Globalization

This book explores and explains the reasons why the idea of universal history, a form of teleological history which holds that all peoples are travelling along the same path and destined to end at the same point, persists in political thought.

This book presents an alternative theory of globalization that derives not from the dominant perspective of the West, from which this process emerged, but from the critical vantage point of the Third World, which has borne the heaviest burdens of globalization.

This book brings together theories of world society with poststructuralist and postcolonial work on modern subjectivity to understand the universalising and particularising processes of globalisation.

This book provides a timely and important summary of tabloid journalism in Africa, which clearly shows how tabloids in the African context play a unique role in the democratization process.

Die gestalterischen Beiträge in diesem Band entwickeln verschiedene Perspektiven kritischen Informationsdesigns in unterschiedlichen Medien und für vielfältige Anwendungsbereiche: Videospiel, medizinische Diagnostik und ästhetische Erfahrung im online-Bereich.

This book examines the relationship between post-Soviet societies in transition and the increasingly important role of their diaspora.

In light of new global challenges for international cooperation and coordination, such as the revival of protectionism, surge of populism, or energy-related issues, this volume highlights possible scenarios for the future of Global Economic Governance (GEG).

This book discusses how human wellbeing is constructed and transferred intergenerationally in the context of international migration.

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This book narrates the integration of consumer culture into transnational human rights advocacy and explores its political impact.

This volume considers strategies, modalities, and styles of media use and reception.

This book argues that Canada and its international policies are at a crossroads as US hegemony is increasingly challenged and a new international order is emerging.

This book offers a comprehensive and insightful reflection on David Ricardo's ingenious theory of international trade.

With this volume, the editors propose a multi-dimensional and critical review of migrants' vulnerabilities.

This book examines the current phase of world order transition in the Atlantic area, focusing on Europe and Northern America, Asia, and Africa.

Hybrid warfare is becoming a long-term strategic challenge for NATO and the EU.

This book discusses how modern universities increasingly use reputation management in relation to internal and external challenges.

This book explores financial trends in the age of financial globalization and explores the changing roles within the global financial industry.

This book analyses the making of the international world of 'natural' disasters by its professionals.

This edited collection makes a unique contribution to analyses of the changing nature and challenges of mediated political communication, through a distinctive comparative discourse analytical approach.

This book is the empirical part of a broad research project on society in a global context, complementing the first, theoretical book, Theorizing Society in a Global Context.

This book analyses post-deportation outcomes and focuses on what happens to migrants and failed asylum seekers after deportation.

This edited collection provides a series of accounts of workers' local experiences that reflect the ubiquity of work's digitalisation.

This book contests the negative portrayal of African immigrants as people who are not valuable members of South African society.

This book examines changing international dynamics through the lens of some of the leading think tanks from the emerging powers in the world.

This book presents the findings of research projects conducted by CREA (Community of Researchers on Excellence for all), a research community based in Barcelona, showing how social transformation combines scientific excellence with the political and social impact of the research.

This book shows how an encounter with everyday nationhood in the northern United Arab Emirates can make us revisit the classics of sociology as continuous analytical world-views.

This book examines the spaces where translation and globalization intersect, whether they be classrooms, communities, or cultural texts.

This book explains the unexpected mobilization of the Crimean Tatar diaspora in recent decades through an exploration of the exile experiences of the Crimean Tatars in Central Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North America.

This book presents selected non-US views of the Barack Obama administration.

This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world powers, commonly known as the Iran Deal.

This book is a transnational ethnographic study of Sri Lankan women's television soap opera cultures in Australia and Sri Lanka.

This book critically examines elements of America-First nationalism, neo-conservatism, neo-realism, neo-liberalism, environmental theories, and social constructionism by way of developing an "e;alternative realist"e; approach to the study of the origins of major power war.

This book begins by briefly explaining learning automata (LA) models and a recently developed cellular learning automaton (CLA) named wavefront CLA.

Das Ziel des vorliegenden Buches ist es, das Konzept der Medienkompetenz an die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung anzupassen.

This book describes the global spread of nationalist-populism by rightwing and racist political parties; their impact on political, economic, and sociocultural globalization; and the corrosive impact of this ideology on the global liberal order that emerged after World War II under United States leadership.

This book collects expert opinions, research, and risk assessments from within the Chinese financial policy establishment on prospects for the internationalization of the renminbi as a reserve currency around the world.

This volume provides a critical view of the nature and quality of political and civic communication on Twitter.

This book offers a comprehensive investigation of the ways in which social media has affected change to the constitution of mainstream journalism.

This book provides a comparative, neo-institutionalist approach to the different factors impacting state adoption of-or refusal to adopt-same-sex marriage laws.

This book provides a cutting edge analysis of the rapid rise of China's network society and reviews recent key developments within China's internet economy, notably the concepts of "e;Lucky Money"e; and E-Business on Wechat, and Crowd-Funding Platforms.

Over time, globalization has evolved into a shared journey of humanity, involving entrepreneurship, innovation, business and policy advances around the world.

This book investigates the politics of transatlantic trade, specifically the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.

This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain.

British interest in the Arctic has returned to heights not seen since the end of the Cold War; concerns about climate change, resources, trade, and national security are all impacted by profound environmental and geopolitical changes happening in the Arctic.

This edited book focuses on practices of work in late modern society, taking an 'issue-based' and interdisciplinary approach to English Studies which acknowledges the impact of globalization on the position of English in the daily existence of millions of people around the world.

This book focuses on the Mediterranean/MENA migration crisis and explores the human security implications for migrants and refugees in this troubled region.

This book offers a tool in international relations conducted separately from the activities of ambassadors and other diplomats at the highest level of diplomacy at embassies in capital cities.

This book is a collection of essays from MacroPolo, the think tank of the Paulson Institute in Chicago.