Globalization/Glocalization: Developments in Theory and Application

Essays in Honour of Roland Robertson
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-50035-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 139, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 679 g

Reihe: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology

In the immense literature on globalization, the work of Roland Robertson stands out. In particular, his insistence that globalization manifests itself primarily as glocalization, the simultaneity of the global and the local, of homogenization and heterogenization continues to influence how a wide variety of observers understand the process, including those who contest it. In honour of Robertson’s lifetime contributions, this volume brings together a set of essays that demonstrate the cogency of his approach, point out directions in which it can be further developed, and illustrate the insight it can provide in topics as varied as religion, football, wine, morality, and UFOs.

Contributors include: Peter Beyer, John Boli, Didem Buhari Gulmez, Rebecca Catto, Richard Giulianotti, Ulf Hannerz, David Inglis, Paul James, Habibul Haque Khondker, Anne Sophie Krossa, Frank Lechner, Kristian Naglo, John H. Simpson, Manfred B. Steger, and George M. Thomas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Beyer, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

1. INTRODUCTION - GLOBALIZATION: A LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEOLOGISM

Peter Beyer

2. THE GLOBAL-GLOCAL NEXUS IN WORLD SOCIETY

Didem Buhari Gulmez

3. ANYWHERES, SOMEWHERES AND THE FACES OF COSMOPOLITANISM

Ulf Hannerz

4. THE CHALLENGES OF PERIODIZING GLOBALIZATION

Manfred B. Steger

5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE GREAT UNSETTLING

Paul James

6. RELATIVIZING EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION, IMAGES OF THE GLOBAL FIELD, AND RELIGIOUS RESPONSES

George M. Thomas

7. THE CHANGING WORLD OF THEORY
Frank J. Lechner

8. GLOCAL POWER AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION: HOW ROBERTSON’S THEORY OF GLOBALIZATION HELPS US TO SEE BEYOND SECULARIZATION

Rebecca Catto

9. A SOCIOLOGY OF BELIEF FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

John H. Simpson

10. GLOBALITY AND THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL MORALITY

Habibul Haque Khondker

11. STYLING GLOCALIZATION: GLOBAL FOOTBALL AND THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF PLAYING STYLES

Richard Giulianotti

12. PERCEPTIONS OF INTEGRATION IN THE GLOCAL WORLD OF FOOTBALL

Annie Sophia Krossa and Kristian Naglo

13. ON WINE, GLOBALIZATION, AND GLOCALIZATION: LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTS AND PRESENT-DAY CONTROVERSIES

David Inglis

14. SMALL PLANET IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROLIFERATION OF UFOS, ALIENS, AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL THREATS TO HUMANITY

John Boli

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ROLAND ROBERTSON’S ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Beyer (PhD, FRSC) is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He has authored many works on religion and globalization, including Religion and Globalization (Sage, 1994) and Religions in Global Society (Routledge, 2006).