World order : a matter of perspective

Louw, Bernard Edgar

dc.contributor.advisor	Labuschagne, G.S.
dc.contributor.advisor	Fourie, D.F.S.
dc.contributor.author	Louw, Bernard Edgar	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-23T04:24:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-23T04:24:58Z
dc.date.issued	1995-06	en
dc.identifier.citation	Louw, Bernard Edgar (1995) World order : a matter of perspective, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17241>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17241
dc.description.abstract	International relations are heralding a new era with the expectation of a new world order. However, the international community is facing a crisis of perception. They are trying to apply the concepts of outdated perspectives, such as realism, idealism, and Marxism, to an international political reality that can no longer be understood in terms of these concepts. The emergence of non-state nations, which are threatening the existence of the state system, are not integrated into the international system by the perspectives. The problem is "perspective effect" - one uses perspectives to perceive, understand, judge, and manipulate, the world order. Any international political issue that does not match conditional perception, is ignored and distorted. The result is "perspective paralysis" - the perspectives are unable to adjust to changed circumstances in the world order. "Perspective paralysis" can be overcome if there is a "perspective shift" - perspectives employ alternative criteria for evaluating world order.
dc.description.abstract	World order
dc.description.abstract	New world order
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (v, 378 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Idealism
dc.subject	Marxism
dc.subject	Palestine Liberation Organization
dc.subject	Non-state nation
dc.subject	Realism
dc.subject.ddc	327.1	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Communism	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Idealism	en
dc.subject.lcsh	New world order	en
dc.title	World order : a matter of perspective	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.degree	M.A (International Politics)	en