky, Mlada,1 aEckersley, Robyn,d1958-1 aPrice, Richard M.d1964-1 aReus-Smit, Christian,d1961-1 aWheeler, Nicholas J.