Globalization: Prospects and Problems

Globalization: Prospects and Problems is a groundbreaking globalization text that goes beyond just focusing on one theme such as cultural, economic, or political globalization, and covers the range of globalization issues and topics. Speaking to students with one voice and from one analytical framework the author presents a clear image of "the big globalization picture" by providing, piece by piece, a myriad of globalization topics, debates, theories and empirical data. The author makes a strong connection with the student by encouraging them to relate their experiences as individuals to globalization processes.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
 JoAnn Chirico, emerita, received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. While originally a doctoral candidate in education, she found that sociology provided the theoretical tools to analyze the problems she investigated—the coincidence of the global rise of both progressive and fundamentalist movements in education, religion, and other dimensions of social life. Intrigued by Emile Durkheim’s pronouncement that individual differentiation would proceed to such an extent that all we ultimately would have in common was our humanity, she began her study of globalization—the integration of humanity into a social order. Most of her career was at the Beaver campus of Pennsylvania State University, where she emphasized the importance of research and evidence, the global perspective, and civic engagement in her classes. She has presented workshops on internationalizing the curriculum and engaging students in service learning at conferences over the years. Her previous publications for SAGE include Sociological Research Exercises for the Global Age, a lab manual of mini research exercises for introductory sociology courses, and Globalization: Prospects and Problems.

Review :
"It′s well-written, comprehensive, and challenging—perfect for critically introducing globalization to undergraduates." "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." "The work provides strong coverage of a variety of important theoretical perspectives related to globalization and its evolution."