| ID | 155589 |
| Title Proper | Reflections on global justice and american exceptionalism |
| Other Title Information | the United States as a model for the world? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lagon, Mark P |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | American exceptionalism is a double-edged sword, often taking the form of a cultural predisposition to promote universal values to the world, but also taking a form of exempting the United States from scrutiny regarding living by those values itself. As 46.1 percent of the American public voted for the latter version of American exceptionalism in 2016, this essay examines several areas of that self-exemption, including treaties the United States fails to sign or ratify, trade policies, trafficking in persons policy, torture in counterterrorism policy, targeting Muslims indiscriminately in drone strikes and screening refugees, transparency lacking in campaign finance, trust in institutions, and the style of populism emergent in the 2016 election. There are prospects for renewal when such a gap emerges between ideas and institutions, based on earlier cycles in American history. U.S. legitimacy as a powerful catalyst for a world order favoring human dignity depends on being an exemplar. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 180, No.1; Spring 2017: p.42-63 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol: 180 No 1 |
| Key Words | Human Rights ; Treaties ; Trade ; United States ; Global Leadership ; Hegemony ; Global Justice ; Human Trafficking ; Trust ; Transparency ; American Exceptionalism ; International Law ; U.S, World Leader ; Global Legitimacy ; Profiling Muslims ; PopulismJusticia Global |