Beschreibung:
The topic of this Convoco publication is ';Power and its Paradoxes: Who's Really in Charge in a Globalized World?'We will be looking at the crossroads where politics, economics, and science intersect, and discussing expertise, advice, andof courseinfluence.This book raises the questions: What is power? What does it mean to be effective today? How do we make an impact? What is the relationship between scientific advice and policy? Who has power over the Euro? How do we deal with a geopolitical loss of power? How do we limit power? How must our understanding of power change? In his essay Roger Scruton offers an answer: ';True sovereignty, true freedom, true responsibility are one and the same []. You are not free just because you can do what you want, or satisfy your appetites. [] It is the power that resides in truth itself, in the ability to stand before the other in open dialogue, and to recognize that he has the right to disagree.
The topic of this Convoco publication is “Power and its Paradoxes: Who’s Really in Charge in a Globalized World?”
We will be looking at the crossroads where politics, economics, and science intersect, and discussing expertise, advice, and—of course—influence.
This book raises the questions: What is power? What does it mean to be effective today? How do we make an impact? What is the relationship between scientific advice and policy? Who has power over the Euro? How do we deal with a geopolitical loss of power? How do we limit power? How must our understanding of power change? In his essay Roger Scruton offers an answer: “True sovereignty, true freedom, true responsibility are one and the same […]. You are not free just because you can do what you want, or satisfy your appetites. […] It is the power that resides in truth itself, in the ability to stand before the other in open dialogue, and to recognize that he has the right to disagree.
IntroductionThesesThoughts on the Relationship Between Power and PowerlessnessAll Theory is Gray? Powerlessness and Power in Scientific Policy AdviceScience and Politics: Monologues, Sermones Absentium, or Productive Dialogue?The Paradox of German Power and Powerlessness In Europe: A Historical PerspectiveDiplomacy and Power: On the Deployment of Military Resources in International PoliticsWho Owns The Euro? The Single Currency and National Powerlessness in the European Debt CrisisOn the Value of Companies' Political ConnectionsThe Power of Data and Data QualityArt, Holacracy, and the Transformation of Power StructuresThoughts on Controlling PowerThe Power of the Powerless: Thoughts After Václav HavelContributors
