This book reassesses international functionalism as an approach to global politics. Functionalism has been marginalized as simply a pre-scientific precursor to regional integration theory. In fact, functionalism provides a global view of states and international organizations working towards a peaceful and constructive world order through cooperative relationships across borders to satisfy human needs. Chapters examine the early development of functionalism and apply functionalist insights to issues, problems and conflicts in contemporary global governance.
Author Biography:
LUCIAN M. ASHWORTH Lecturer in Government, University of Limerick, Ireland
ROBERT BOARDMAN Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
JUSTIN D. COOPER President and Associate Professor of Political Science, Redeemer College, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
JOHN H. EASTBY Associate Professor of Political Science, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA, USA
DAVID LONG Associate Professor of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
CRAIG N. MURPHY Professor of International Relations, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA
JAMES PATRICK SEWELL Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Brock University, St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada
ROBERT WOLFE Assistant Professor of Policy and Senior Fellow of the Centre For International Relations, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada