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Author:   Patrick O'Sullivan ,  Paolo Ricci ,  Ola Ngau
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9783032224378

ISBN 10:   3032224373
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   26 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Philosophical and Economic Case For Radical Institutional Innovation: From Contemporary Geopolitical Anarchy towards a Supranational World Order.- Chapter 1: The Supranational Argument in the Contemporary Geopolitical Context.- Chapter 2: The Nation State as the Basis of The Contemporary International Order: Ethically Questionable and Economically Obsolete.- Chapter 3: The Hobbesian Argument and the Supranational Alternative.- Chapter 4: Balance of Powers, What Balance? Zones of Influence, Who Said So?.- Chapter 5: Outline of the Details of a Possible Peace-enhancing Supranational Order.- Chapter 6: Getting All Aboard.- Chapter 7: Reflections on Some Corollary Questions for a Supranational World Order.- Chapter 8: Avoiding the Dangers of Corruption of Absolute Power.- Chapter 9:  A Conclusion set in the Philosophy of History.- Part 2: Putting the Arguments in The Context of Complexity: Independent Reflections from a Variety of Specialist Perspectives.- Chapter 10: Supranationalism In Asia: A Longshot but More Urgent Than Ever authored by Francis Kim.- Chapter 11: The Economic Imponderables of Supranational Global Governance: An Economist’s Perspective authored by Alojzy Nowak.- Chapter 12: Making the Leap from an Agreement-Based World to Supranational Legality: Towards a Global Rule of Law authored by Alexandru Zgardan.- Chapter 13: Going Beyond the Rhetoric of War: Giving Peace a Chance authored by Daniela Russo.

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Patrick O'Sullivan is an Adjunct Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warsaw Paolo Ricci is a Professor of Public Accountability at the University of Napoli Federico II Ola Ngau is General Secretary at the Professors Guild International Rimini Including independent contributions from Francis Kim (Chulalogkorn University Bangkok), Alojzy Nowak (University of Warsaw), Daniela Russo (University of Napoli Federico II) and Alexandru Zgardan (Grenoble Ecole de Management)

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