Summary: "In recent years, a large number of theoretical models have been developed to try and make sense of today's complex global society. This text identifies eight distinct models of global studies, such as Americanization, Homogenization, Balkanization and Creolization, enabling the reader to make sense of the full range of global issues and contending views on the existing world order. Within each module, present theoretical literature and key current issues are addressed with boxed case studies. Paying particular attention to human rights, the book provides students with the theoretical grounding and practical knowledge necessary for an understanding of globalization. This book explains the challenges and redefines the core theories of globalization. Using fascinating case studies to illustrate how each model works in practice, the chapters look at society, culture, politics and e
Analyse af opbygningen og udviklingen af vor tids globaliserede verden. Der sættes fokus på tre aspekter af verdenssamfundet: samfundets dynamik, individet i samfundet og nationalstatens rolle Titel: Verdenssamfundet : et filosofisk essay Genre: historie_samfund Sammendrag: "Verdenssamfundet" analyserer den globaliserede verden med fokus på, hvordan sociale, politiske og økonomiske processer skaber et verdensomspændende samfund. Bogen gennemgår, hvordan globaliseringens dynamik påvirker både kollektive institutioner og det enkelte individ. Ole Thyssen diskuterer, hvad det vil sige at leve i et verdenssamfund, hvor man uundgåeligt er forbundet på tværs af grænser, og hvor nationale beslutninger må forstås i en global ramme. Et centralt punkt er nationalstatens fortsatte betydning: staten og nationen beskrives som nødvendige for lokal identitet, velfærd, offentlighed og demokrati, men samt
'Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysis of the international economy and polity. In both political and academic discussions, the assumption is commonly made that the process of economic globalization is well under way and that this represents a qualitatively new stage in the development of international capitalism. But is there in fact such a thing as a genuinely global economy? Globalization in Question investigates this notion, providing a very different account of the international economy and stressing the possibilities for its continued and extended governance. The new edition of this best-selling text has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new issues which have become salient in the period since the first and second editions were published. Several new chapters have
Beyond the Great Divide Globalization / Anti-Globalization Beyond the Great Divide. Forlag: Polity Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 305 Sprog: Engelsk
The Political Economy of Global Inequality This new edition of Development and Underdevelopment retains the strongest contributions of the previous three editions, but includes 12 new chapters that reflect the many seminal contributions made to the field in recent years. There are also two new sections: one addressing the historical origins of the gap between rich and poor countries, and one focusing on how globalization has affected the gap between countries and between the rich and poor within countries.The editors? short introduction to each selection, highlighting its significance, remains a key feature of the book. Forlag: Lynne Rienner Publishers Udgivelsesår: 2008 Sider: 437 Sprog: Engelsk
'..one of the standard introductions to sociology in schools, colleges and universities' Anthony Giddens This highly acclaimed textbook, written by six lecturers at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology is ideal for GCE A-level and other introductory students. Forlag: Sheridan House Inc Udgivelsesår: 1987 Sider: 622 Sprog: Engelsk
The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the theory and practice of economic geography. It offers new geographical perspectives on the dynamics of local, regional, and global economic organization over the long historical term, with an emphasis on globalization and its effects. The authors developed a framework for explaining economic geographical change in relation to broader theoretical shifts in human geography. Type: Paperback
Klassisk og moderne samfundsteori er en første indføring i de forskellige samfundsteoretiske traditioner og de dertil knyttede begreber. Hovedvægten er lagt på de samfundsteorier, der udvikles fra og med nationalstatens konsolidering og industrialisme, mens kapitalismens gennembrud - dvs. med udgangspunkt i de fem klassikere Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber og Georg Simmel - og frem til i dag, hvor sociologiske tænkere som bl.a. Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann og Anthony Giddens præger udviklingen. Klassisk og moderne samfundsteori præsenterer og gennemgår de enkelte teoriers baggrund og grundideer. Hvert kapitel indeholder endvidere korte biografiske oplysninger om teoriernes ophavsmænd samt en oversigt over nøglebegreber og definitioner. En fyldig litteraturliste, der medtager både originalværker, skandinaviske oversættelser og den vigtigste sekund
