Jim Whitman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5775412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jim Whitman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jim |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitman |
| SIGNATURE | WHITMAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bradford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Altering an appreciative system: Lessons from incorporating dual-use concerns into the responsible science education of biotechnologists
The Arms Control Challenges of Nanotechnology
The military potential of nanotechnology was anticipated by its proponents from the early stages of its development, and explicit programmes for this purpose are now well established. However, the impact of nanotechnology on arms control is very unlikely to be merely additive. Instead, it threatens to undermine the arms control paradigm, for reasons explored in this paper. These include the place of nanoscience and nanotechnology as the principal…
The Millennium Development Goals: Challenges, prospects and opportunities
The prospect for the MDGs cannot be reduced to the sum of the eight goals, divorced from international dynamics, the hard interests of states and the global dynamics that impact on both, or from the complexities and intractability of widespread poverty and its consequences. The legacies and controversies of previous international development initiatives also beset perceptions of, and support for, the MDGs. However, the wholly inclusive nature of …
The Millennium Development Goals and Development after 2015
Five years from the end of the 15-year span of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) it is already plain that progress has been patchy and that the larger goals will not be met. The scale and profile of the MDGs will make them subject to eventual success or failure judgments and 'lessons learned' analyses, but the evidence of the past decade and current trajectories are sufficient to reveal our conceptual and operational shortcomings and the ki…
Human rights in crisis: What kind? How deep
The Challenge to Deliberative Systems of Technological Systems Convergence
This paper addresses the capacity of our deliberative systems to comprehend and judge the practical implications of technological systems convergence (CT) against criteria ranging from ethics to the timely framing of prohibitive and/or regulatory mechanisms. Our established regulatory systems (which themselves require deliberation as part of their routine functioning) have become stressed in the face of technological advances – a notable example …
Governance Challenges of Technological Systems Convergence
The convergence of several technological systems (especially nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and robotics) has now been adopted as a strategic goal by several countries, most notably the United States and those of the European Union. The anticipated benefits and related fears of competitive disadvantage have brought together a wide range of interested parties, governmental and nongovernmental. In the rush to enter and/or do…
Disseminative Systems and Global Governance
No
Humanitarian Intervention in an Era of Pre-emptive Self-Defence
The dichotomy between prohibitive law and moral responsibility is at the centre of debates about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention. However, political interests remain an important factor not only in determining and tempering the humanitarian impulses of states, but also for gauging their more general adherence to the rule of law. The humanitarian intervention debate only has meaning in a context in which there is general, routine adher…
Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance
(2003). Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 253-272
Global Governance as the Friendly Face of Unaccountable Power
Much of the global governance literature is devoted to the processes and outcomes of globalizing forces for the accrual of power by non-authoritative actors. The emphasis on process at the expense of detailed considerations of agency leaves open considerable questions about democratic accountability for the extension and consolidation of a summative global governance. It is not clear that the kinds of negotiated re-configurations of state and non…
The Kosovo Refugee Crisis: Nato's humanitarianism versus human rights
(2000). The Kosovo Refugee Crisis: NATO's humanitarianism versus human rights. The International Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 4, The Kosovo Tragedy The Human Rights Dimensions, pp. 164-183
The UN specialized agencies, peacekeeping and the enactment of values
The values at the heart of the United Nations system and the major specialized agencies are diminished by the operational demands of humanitarian disasters and the necessity of working in tandem with peacekeeping operations. Emergency humanitarianism not only diverts human and material resources away from developmental expressions of humanitarian obligation, but also from the important normative work of the specialized agencies. It is argued that…
After Rwanda: The Coordination of United Nations Humanitarian Assistance
Collective Control of UN Peace Support Operations
If it's right, it's gotta be done”: A cautionary note on UN humanitarian intervention
A cautionary note on humanitarian intervention
Global Governance as the Friendly Face of Unaccountable Power
Much of the global governance literature is devoted to the processes and outcomes of globalizing forces for the accrual of power by non-authoritative actors. The emphasis on process at the expense of detailed considerations of agency leaves open considerable questions about democratic accountability for the extension and consolidation of a summative global governance. It is not clear that the kinds of negotiated re-configurations of state and non…
A cautionary note on humanitarian intervention
The Arms Control Challenges of Nanotechnology
The military potential of nanotechnology was anticipated by its proponents from the early stages of its development, and explicit programmes for this purpose are now well established. However, the impact of nanotechnology on arms control is very unlikely to be merely additive. Instead, it threatens to undermine the arms control paradigm, for reasons explored in this paper. These include the place of nanoscience and nanotechnology as the principal…
The Millennium Development Goals and Development after 2015
Five years from the end of the 15-year span of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) it is already plain that progress has been patchy and that the larger goals will not be met. The scale and profile of the MDGs will make them subject to eventual success or failure judgments and 'lessons learned' analyses, but the evidence of the past decade and current trajectories are sufficient to reveal our conceptual and operational shortcomings and the ki…
Collective Control of UN Peace Support Operations
Human rights in crisis: What kind? How deep
Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance
(2003). Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 253-272
The UN specialized agencies, peacekeeping and the enactment of values
The values at the heart of the United Nations system and the major specialized agencies are diminished by the operational demands of humanitarian disasters and the necessity of working in tandem with peacekeeping operations. Emergency humanitarianism not only diverts human and material resources away from developmental expressions of humanitarian obligation, but also from the important normative work of the specialized agencies. It is argued that…
Collective Control of UN Peace Support Operations
If it's right, it's gotta be done”: A cautionary note on UN humanitarian intervention
A cautionary note on humanitarian intervention
After Rwanda: The Coordination of United Nations Humanitarian Assistance
The UN specialized agencies, peacekeeping and the enactment of values
The values at the heart of the United Nations system and the major specialized agencies are diminished by the operational demands of humanitarian disasters and the necessity of working in tandem with peacekeeping operations. Emergency humanitarianism not only diverts human and material resources away from developmental expressions of humanitarian obligation, but also from the important normative work of the specialized agencies. It is argued that…
The Kosovo Refugee Crisis: Nato's humanitarianism versus human rights
(2000). The Kosovo Refugee Crisis: NATO's humanitarianism versus human rights. The International Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 4, The Kosovo Tragedy The Human Rights Dimensions, pp. 164-183
Global Governance as the Friendly Face of Unaccountable Power
Much of the global governance literature is devoted to the processes and outcomes of globalizing forces for the accrual of power by non-authoritative actors. The emphasis on process at the expense of detailed considerations of agency leaves open considerable questions about democratic accountability for the extension and consolidation of a summative global governance. It is not clear that the kinds of negotiated re-configurations of state and non…
Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance
(2003). Global Dynamics and the Limits of Global Governance. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 253-272
Disseminative Systems and Global Governance
No
Humanitarian Intervention in an Era of Pre-emptive Self-Defence
The dichotomy between prohibitive law and moral responsibility is at the centre of debates about the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention. However, political interests remain an important factor not only in determining and tempering the humanitarian impulses of states, but also for gauging their more general adherence to the rule of law. The humanitarian intervention debate only has meaning in a context in which there is general, routine adher…
Governance Challenges of Technological Systems Convergence
The convergence of several technological systems (especially nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and robotics) has now been adopted as a strategic goal by several countries, most notably the United States and those of the European Union. The anticipated benefits and related fears of competitive disadvantage have brought together a wide range of interested parties, governmental and nongovernmental. In the rush to enter and/or do…
The Challenge to Deliberative Systems of Technological Systems Convergence
This paper addresses the capacity of our deliberative systems to comprehend and judge the practical implications of technological systems convergence (CT) against criteria ranging from ethics to the timely framing of prohibitive and/or regulatory mechanisms. Our established regulatory systems (which themselves require deliberation as part of their routine functioning) have become stressed in the face of technological advances – a notable example …
Human rights in crisis: What kind? How deep
The Arms Control Challenges of Nanotechnology
The military potential of nanotechnology was anticipated by its proponents from the early stages of its development, and explicit programmes for this purpose are now well established. However, the impact of nanotechnology on arms control is very unlikely to be merely additive. Instead, it threatens to undermine the arms control paradigm, for reasons explored in this paper. These include the place of nanoscience and nanotechnology as the principal…
The Millennium Development Goals: Challenges, prospects and opportunities
The prospect for the MDGs cannot be reduced to the sum of the eight goals, divorced from international dynamics, the hard interests of states and the global dynamics that impact on both, or from the complexities and intractability of widespread poverty and its consequences. The legacies and controversies of previous international development initiatives also beset perceptions of, and support for, the MDGs. However, the wholly inclusive nature of …
The Millennium Development Goals and Development after 2015
Five years from the end of the 15-year span of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) it is already plain that progress has been patchy and that the larger goals will not be met. The scale and profile of the MDGs will make them subject to eventual success or failure judgments and 'lessons learned' analyses, but the evidence of the past decade and current trajectories are sufficient to reveal our conceptual and operational shortcomings and the ki…
Altering an appreciative system: Lessons from incorporating dual-use concerns into the responsible science education of biotechnologists
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