Polycentric World Order in the Making [Hardcover]

The world order is evolving toward polycentricity, producing its winners and losers, and driving up the global and regional demand for governance, security, justice, and ethics. The book offers a perspective of key Russian experts in international affairs on these transformations. On the global level it touches upon the issues of global governance, state transformation, phenomenology of globalization, international security, and international political economy. On the regional level it deals with issues of economic integration, energy security, Ayber security, nuclear proliferation viewed from a perspective of Pacific Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Post-Soviet Area.

Part I: Characteristics of The Global World.- Chapter 1: Megatrends and Global Problems: Constants and Innovations in the Subject Area. Chapter 2: The Global Order in the 21^st Century: Consolidating Polycentricity.- Chapter 3: Global Governance of the Polycentric World: Actors, Architecture, Hierarchy of Issue Areas.- Chapter 4: International Environment Security Evolution in the Context of the Renaissance in Inter-Power Rivalry.- Chapter 5: The Phenomenology of Globalization.- Chapter 6: International Scientific and Technological Relations.- Chapter 7: The Political Economy of Global Development.- Part II: Key International and Political Issues and Processes.- Chapter 8: International Integration in Theoretical Discourse.- Chapter 9: Contemporary Conflicts: Typology and Characteristics.- Chapter 10: The Emergence of a Global Labor Market and its International and Political Implications.- Chapter 11: The Digital Transformation of National Economies.- Chapter 12: Nuclear Deterrence in Contemporary World Politics.- Chapter 13: Digital Revolution and New Digital Markets: Competing Technology Platforms.- Chapter 14: Global Energy Trends.-