Ben Thirkell‐white
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419911 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Thirkell‐white |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Thirkell‐white |
| SIGNATURE | WHITE B T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5919-0927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Hard choices in global deliberative system reform
The ‘systems turn’ amongst deliberative democrats advocates incremental institutional reform guided by deliberative democratic ideals. Whilst ideal global democracy is beyond our reach, incremental reforms can improve the quality and inclusiveness of global deliberation. However, incremental reform in non-ideal circumstances involves trade-offs between competing normative goals. The paper highlights a neglected purpose of democratic deliberation:…
The Politics of Poverty Reduction
The aim is to understand the political processes which determine why poverty has been on a falling trend in some countries and not in others. The focus is on the developing world and on the period since 1980, although some country case studies cover a longer historical period going back to the beginning of the twentieth century. The analysis is based partly on comparisons across all developing countries and partly on case studies of nine of them.…
Dealing with the banks
Political protest in Europe and the problematic politics surrounding bank recapitalization in the US have raised growing concerns about the rise of populist politics. Populist politics is problematic in its search for simplistic solutions to complex problems, its disdain for institutions and its political ambiguity. Nonetheless, the rise of populist mobilization also points to genuine concerns about the functioning of democracy. The politics of f…
Beyond the Washington Consensus? Asia and Latin America in search of more autonomous development
International economic power (the ability to shape rules of global economic conduct) needs to be understood in terms of the interactions between rule-makers and rule-takers in the global economy. Attempts to reshape development paradigms through interventions during financial crisis have been highly significant for the domestic political economy of the developing world. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the primary question was how much countries wou…
The International Financial Architecture and the Limits to Neoliberal Hegemony
This paper is a revised and updated version of one delivered at the annual convention of the International Studies Association in Montreal, 2004. I would like to thank the participants on that panel for helpful comments. Mike Kenny, Kate Schick and two NPE reviewers also provided useful input. Notes 1. Jacqueline Best, ‘From the Top–Down: the New Financial Architecture and the Re-Embedding of Global Finance’, New Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 3 …
Still critical after all these years? The past, present and future of Critical Theory in International Relations
Twenty-five years ago, theoretical reflection on International Relations (IR) was dominated by three broad discourses. In the United States the behavioural revolution of the 1950s and 1960s had helped to create a field that was heavily influenced by various assumptions allegedly derived from the natural sciences. Of course, variety existed within the behaviourist camp. Some preferred the heavily quantitative approach that had become especially in…
Political Islam and Malaysian democracy
This study uses the history of Malaysian democracy to explore questions about the relationship between changing social structures and Islamic discourses in shaping the prospects for further democratization in the Muslim world. Social and historical factors have created incentives for a less authoritarian and more economically successful political economy than in much of the Muslim world, but Malaysia remains at best a semi-democracy. The primary …
Private Authority and Legitimacy in the International System
This article confronts the problem of private authorities engaging in rule-making activities for public purposes. This form of rule-making raises questions about the justice, authority and, most importantly, legitimacy of these institutional arrangements. The private authority that creates rules in the international financial system relies on claims of efficiency and expertise. These claims focus on the rules created rather than the institutions …
The International Monetary Fund and civil society
The IMF, Good Governance and Middle-Income Countries
Still critical after all these years? The past, present and future of Critical Theory in International Relations
Twenty-five years ago, theoretical reflection on International Relations (IR) was dominated by three broad discourses. In the United States the behavioural revolution of the 1950s and 1960s had helped to create a field that was heavily influenced by various assumptions allegedly derived from the natural sciences. Of course, variety existed within the behaviourist camp. Some preferred the heavily quantitative approach that had become especially in…
Beyond the Washington Consensus? Asia and Latin America in search of more autonomous development
International economic power (the ability to shape rules of global economic conduct) needs to be understood in terms of the interactions between rule-makers and rule-takers in the global economy. Attempts to reshape development paradigms through interventions during financial crisis have been highly significant for the domestic political economy of the developing world. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the primary question was how much countries wou…
The International Financial Architecture and the Limits to Neoliberal Hegemony
This paper is a revised and updated version of one delivered at the annual convention of the International Studies Association in Montreal, 2004. I would like to thank the participants on that panel for helpful comments. Mike Kenny, Kate Schick and two NPE reviewers also provided useful input. Notes 1. Jacqueline Best, ‘From the Top–Down: the New Financial Architecture and the Re-Embedding of Global Finance’, New Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 3 …
Political Islam and Malaysian democracy
This study uses the history of Malaysian democracy to explore questions about the relationship between changing social structures and Islamic discourses in shaping the prospects for further democratization in the Muslim world. Social and historical factors have created incentives for a less authoritarian and more economically successful political economy than in much of the Muslim world, but Malaysia remains at best a semi-democracy. The primary …
The International Monetary Fund and civil society
The IMF, Good Governance and Middle-Income Countries
Dealing with the banks
Political protest in Europe and the problematic politics surrounding bank recapitalization in the US have raised growing concerns about the rise of populist politics. Populist politics is problematic in its search for simplistic solutions to complex problems, its disdain for institutions and its political ambiguity. Nonetheless, the rise of populist mobilization also points to genuine concerns about the functioning of democracy. The politics of f…
The IMF, Good Governance and Middle-Income Countries
The International Monetary Fund and civil society
Political Islam and Malaysian democracy
This study uses the history of Malaysian democracy to explore questions about the relationship between changing social structures and Islamic discourses in shaping the prospects for further democratization in the Muslim world. Social and historical factors have created incentives for a less authoritarian and more economically successful political economy than in much of the Muslim world, but Malaysia remains at best a semi-democracy. The primary …
Private Authority and Legitimacy in the International System
This article confronts the problem of private authorities engaging in rule-making activities for public purposes. This form of rule-making raises questions about the justice, authority and, most importantly, legitimacy of these institutional arrangements. The private authority that creates rules in the international financial system relies on claims of efficiency and expertise. These claims focus on the rules created rather than the institutions …
The International Financial Architecture and the Limits to Neoliberal Hegemony
This paper is a revised and updated version of one delivered at the annual convention of the International Studies Association in Montreal, 2004. I would like to thank the participants on that panel for helpful comments. Mike Kenny, Kate Schick and two NPE reviewers also provided useful input. Notes 1. Jacqueline Best, ‘From the Top–Down: the New Financial Architecture and the Re-Embedding of Global Finance’, New Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 3 …
Still critical after all these years? The past, present and future of Critical Theory in International Relations
Twenty-five years ago, theoretical reflection on International Relations (IR) was dominated by three broad discourses. In the United States the behavioural revolution of the 1950s and 1960s had helped to create a field that was heavily influenced by various assumptions allegedly derived from the natural sciences. Of course, variety existed within the behaviourist camp. Some preferred the heavily quantitative approach that had become especially in…
Beyond the Washington Consensus? Asia and Latin America in search of more autonomous development
International economic power (the ability to shape rules of global economic conduct) needs to be understood in terms of the interactions between rule-makers and rule-takers in the global economy. Attempts to reshape development paradigms through interventions during financial crisis have been highly significant for the domestic political economy of the developing world. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the primary question was how much countries wou…
Dealing with the banks
Political protest in Europe and the problematic politics surrounding bank recapitalization in the US have raised growing concerns about the rise of populist politics. Populist politics is problematic in its search for simplistic solutions to complex problems, its disdain for institutions and its political ambiguity. Nonetheless, the rise of populist mobilization also points to genuine concerns about the functioning of democracy. The politics of f…
The Politics of Poverty Reduction
The aim is to understand the political processes which determine why poverty has been on a falling trend in some countries and not in others. The focus is on the developing world and on the period since 1980, although some country case studies cover a longer historical period going back to the beginning of the twentieth century. The analysis is based partly on comparisons across all developing countries and partly on case studies of nine of them.…
Hard choices in global deliberative system reform
The ‘systems turn’ amongst deliberative democrats advocates incremental institutional reform guided by deliberative democratic ideals. Whilst ideal global democracy is beyond our reach, incremental reforms can improve the quality and inclusiveness of global deliberation. However, incremental reform in non-ideal circumstances involves trade-offs between competing normative goals. The paper highlights a neglected purpose of democratic deliberation:…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works)