COMMUNITARIANISM: THE PRACTICE OF POSTMODERN LIBERALISM

Author: BRECHER, BOB

Source: Global Norms for the Twenty-First Century, 1 January 2006 , pp. 212-225(14)

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing in association with GSE Research

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Abstract:

What better way of introducing the concept of the 'Third Way' than in the words of one of its key proponents, British prime minister Tony Blair? This is what he had to say in February, 2003:

The Third Way to me consisted of ... `flexibility plus' to cope with market failure ... [a] rights and responsibilities approach based on conditionality in welfare, strong on law and order, but also social programmes to address the causes of crime ... equality of opportunity, but also restructuring and reform to build more diverse, individually tailored services built around the needs of the modern consumer .... [and] in foreign policy ... pursuing a broad agenda of engagement with the aim of building a new global partnership based on shared values.¹

Keywords: COMMUNITARIANISM: THE PRACTICE OF POSTMODERN LIBER

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2006-01-01

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Global Norms for the Twenty-First Century
Norms in the contemporary world system are no longer established exclusively through inter-state agreement but increasingly, are becoming truly global. This collection brings together critical studies on this complex process. Written by authors from eleven different countries, the book challenges the often convenient rationalisations of regime theory, the governance approach, and 'post-national' or 'cosmopolitan' democracy, in order to explore the practical, theoretical and ethical implications of the new world of global norms.
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