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Kashmir - global democracy by g kohler 01 June 2002 15:42 UTC |
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a hypothetical question, inspired by the Sociology catalogue of Lynne Rienner Publishers, which lists Boswell/Chase-Dunn, Spiral (Outstanding Book Award, PEWS 2001) (Podobnik: "Teaching the title generated interesting conversations and got student excited") -- question - How would a global (social(ist)) democracy a la Boswell/Chase-Dunn handle a crisis like the present India-Pakistan-cum-US blowback-confrontation over Kashmir? possible elements of an answer could include - (a) India and Pakistan would not be nuclear powers in a global democracy (b) USA would not be the friendly hegemon in a global democracy (c) Kashmir would be an independent entity after a referendum in a global democracy (d) the armed forces of the global democracy would invade and restore law and order (e) chaos - the global democracy system would be helpless vis-a-vis guerrilla and communal violence (f) in a global (social(ist)) democracy everybody is happy and non-violent (g) other It's quite a challenge to the imagination . . . Gert
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