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Globalizations

Dimensions, Historical Waves, Regional Effects, Normative Governance

Göran Therborn

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, Uppsala

Globalization is a plural phenomenon. There are at least five major discourses on it that usually ignore each other: competitive economics, social criticism, state (im)potence, culture and planetary ecology. The dimensions of globalization include a number of substantial social processes as well as two different kinds of dynamics: systemic and interacting exogenous actors. Globalizations are not new phenomena. At least six historical waves, beginning with the spread of world religions, may be identified. An attempt is made to systematize the effects of globalizations on different world regions and social actors. Issues of governance are raised, focusing on states and norms.

Key Words: global history • globalization • governance • world culture • world system

International Sociology, Vol. 15, No. 2, 151-179 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0268580900015002002
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