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Book SynopsisThis book explores the emerging challenges to foreign policymaking in liberal democracies and the adequacy of the 'marketplace of ideas' in responding to these challenges.
Looking at foreign policy challenges as diverse as democratization, globalization and climate change, from the role of values in environmental debate to the Iraq invasion and the war on drugs, the contributors critically examine how key global issues are framed in public debate across three of the world's most mature liberal democracies: the US, the UK, and Australia. The book contributes to a better understanding of the limits of the 'marketplace of ideas' in helping to produce wise and accountable policy, and how those limits may soon be overcome.
Examining how key global issues are framed in foreign policy debate across a range of liberal democratic societies, this book will strongly appeal to academics and students with an interest in international relations, policymaking and politics, as well as to governmental and think tank policymakers and advisors.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Foreign Policy and the Limits of Democratic Debate Michael Heazle, Martin Griffiths and Tom Conley PART I: CHALLENGES OF A NEW CENTURY 2. Democratization: Paradoxes and Pitfalls Martin Griffiths 3. Science, Advocacy and the Role of Values in Environmental Debate Michael Heazle 4. The Marketplace of Ideas and Global Development Iyanatul Islam 5. Globalization, the State and Liberal Democracy Tom Conley 6. The Song Remains the Same: Converging Views on a Rising China Michael Clarke and Doug Smith PART II: THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRATIC DEBATE 7. The Invasion of Iraq: The Marketplace of Ideas and its Limits Andrew O’Neil 8. Epistemic Constitutionalism in International Governance: The Case of Climate Change Clark A. Miller 9. Islam and the Struggle for Democracy Mohamad Abdalla and Halim Rane 10. The International Movement of People: A Multi-headed Policy Hydra for Liberal Democracies Christine Inglis 11. A Hundred Years of Drug Prohibition: A Study in the Failure of Global Governance Alfred W. McCoy Index
