Postmodernism in a Global Perspective

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-93-5388-057-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

During the past three decades, two terms, “postmodernism” and “globalization” have entered not only academic discourse, but everyday discussions outside the groves of academia. This book contains essays assembled with a conviction that both postmodernism and globalization have the potential to be valuable tools for social analysts, this despite the uncertainties and ambiguities that persist. The editors and the contributors make no claim to have found a solution that would overcome the uncertainties and ambiguities. Rather, it is assumed that at some level both the concepts will remain contested. All the essays are expressions of efforts to employ one or both of the concepts in terms of empirically grounded topics. They also add further precision or clarity to the concepts themselves in order to enhance their utility in making sense of the dynamics of social change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dasgupta, Samir

Kivisto, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Postmodernism in Global Perspective - Samir Dasgupta and Peter Kivisto
I: FRAMING POSTMODERNISM IN GLOBAL TERMS
Dialectics of Globalization: From Theory to Practice - Douglas Kellner
After Developmentalism and Globalization, What? - Immanuel Wallerstein
21st Century Globalization: Sociological Perspectives - Jan Nederveen Pieterse
II: EXPLICATING POSTMODERNISM
The Emergence of Postmodern Theory in Sociology - Andy Scerri
Postmodernity as an Internal Critique of Modernity - Peter Kivisto
Modernity and Postmodernity - Nico Stehr and Jason L Mast
Sociology and Postmodern Risk - Samir Dasgupta
Postmodernism and Sociology: Can Solidarity Be a Substitute for Objectivity? - Murray Milner, Jr
III: MANY FACES OF POSTMODERNISM: GENDER, MARKET RELIGIONS, MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY, AND CULTURE
Feminism, Postmodern Contentions, and Emancipatory Politics - Rosalind A Sydie
Julia Kristeva: Toward a Postmodern Philosophy of Feminism - Mahbuba Nasreen
“Market Religions” and Postmodern Globalization Theory - Gabriel Ignatow and Lindsey A Johnson
Critical Management Studies and Postmodernist Movements - Ananda Das Gupta
Globalization, Postmodernism, and Literary Criticism - Imre Szeman
Index

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.

Kivisto, Peter
Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare at Augustana College and Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku. His current research involves a collaborative project on multiculturalism with colleagues in Finland. His interests include immigration, social integration, citizenship, and religion. Among his recent books are Key Ideas in Sociology (2011), Illuminating Social Life (2011); Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration (2010, with Thomas Faist); Citizenship: Discourse, Theory and Transnational Prospects (2007, with Thomas Faist); and Intersecting Inequalities (2007, with Elizabeth Hartung). He serves on the editorial boards of Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Intercultural Studies, and on the Publication Committee for Sociology of Religion.