In what are generally understood as unsettled times, this book
explores the possibility and desirability of bringing integrated
theory back into globalization research. While there can hardly be
a single and all-encompassing ‘grand theory’ of
globalization-in-itself, is there scope for the development of a
general and systematic approach to globalization dynamics, past and
present? In other words, can theorizations of the global be
holistic and integrative, taking place in tandem with
methodological frameworks that consider the contradictory and
uneven layering of different transnational practices across all
social relations? Is it possible to develop a general and
integrated approach to globalization that links theory and practice
in a socially engaged way, and is it desirable to do so? Many
relevant academic and non-academic developments suggest not. For
example, the postmodernist turn at the end of the last century
expressed a profound ‘incredulity’ toward ‘grand
narratives’ in the social sciences and humanities. A decade
later, some neo-Marxist critics condemned the ‘follies of
globalization theory’. More recently, the ‘post-truth’
interventions of national populists suggest not only that
‘globalism’ is the political enemy but also that attempts to
understand its patterns and manifestations are relative or
irrelevant. Taking Manfred Steger and Paul James’ acclaimed book
Globalization Matters as a back-drop against which to interrogate
these issues, contributors from a variety of disciplinary,
analytical and normative standpoints deliver a thoughtful and much
needed assessment of the scholarship of globalization and the ways
it is theorized. The chapters in this book were originally
published as a special issue of the journal Globalizations.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Rethinking Globalizations |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Editors: |
Barrie Axford
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
132 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-205631-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-205631-2 |
Barcode: |
9781032056319 |
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