Ulaş, L. (2016) Doing things by halves: on intermediary global institutional proposals. Ethics and Global Politics, 9 (1). 30223. ISSN 1654-4951
Abstract
Various cosmopolitan theorists offer global institutional prescriptions intended to be understood as residing conceptually between a system of separate domestic states and a federal world state. In this article I assess such ‘intermediary’ models, and claim that they are an unprofitable mix of idealism and misplaced pragmatism: they are ostensibly illustrations of future-oriented institutional ideals, and yet they are infused with concessions to present-day reality. In some cases, the concession is merely rhetorical: we are offered world state visions in intermediary clothing. In other cases, the concession is substantive, with the ironic result that intermediary models are in fact less feasible than the idea of a world state which intermediary theorists quickly reject. The overall aim of the argument is not to fully defend the idea of a world state, but rather only to demonstrate that there are reasons, from a cosmopolitan perspective, to consider a world state superior to intermediary models.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 L. Ulas. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license |
Keywords: | cosmopolitanism; global justice; world state; cosmopolitan democracy; dispersed sovereignty |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2017 12:25 |
Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2017 12:27 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3402/egp.v9.30223 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Open |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3402/egp.v9.30223 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123123 |