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Global Inequality: Rethinking Sociology in the 21st Century(329 Studies in Critical Social Sciences)

Global Inequality: Rethinking Sociology in the 21st Century(329 Studies in Critical Social Sciences)


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The book contributes to a deeper understanding of the connections between globalisation, transnationalisation and the development of social inequality. The dimensions and consequences of current global inequality are discussed in the areas of theoretical concepts, domination, labour and politics, providing important insights into current developments around the globe.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Inequalities in a Globalizing World: Introduction  Christopher Wimmer and Tobias Rieder Part 1 Global Inequality: Conceptual Foundations 2 Shifting Borders: Inequality Between and Within States in the Longue Durée  Andrea Komlosy 3 The Global Perspective on Income Inequality  Arthur Zito Guerriero and Jakob Kapeller 4 Neoliberal Globalization and Its Inequalities in Question: Reclassificatory Contributions in the Perspectives of Polanyi, Callon and Quijano  Alejandro Bialakowsky, Mariano Sasín, Tomás Nougués, Fermín Álvarez Ruiz, Elisa Ichaso and Agustín Bertelli 5 The Double Refinement of Distinction: (Re-)Production of Class Relations in Late Modern Capitalism with Marx and Bourdieu  Jan Weckwerth 6 The ‘Middle Classes’ in Latin America: a Reconstruction of Social Changes and Social Science Discourses  Bahareh Gondani, Matthias Riedmann and Adrian Scholz Alvarado Part 2 Global Power and Class: Suffering and Privilege 7 Symbolic Domination and the Dividing Line of Respectability: Marginalization in Brazil and Germany  Christopher Wimmer and Jessé Souza 8 Class and Trauma under Escalatory Capitalist Conditions: Theoretical Reflections  Giorgos Bithymitris 9 Appropriating Developmentalism: the Transmodern Experience of a Community in the Colombian Pacific Basin  Andrés Bateman 10 Universities as Elite Allies: Disclosing Global Patterns of Inequality in Tertiary Education across Time  Magdalena Fellner 11 Undignified Capitalism, Authoritarianism and Racism: On the Brazilian Business Elite  Fabrício Maciel Part 3 Inequalities in the (Global) Labor Market 12 Global Value Chains or Global Inequality Chains? Uneven Power Relations and Rents in International Production  Karin Fischer and Christian Reiner 13 The Need-Based Sector in the Global South: Surplus Populations and Socio-Ecological Conflicts in the Peripheries of 21st Century Capitalism  Jakob Graf 14 Informal Work in Companies and Households: a Saving Couple for Global Capitalism?  Johanna Sittel 15 A Class Approach for Characterizing and Comparing the Experiences of the Working Classes Across Countries  Francisco Javier Ardila Suarez Part 4 Social Class and Political Struggle 16 Social Class and the Far-Right  Fabio Braun Carrasco 17 Social Class and Socio-Political Camps in Europe  Tobias Rieder and Christian Schneickert 18 We’re Not All In This Together – We’re Not All Responsible: a Class Perspective on Socio-ecological Inequalities  Hans Rackwitz 19 Investments and Innovation in Different Stages of Markets Globalization  Gilberto Antonelli 20 Global Class Formation and the Crisis of Neoliberal Capitalism  Ronald W. Cox and Joshua Gold

About the Author :
Christopher Wimmer, Dr., Humboldt Universität (HU) zu Berlin, is a sociologist and author. From 2023-2024, he worked as a research assistant at HU Berlin. He has published several monographs and articles on social inequality, poverty research and marginalized groups, including "Exclusions and Marginalisation" (in: Global Handbook of Inequality, Springer, 2024) and Die Marginalisierten. (Über-)Leben zwischen Mangel und Notwendigkeit (Beltz, 2024). Tobias Rieder, M.A., Berlin, is a sociologist with a focus on social inequality, classes, and milieus. Upon graduating from Humboldt-Universität Berlin in Social Sciences, he worked as a Personal Advisor to the Senator for Culture and Europe in Berlin from 2016 to 2023.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789004733602
  • Publisher: Brill
  • Publisher Imprint: Brill
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 590
  • Series Title: 329 Studies in Critical Social Sciences
  • Sub Title: Rethinking Sociology in the 21st Century
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9004733604
  • Publisher Date: 24 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 44 mm
  • Weight: 1131 gr


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