Global Ethics

by Mervyn Frost

This provocative and original book challenges the commonplace that contemporary international interactions are best understood as struggles for power. Eschewing jargon and theoretical abstraction, Mervyn Frost argues that global politics and global civil society must be understood in ethical terms. International actors are always faced with the ethical So, what ought we to do in circumstances like these? Illustrating the centrality of ethics to our understanding of global politics and global civil society with detailed case studies, Frost shows how international actors constitute one another in global social practices that are underpinned by specific ethical commitments. Case Studies examined Global Ethics forces readers to confront their own necessary ethical engagement as citizens and rights holders in global society. Failure to understand international relations in ethical terms will lead to misguided action. This book should be read by all scholars and students of international relations as well as the general reader seeking an accessible account of the importance of ethical decisions in world affairs.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2008

Reviews

[Emma]

Okay…

[Rahul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Trying not to sound harsh, the books is naive. The author focuses exclusively on the arguments offered by the actors and tries to weigh one against them. This might be useful for a university debate, but has little predictive or explanatory value for the actions carried out in world arena.

However, the arguments presented are good if you want to write articles about international relations or want to make sense of a lot of non-practitioners writing for magazines and newspapers.