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Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science
(Leaving to take up post at Durham University January 2012)
Email: d.held@lse.ac.uk|
Office: M104, 50 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Office Hours:On Leave
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7175
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Biography
David Held was born in Britain where he spent most of his childhood. He was educated in Britain, France, Germany and the United States. He has held numerous Visiting Appointments in the United States, Australia, Canada and Spain, among other places. In the last five years he has lectured regularly on questions of democracy, global governance and globalization to audiences in many countries. Twenty years ago David Held co-founded Polity, which is now a major presence in social science and humanities publishing.
Research Interests
Democracy; democratisation; globalisation; global politics; modern political and social theory.
Featured Book
Cosmopolitanism
'Ideals and Realities'
By: David Held (London School of Economic and Political Science)
This book sets out a philosophical and practical account of contemporary global politics from a cosmopolitan point of view. The volume begins by developing a theory of cosmopolitanism, explicating its core principles and justifications. The role many of these principles have had in global politics is then explored; they have been important in framing the human rights regime and several aspects of international law and politics.
The book then examines how legal and institutional developments at the global level fall short of cosmopolitan ideals. The argument is that this deficit is not inevitable, and can be overcome over time through an ambitious and yet practical agenda of reform. In the second half of the book, chapters are devoted to some of the most pressing issues of our time - financial market crises, climate change, and the fallout from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In each of these areas, the author argues that realist politics is exhausted, and that cosmopolitanism is the new realism.
In short, the book offers a novel approach to thinking about global politics and case studies of its application by one of the best known authors in the field.
Publications
From the global financial crisis to the crisis of the post-war covenant
Held, David (2012) From the global financial crisis to the crisis of the post-war covenant. In: Young , Kevin and Stiglitz, Joseph and Kaldor, Mary, (eds.) The new global covenant. Columbia University Press, New York, USA. (In Press)
Cosmopolitan democracy: paths and agents
Archibugi, Daniele and Held, David (2011) Cosmopolitan democracy: paths and agents. In: Kostovicova, Denisa and Glasius, Marlies, (eds.) Bottom-up politics: an agency-centred approach to globalisation. Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK, pp. 21-39. ISBN 9780230280328
The transformation of the Gulf: politics, economics and the global order
Held, David and Ulrichsen, Kristian, eds. (2011) The transformation of the Gulf: politics, economics and the global order. Routledge, Abingdon, UK. ISBN 9780415574518
Editors' introduction: mapping change in transnational governance
Held, David and Hale, Thomas (2011) Editors' introduction: mapping change in transnational governance. In: Held, David and Hale, Thomas, (eds.) Handbook of transnational governance: new institutions and innovations. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-36. ISBN 9780745650609
Handbook of transnational governance: new institutions and innovations
Held, David and Hale, Thomas, eds. (2011) Handbook of transnational governance: new institutions and innovations. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745650609
Parallel worlds: the governance of global risks in finance, security and the environment
Held, David (2011) Parallel worlds: the governance of global risks in finance, security and the environment. In: Calhoun, Craig and Derluguian, Georgi, (eds.) Business as usual: the roots of the global financial meltdown. Possible futures (3). New York University Press, New York, USA. ISBN 9780814772782
Crises in parallel worlds: the governance of global risks in finance, security and the environment
Held, David and Young, Kevin (2011) Crises in parallel worlds: the governance of global risks in finance, security and the environment. In: Calhoun, Craig and Derluguian, Georgi, (eds.) The deepening crisis: governance challenges after neoliberalism. http://nyupress.org/ . Social Science Research Council and New York University Press, New York, USA, pp. 19-42. ISBN 9780814772812
The governance of climate change: science, politics and ethics
Theros, Marika and Hervey, Angus and Held, David, eds. (2011) The governance of climate change: science, politics and ethics. Polity Press , Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745652023
Editors' introduction: the cosmopolitanism reader
Held, David (2010) Editors' introduction: the cosmopolitanism reader. In: The cosmopolitanism reader. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-14. ISBN 9780745648712
Principles of cosmopolitan order
Held, David (2010) Principles of cosmopolitan order. In: The cosmopolitanism reader. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 229-247. ISBN 9780745648712
The cosmopolitanism reader
Held, David (2010) The cosmopolitanism reader. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745648712
Cosmopolitanism: ideals and realities
Held, David (2010) Cosmopolitanism: ideals and realities. Polity Press, London, UK. ISBN 9780745648354
Global challenges: accountability and effectiveness
Held, David (2010) Global challenges: accountability and effectiveness. In: New directions in political science. Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK, pp. 211-230. ISBN 9780230228481
Cosmopolitanism after 9/11
Held, David (2010) Cosmopolitanism after 9/11. International Politics, 47 (1). pp. 52-61. ISSN 1384-5748
Restructuring global governance: cosmopolitanism, democracy and the global order
Held, David (2009) Restructuring global governance: cosmopolitanism, democracy and the global order. Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 37 (3). pp. 535-547. ISSN 0305-8298
Finance, failure and fairness
Held, David and Young, Kevin (2009) Finance, failure and fairness. LSE magazine, 21 (1). pp. 14-15. ISSN 0023-639X
Cultural diversity, cosmopolitan principles and the limits of sovereignty
Held, David (2008) Cultural diversity, cosmopolitan principles and the limits of sovereignty. In: Held, David and Moore, Henrietta, (eds.) Cultural politics in a global age: uncertainty, solidarity and innovation. Oneworld Publications, Oxford, UK, pp. 157-164. ISBN 9781851685509
Cultural politics in a global age
Moore, Henrietta and Held, David, eds. (2008) Cultural politics in a global age. One World, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781851685509
Globalization/anti-globalization: beyond the great divide
Held, David and McGrew, Anthony (2007) Globalization/anti-globalization: beyond the great divide. Polity, Cambridge. ISBN 0745639119
Progressive foreign policy: new directions for the UK
Held, David and Mepham, David, eds. (2007) Progressive foreign policy: new directions for the UK. Polity, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745641157