Globalization And Living Together

Author : Mario Blaser,Harvey A. Feit,Glenn McRae
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552500040

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In the Way of Development by Mario Blaser,Harvey A. Feit,Glenn McRae Pdf

Authored as a result of a remarkable collaboration between indigenous people's own leaders, other social activists and scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this volume explores what is happening today to indigenous peoples as they are enmeshed, almost inevitably, in the remorseless expansion of the modern economy and development, at the behest of the pressures of the market-place and government. It is particularly timely, given the rise in criticism of free market capitalism generally, as well as of development. The volume seeks to capture the complex, power-laden, often contradictory features of indigenous agency and relationships. It shows how peoples do not just resist or react to the pressures of market and state, but also initiate and sustain "life projects" of their own which embody local history and incorporate plans to improve their social and economic ways of living.

Author : D.B. Rao
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 8171419909

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Globalization and Living Together by D.B. Rao Pdf

Education is gearing towards, preparing individuals to live in together since ancient times. However, the nation of Learning to Live Together is clearly shaped only very recently by the UNESCO s International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century. The Commission emphasised that education for the 21st century based on four pillars, namely, Learning to know, Learning to do, Learning to be and Learning to live together. The first three pillars are essential for the sound development of persons, communities or individual nations, but the fourth pillar, learning to live together, is of a different more global nature: its omission may result in the annihilation of all other educational, cultural, health and developmental efforts through war, terrorism, deterioration of resources, pandemics, etc.

Author : Alain Touraine,David Macey
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804740437

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Can We Live Together? by Alain Touraine,David Macey Pdf

In this book, a leading French social thinker grapples with the gap between the tendency toward globalization of economic relations and mass culture and the increasingly sectarian nature of our social identities as members of ethnic, religious, or national groups. Though at first glance, it might seem as if the answer to the question “Can we live together?” is that we already do live together—watching the same television programs, buying the same clothes, and even using the same language to communicate from one country to another—the author argues that in important ways, we are farther than ever from belonging to the same society or the same culture. Our small societies are not gradually merging into one vast global society; instead, the simultaneously political, territorial, and cultural entities that we once called societies or countries are breaking up before our eyes in the wake of ethnic, political, and religious conflict. The result is that we live together only to the extent that we make the same gestures and use the same objects—we do not communicate with one another in a meaningful way or govern ourselves together. What power can now reconcile a transnational economy with the disturbing reality of introverted communities? The author argues against the idea that all we can do is agree on some social rules of mutual tolerance and respect for personal freedom, and forgo the attempt to forge deeper bonds. He argues instead that we can use a focus on the personal life-project—the construction of an active self or “subject”—ultimately to form meaningful social and political institutions. The book concludes by exploring how social institutions might be retooled to safeguard the development of the personal subject and communication between subjects, and by sketching out what these new social institutions might look like in terms of social relations, politics, and education.

Author : Lee Trepanier,Khalil M. Habib
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813140223

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Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Globalization by Lee Trepanier,Khalil M. Habib Pdf

Thanks to advances in international communication and travel, it has never been easier to connect with the rest of the world. As philosophers debate the consequences of globalization, cosmopolitanism promises to create a stronger global community. Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Globalization examines this philosophy from numerous perspectives to offer a comprehensive evaluation of its theory and practice. Bringing together the works of political scientists, philosophers, historians, and economists, the work applies an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cosmopolitanism that illuminates its long and varied history. This diverse framework provides a thoughtful analysis of the claims of cosmopolitanism and introduces many overlooked theorists and ideas. This volume is a timely addition to sociopolitical theory, exploring the philosophical consequences of cosmopolitanism in today's global interactions.

Author : George Spindler,Janice E. Stockard
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114556942

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Globalization and Change in Fifteen Cultures by George Spindler,Janice E. Stockard Pdf

Explore cultural change with GLOBALIZATION AND CHANGE IN FIFTEEN CULTURES: BORN IN ONE WORLD, LIVING IN ANOTHER! Composed of original articles, this anthology brings anthropology to life and reflects a world changed by globalization and an anthropology committed to documenting the effects of the vast cultural flows of people, information, goods, and technology, now in motion the world over. Examples of global coverage include the Bedouin in Sudan, Mardu in Australia, Sambia in New Guinea, Canela in Brazil, Yolmo in Nepal, Ju/Hoansi in Namibia, Minangkabau in Sumatra, Scottish crofters, Greek villagers, Chinese minorities, the Aztecs and Yucatecans in Mexico, and Mexican immigrants, African-American gang members, and Wisconsin town residents in the U.S.A.

Author : Nicole DeJong Newendorp
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781503613898

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Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of Retirement by Nicole DeJong Newendorp Pdf

The 21st century has seen growing numbers of seniors turning to migration in response to newfound challenges to traditional forms of retirement and old-age support, such as increased longevity, demographically aging populations, and global neoliberal trends reducing state welfare. Chinese-born migrants to the U.S. serve as an exemplary case of this trend, with 30 percent of all migrants since 1990 being at least 60 years old. This book tells their story, arguing that they demonstrate the significance of age as a mediating factor that is fundamentally important for considering how migration is experienced. The subjects of this study are situated at the crossroads of Chinese immigrant and Chinese-American experiences, embodying many of the ambiguities and paradoxes that complicate common understandings of each group. These are older individuals who have waited their whole lives to migrate to the U.S. to rejoin family but often experience unanticipated family conflict when they arrive. They are retirees living at the social and economic margins of American society who nonetheless find significant opportunities to achieve meaningful retired lifestyles. They are members of a diaspora spanning vast regional and ideological differences, yet their wellbeing hinges on everyday interactions with others in this diverse community. Their stories highlight the many possibilities for mutual engagement that connect Chinese and American ways of being and belonging in the world.

Author : Galina Lindquist,Don Handelman
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857459046

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Religion, Politics, and Globalization by Galina Lindquist,Don Handelman Pdf

While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe. The complex connections between religion and politics, and the ways in which globalization shapes these processes, are central themes explored in this volume by leading scholars in the field of religion. Does the holism of numerous past and present day cosmologies mean that religions with their holistic orientations are integral to human existence? What happens when political ideologies and projects are framed as transcendental truths and justified by Divine authority? How are individual and collective identities shaped by religious rhetoric, and what are the consequences? Can mass murder, deemed terrorism, be understood as a form of ritual sacrifice, and if so, what are the implications for our sensibilities and practices as scholars and citizens? Using empirical material, from historical analyses of established religions to the everyday strife of marginalized groups such as migrants and dissident movements, this volume deepens the understanding of processes that shape the contemporary world.

Author : Howard H. Lentner
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415948851

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Power and Politics in Globalization by Howard H. Lentner Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913798

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dennis Conway,Nik Heynen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135986247

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Globalization's Contradictions by Dennis Conway,Nik Heynen Pdf

Since the 1980s, globalization and neoliberalism have brought about a comprehensive restructuring of everyone’s lives. People are being ‘disciplined’ by neoliberal economic agendas, ‘transformed’ by communication and information technology changes, global commodity chains and networks, and in the Global South in particular, destroyed livelihoods, debilitating impoverishment, disease pandemics, among other disastrous disruptions, are also globalization’s legacy. This collection of geographical treatments of such a complex set of processes unearths the contradictions in the impacts of globalization on peoples’ lives. Globalizations Contradictions firstly introduces globalization in all its intricacy and contrariness, followed on by substantive coverage of globalization’s dimensions. Other areas that are covered in depth are: globalization’s macro-economic faces globalization’s unruly spaces globalization’s geo-political faces ecological globalization globalization’s cultural challenges globalization from below fair globalization. Globalizations Contradictions is a critical examination of the continuing role of international and supra-national institutions and their involvement in the political economic management and determination of global restructuring. Deliberately, this collection raises questions, even as it offers geographical insights and thoughtful assessments of globalization’s multifaceted ‘faces and spaces.’

Author : Mehdi Mozaffari
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 9780415286152

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Globalization and Civilizations by Mehdi Mozaffari Pdf

Uniquely, critically interrogates the concept of 'civilization' by asking whether it is still valid in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century. Includes case studies on the Arab world, Islam, China and Japan.

Author : Sylvia Walby
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446202319

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Globalization and Inequalities by Sylvia Walby Pdf

How has globalization changed social inequality? Why do Americans die younger than Europeans, despite larger incomes? Is there an alternative to neoliberalism? Who are the champions of social democracy? Why are some countries more violent than others? In this groundbreaking book, Sylvia Walby examines the many changing forms of social inequality and their intersectionalities at both country and global levels. She shows how the contest between different modernities and conceptions of progress shape the present and future. The book re-thinks the nature of economy, polity, civil society and violence. It places globalization and inequalities at the centre of an innovative new understanding of modernity and progress and demonstrates the power of these theoretical reformulations in practice, drawing on global data and in-depth analysis of the US and EU. Walby analyses the tensions between the different forces that are shaping global futures. She examines the regulation and deregulation of employment and welfare; domestic and public gender regimes; secular and religious polities; path dependent trajectories and global political waves; and global inequalities and human rights.

Author : Ferry Koster
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789089641281

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Sticking Together Or Falling Apart? by Ferry Koster Pdf

Dit boek onderzoekt in theoretisch en empirisch opzicht welke gevolgen globalisering en individualisering hebben voor solidariteit. Het besteedt aandacht aan informele solidariteit, zoals vrijwilligerswerk en mantelzorg, en aan formele solidariteit, zoals sociale uitkeringen en ontwikkelingshulp. Het plaatst kanttekeningen bij het wijd verbreide geloof dat de groeiende internationale concurrentie en kapitaalstromen en het toenemende egocentrisme van moderne burgers de solidariteit ondergraven.

Author : Lynn Jamieson,Roona Simpson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137318527

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Living Alone by Lynn Jamieson,Roona Simpson Pdf

Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability.

Author : Akrivopoulou, Christina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781522507246

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Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization by Akrivopoulou, Christina Pdf

The era of technology in which we reside has ushered in a more globalized and connected world. While many benefits are gained from this connectivity, possible disadvantages to issues of human rights are developed as well. Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization is a pivotal resource for the latest research on the effects of a globalized society regarding issues relating to social ethics and civil rights. Highlighting relevant concepts on political autonomy, migration, and asylum, this book is ideally designed for academicians, professionals, practitioners, and upper-level students interested in the ongoing concerns of human rights.