After Liberalism: Complexity in the Governance of a Networked Global Society

March 20, 2014

By Hilton L. Root

Below, in an excerpt from Dynamics Among Nations: The Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern States, Hilton L. Root argues that the linkages between liberal internationalism and modernization theory fail to provide convincing explanations for variations in governance that can arise from the local pursuit of wealth and power, and discusses how global change processes are being shaped by the properties of networks of interdependent but diverse actors who respond to cues both from their local and their global situations.

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News Media Management in a Digital Age

March 20, 2014

By Gary Graham & Anita Greenhill

How can local newspapers survive in a digital age? Gray Graham and Anita Greenhill examine findings from interviews, thoughts from leading industry experts and macro-level trade insights to try to answer this question. One thing is certain: newspapers must respond to this digital age of media turbulence fast.

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Politics, Constitutionalism, and the Rule of Law

March 20, 2014

By T.R.S. Allan

Constitutional theory and practice are alike afflicted by a constant tension between commitments to majoritarian democracy—the people’s will—and human rights. Professor T.R.S. Allan discusses how the common law constitution of the UK, rooted in respect for a complex moral ideal of the rule of law, shows us the way to resolve this tension.

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Sustainability and Management Competence

March 20, 2014

By Steven Cohen

After decades at the periphery of political and business agendas, sustainability and environmental protection have emerged at the center of our economic and political dialogue. Below, Steven Cohen argues that increasingly, an organisation’s ability to achieve sustainability is seen as an indicator of a well-run organisation.

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The Domestic and the Foreign: Mutual Entanglement Through Social Diversity

March 20, 2014

By Christopher Hill

Foreign and domestic policies have always interacted. But now, especially in developed democracies, they are mutually entangled in new ways, through the arrival of diverse, multicultural societies where many groups and individuals have permanent links abroad. Governments thus face new challenges inside and outside their borders.

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