The Decline of the Western-Centric World and the Emerging New Global Order: Contending Views

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Foreword
Introduction to the decline of the Western-centric world and the emerging new global order
	Notes
Part I The crisis of liberal democracy in the West and its competitors from Asia
	Chapter 1 The principal vulnerabilities of Western liberalism
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2 Taking back control? The future of Western democratic capitalism
		The standard model in decline
		From national democracy to global governance
		Domestic revolts
		International disorder
		Centrifugal forces
		A Europe of nation-states
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3 Crisis and mutation in the institutions of representation in “real-existing” democracies
		Introduction
		A polysemic concept
		A different typology
		RED = representative democracy
		A meta-functionalist hypothesis
		Alternative conceptions of representation and models of democracy
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4 The China model: Internal pluralism, meritocracy, and democracy
		Introduction
		Pluralism: external vs internal
		Political tradition and its modern transformation
		Modern transition
		The one-party-dominated open political process
		Interest representation
		Political exit
		Outcomes
		Openness in state institutions
		From intra-party democracy to social democracy
		Concluding remarks
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5 India’s development path: Prospects, challenges, and implications for the emerging world order
		A framework for analysis
		Contextualizing development
		The multi-track focus
		Economic reforms and the democratic governance debate
		The 2014 national elections and the development debate
		Citizen assessment and perceptions
		Most important problems faced by the country
		Development for whom?
		The promise of “good days”
		India’s development pathways
		Notes
		References
Part II Can the post-war liberal international order be saved?
	Chapter 6 Can liberalism envision a widely acceptable world order?
		A crucial distinction
		Whence the appearance that Western foreign policies are driven by Western values?
		(How) Can a world order be both Western and widely acceptable?
		Three key normative ideas toward conceiving a widely acceptable world order
		A crucial frst step toward a widely acceptable world order
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 7 Fractures and resilience of liberal international orders
		Varieties of liberalisms
		Diverse regional orders in the American imperium
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8 Will the liberal international order survive? An English School perspective
		Introduction
		The post-Western global order: deep pluralism
		Yes
		No
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9 A reformist, not a revisionist: The emerging global role of China
		Introduction: will Pax Sinica succeed a receding Pax Americana?
		The leadership succession: the future is here?
		The contours of China’s emerging global strategy
		Is China a revisionist power?
		Conclusion: the way forward
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10 Tailored multilateralism: China’s grand strategy in search for great rejuvenation
		Introduction
		Fundamentals of modern China’s grand strategy
		Should grand strategy have universality?
		Autonomy and rejuvenation as China’s grand visions
		Security and rise under two grand strategic visions
		Tailored multilateralism: a secured path to peaceful rise
		Multilateralism and modern China
		Tailored multilateralism: defnition and implication
		Tailored multilateralism and global governance: cases studies
		Multilateralism and the evolving cyberspace order
		Concluding remarks
		Notes
		References
Part III Asia’s rise and the emerging global order
	Chapter 11 Can Asia reshape global governance?
		Order
		Power
		Rules
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 12 Globalism, nationalism, and regional order in Asia: A Japanese perspective
		Transformation of the world order
		Nature of the transformation of the world order
		Regional order in Asia
		National politics in Asia
		Great dilemma for Japan
		Final remarks
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 13 Order between heritage and law
		Law and heritage
		International law
		What next? Some considerations
		References
	Chapter 14 Global and local challenges and opportunities for Taiwan
		Introduction
		The evolving world
		Long-term projections of the mainland Chinese and the United States economies
		The global challenges
		The relative decline of the United States economic power
		The local challenges
		The opportunities
		The alternatives for Taiwan: confrontation or accommodation?
		Concluding remarks
		Notes
	Chapter 15 Towards an Asian regional order led by China and India
		Hierarchical ideals of global order in ancient India
		Hierarchical ideals of global order in ancient China
		Xunzi on hierarchical rituals
		One world, two hierarchical systems?
		Notes
		References
Part IV Conclusion
	Chapter 16 Asia’s rise and the transition to a post-Western global order
		Introduction: disruptions, power shifts, and the future world order
		Liberal international order and global governance in the 21st century
		A framework to analyze change in the liberal international order
		Chinese historical frames in relation to the global order
		China and the global order: explaining diverse outcomes
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Index