Globalization and After

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3506-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 460 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 489 g

While accepting that globalization is here to stay, the distinguished contributors to this volume share a scepticism regarding the claims made about its supposed benefits. They believe instead that the present form of globalization is essentially unequal and marginalizing besides being environmentally destructive.

Approaching the issues involved from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, the contributors address a number of important questions concerning the current form of globalisation and its future course. These include:

- does globalization involve integration on a worldwide scale or will there be a levelling off or even a reversal?

- encouraged by market forces, will privatization and deregulation of economies increase or will there be a shift in direction or even a reaction?

- will globalization lead to a new world order?

- is there an alternative to globalization?

Overall, this multi-disciplinary volume explores the tensions and dilemmas inherent in globalization, from local, national and global perspectives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dasgupta, Samir

Kiely, Ray

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue - Barry Gills The Turning of the Tide Introduction - Samir Dasgupta and Ray Kiely Globalization or The Age of Transition? A Long-Term View of the Trajectory of the World-System - Immanuel Wallerstein Coup d' etat and Paper Tiger in Washington, Fiery Dragon in the Pacific - Andre Gunder Frank Neoliberal Globalization - Jan Nederveen Pieterse Business as Usual or Radical Shift? Theorizing the Relationship between US Hegemony and Globalization - Ray Kiely The Future of Globalization - Manfred B Steger Globalization- Whose Benefit Anyway? - Abbas Mehdi Globalization and its Future Shock - Samir Dasgupta Global Environmental Crisis and Ecological Futures - Sing C Chew Art, McDonaldization and the Globalization of Nothing - George Ritzer The Impact of Globalization on Local Communities - Robyn Bateman Driskell Globalization and After? Continuity and Change in the Politics of Scrutinization and Responsibility - Jarrod Weiner and Jessica Young Capitalist Globalization and the Anti-Globalization Movement - Leslie Sklair Social Movement in a Globalized World - Elvira del Pozo Avino The Effects of Economic Expansion on Organized Resistance - Ernest M Dezolt Division and Dissent in the Anti-Globalization Movement - Tomas Mac Sheoin and Nicola Yeates New Labour Protest Movements in Hong Kong - Kaxton Yu-Kwan Siu The Experience of Student-Worker Mutual Aid Campaign Globalization and New Social Movements - Ponna Wignaraja Lessons from South Asia

Über Autor(innen)

Dasgupta, Samir
Samir Dasgupta is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He is the Former Director of College Development Council, Kalyani University, Former Visiting Faculty, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in West Bengal State University, and Advisory Committee Member of the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Calcutta. His research interests lie on Applied Sociology, Development Studies and Sociology of Globalization, Urban Sociology, Economic Sociology, Environment Studies, and Peace Studies. He has received an award from the University of Kalyani for his contribution to the promotion of culture.

He is the author of more than fifty research papers and twenty two book chapters. His publications include: The Changing Face of Globalization (edited volume, 2004); Globalization and After (co-edited with Ray Kiely, 2006); Discourse on Applied Sociology: Theoretical Perspectives (co-edited with Robyn Driskell, 2007); Discourse on Applied Sociology: Practicing Perspectives (co-edited with Robyn Driskell, 2007); Politics of Globalization with Jan Nederveen Pieterse (2009); Understanding the Global Environment (2010); Arthanaitik Samajtatwa (2011); and Globalization and Humanity (Authored, 2011).

He serves as an editorial board member of the international journal Nature and Culture, U.S.A and Leipzeig, Germany, and International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies.