A Plan for Plenty: The International Thought of Barbara Wootton

Rosenboim, Or

doi:10.1017/9781108859684.018

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“…British economist and sociologist Barbara Wootton outlined a version of world order based on her idea of global democratic federalism where social justice and equality could be implemented beyond state borders. 20 Wootton's writings had an important impact on the British welfare state set up after World War II. Extending this vision, she imagined a similar system for improving living standards around the world.…”

Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wootton described her plans for an international federation which she conceded would need to be made up of members with a shared degree of political values. 22 The goal of the federation would be to overcome the nationalism which had dominated international politics. However, Wootton was not much concerned with colonies and had little to say about imperialism.…”

Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The greatest contribution of Wootton's international federalist plan was providing inspiration for the founders of the European Union. 23 Wootton believed that social justice could not be confined to the limited space of the nation state. The world had become too interconnected, with flows of capital, goods, and people across national boundaries, for states to be able to deal with issues arising from this interconnectedness.…”

Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The world is upside down: seeing IR from below

Tickner

2022

International Relations

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This review essay engages three texts focused on women who engaged with international thought in the early to mid-20th century. Women’s International Thought: A New History and Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon, both edited by Patricia Owens and her co-editors. The third, To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism, edited by Keisha Blain and Tiffany Gill. A few women discussed in these texts are recognized today, most are completely forgotten. Some aspired to careers in the academy but encountered obstacles on account of their sex and/or race. Many were scholar activists who claimed that their writings should address real world problems. These texts foreground the work of African American scholars, focused on racism and imperialism, subjects that IR ignores. Since some were denied publication outlets many wrote journals and published in newspapers. Although previously ignored, all these women had important things to tell us about international relations.

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Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Democratic Federalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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