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Globalization
Prospects and Problems

First Edition
  • JoAnn Chirico - The Pennsylvania State University, University College
August 2013 | 552 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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This groundbreaking text on globalization provides a comprehensive and enlightening overview of globalization issues and topics. Emphasizing the theory and methods that social scientists employ to study globalization, the text reveals how macro globalization processes impact individual lives—from the spread of scientific discourse to which jobs are more or less likely to be offshored. The author presents a clear image of “the big globalization picture” by skillfully exploring, piece by piece, a myriad of globalization topics, debates, theories, and empirical data. Compelling chapters on theory, global civil society, democracy, cities, religion, institutions (sports, education, and health care), along with three chapters on global challenges, help readers develop a broad understanding of key topics and issues. Throughout the text, the author encourages readers to relate their personal experiences to globalization processes, allowing for a more meaningful and relevant learning experience.

 
Chapter One: The World Has Gone Global
 
Chapter Two: Studying Globalization
 
Chapter Three: Setting the Stage: Foundations of Globalization
Waves of Nationhood

 
Early Waves of Economic Globalization

 
Neo-Colonialism and Cold War Strategic Advantage

 
The Contemporary Period of Nation Building

 
Shaping the Modern State

 
Early Globalization of Liberalism

 
Establishing International Law and Organization

 
 
Chapter Four: Making the Global Economy
Post WWII Waves of Economic Globalization

 
Shaping a New Wave

 
Globalization as Transitioning Industrial Sectors

 
Globalization as Outsourcing and Offshoring

 
Globalization as Trade in Labor

 
Growing Economic Inequalities: Within and Among Societies

 
The Global Economic Crisis

 
The View from the World Social Forum: Civil Society Reports

 
The View from the Group of 20

 
The Debt Crisis

 
The Circumstances of Globalization

 
Shaping Globalization: The Possibility of a New Order?

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Five: Forging a Global Civil Society
Defining Civil Society

 
Emergence of Global Civil Society

 
The Challenge of Democracy in Global Civil Society

 
Global Civil Society: Interacting Layers of Governance

 
Civil Society Case Studies

 
Case Study: Treaty to Ban Landmines

 
Case Study: The Environmental Regime

 
The Human Rights Regime

 
The Global Field

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Six: Who Gets What, When and How: Global Governance
Propositions for Global Governance

 
Summary

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Seven: Globalizing Political Culture and State Governance
Globalization of Normative Criteria for Governance

 
Wave Effects in Globalization

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Eight: Trends and Transitions in Democracy
2011: A New Democratic Wave?

 
The Development of Democracy around the World

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Nine: Globalizing Culture: Change and Continuity
Conversion and Divergence in Globalization

 
Global Culture: Compromise and Clash

 
Cultural Flows Emerging from Global Life

 
Summaru

 
Questions, Investigations

 
 
Chapter Ten: Globalization and Everyday Life
Education

 
Global Patterns of Health and Health Care

 
Sports

 
Questions and Investigations

 
 
Chapter Eleven: Religion: Conflict and Compromise
 
Chapter Twelve: Transborder Threats to Well-Being: Inequality and Migration
Transborder Threats to Wellbeing: Inequality and Migration

 
Risk and Uncertainty

 
Inequality: The Global Pyramid

 
Three Case Studies to Alleviate Poverty

 
Migration

 
Questions and Investigations

 
 
Chapter Thirteen: Transborder Threats to Human Well-Being: Violent Conflict and Crime
The Challege of Violent Conflict

 
Peace Making and Peace Building

 
Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

 
Responding to Risks

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Fourteen: Transborder Threats to Human Well-Being: Food and the Environment
A World of Contrast: Starving on a Planet of Plenty

 
Threats to the Natural Environment

 
Questions, Investigations, and Resources

 
 
Chapter Fifteen: Global Trajectories: The City
Contemporary Cities

 
Cities and the Qualities of Life

 
Innovative Approaches to City Life

 
Questions and Investigations

 

“Clearly, the greatest strength of this book stems from the enthusiasm, expertise and passion of the author…the reader cannot help but be drawn into many of the examples and case studies.”

Ken Wade
Champlain College

“The work provides strong coverage of a variety of important theoretical perspectives related to globalization and its evolution.” 

Teresa Sobieszczyk
The University of Montana

very good intro text

Dr Andrzej Zieleniec
Sociology , Keele University
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The book is a useful background reading for understanding the challenges of globalization in the context of international business. Recommended for undergraduate students studying international business.

Dr Natalia Yakovleva
Surrey Business school, Surrey University
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An excellent resource for students studying development theory or global studies. It provides a comprehensive and critical foundation and explanation for the process of globalisation and its impact on our world today.
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Well written in an easily accessible format, it is a worthy and valuable companion for any student wanting to understand the international arena.
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Highly recommended book!!

Dr Samantha Leonard
Department of Development Studies, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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excellent introduction to a complex topic - using on a number of my courses.

Dr Stephen Whitehead
School of Public Policy and Practice, Keele University
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This book would make an excellent backdrop to Sernau's Social Inequality in a Global Age. It provides an excellent analysis of how global policies, and social structures of inequalities, are reproduced through the lens of politics and interdependent international economies.

Mr Dennis Hamilton
Humanities, Bournville College of Further Education
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This book is an ideal for students to develop their understanding of global issues. It will become essential reading for the module Law, Globalisation and Ethics.

Mr Gordon Macleod
Business,Law and Publice Services, University Centre at Blackburn College
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Good book, but some of my students are lower level and the reading comprehension may too high for them.
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I am going to consider this book for my World Demography class I am teaching in Summer 2014, so I will let you know then.
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Thanks for the copy!

Mr Mark Caldwell
Sociology Dept, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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This is an excellent student/tutor friendly text very suitable for undergraduate teaching. It is clear and topical on a subject which is crowded with much literature. However this book cuts through the main sub- issues in a fashion that is compatable with class discussion.

Mr Michael Mahadeo
Dept of Sociology & Appl'd Soc Studies, Ulster University
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Key features
Key Features:
  • Research Case Studies demonstrate how social scientists study globalization and provide an in-depth look at important globalization topics.
  • Strong theoretical coverage includes a separate chapter that covers a range of political, economic, and cultural theories of globalization, as well as the integration of more focused theories into appropriate chapters.
  • Macro and micro issues are integrated within the same analytical framework, clarifying that these levels of social life are intimately related, not two distinct realms of experience.
  • A chapter on the history of globalization lays the foundation for understanding contemporary globalization.
  • Active learning features include 
    • Consider This boxes that challenge students to critically reflect on the meaning or consequences of a specific recent event,
    • A Closer Look boxes that focus on a specific aspect of globalization as it applies to world events,
    • Check It Out Yourself boxes that guide students in examining the evidence, as well as
    • chapter-ending investigations, debate questions, and critical thinking questions.

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 3

Chapter 5