{"product_id":"9783032238351","title":"Perspectives on Crises A Multidimensional Approach to Law and Politics","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePerspectives on Crises\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Multidimensional Approach to Law and Politics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJorge Emilio Núñez | Danielle Mendes Thame Denny | Wei Feng | Kay Lalor | Natalina Stamile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Civil Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the next global crisis is already here—and we’re still tackling it with yesterday’s tools?\u003cbr\u003eThis book confronts this question head-on, offering a bold, multidimensional rethinking of how humanity can navigate overlapping emergencies—pandemics, climate collapse, deepening inequality—without sacrificing sovereignty or dignity.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on original contributions from leading scholars and activists across five continents, this book delivers an in-depth, comparative analysis of real-world legal, political, and community responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening global crisis. The chapters trace how crises magnify structural vulnerabilities, expose failures in governance, and simultaneously reveal unexpected spaces for resistance and innovation—from Indigenous legal activism in Brazil and civic water-protection initiatives in India and Costa Rica, to evolving greenhouse-gas regulation in the United States and Brazil, and the still-unrealised potential of cooperation within the BRICS countries.\u003cbr\u003eThe approach used is deliberately multidimensional: no single discipline’s or nation-state’s perspective dominates. Instead, the authors weave together legal theory, political philosophy, environmental justice, and on-the-ground empirical insights to challenge unidimensional thinking and propose practical pathways toward coordinated pluralism.\u003cbr\u003eParticular attention is given to the tension between sovereignty and shared responsibility, the relational nature of dignity in times of triage and scarcity, and the urgent need for multiscalar governance that learns across borders rather than replicating national silos.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be of considerable interest to researchers and scholars of international law, climate justice, human rights, global governance, and political theory—and to activists, policymakers, and practitioners seeking intellectually rigorous yet actionable responses to the polycrisis we already find ourselves in.\u003cbr\u003ePerspectives on Crises does not offer easy answers. Rather, it equips readers with more precise questions—and more honest tools—to help them face what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJorge E. Núñez \u003c\/strong\u003eis Reader (Associate Professor) at Manchester Law School, UK, where he leads research and teaching in legal and political theory, international law and politics. He is the founder and chair of Juris North, an international legal and political discussion network launched in 2015 that now connects over 2,000 scholars and practitioners worldwide. His work focuses on territorial disputes, global legal\/political pluralism and sovereignty. He has published widely and is the editor-in-chief of this collection. Jorge E. Núñez holds a PhD and has held visiting positions and collaborations across Europe, Latin America and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032238351\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e231\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46630687932556,"sku":"9783032238351","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032238351.jpg?v=1780604717","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032238351","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}