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Freeman, A. and B. Kagarlitsky. 2004. The politics of Empire. Globalization in Crisis. London: Pluto Press, 2004
Introduction to Freeman and Kagarlitsky "Globalisation in Crisis: The Politics of the New Imperialism". The title was eventually changed but I think the first title was better. This 2002 book, a collaboration between authors brought together by the Transnational Institute (TNI) was an important component part of what was to become 'Geopolitical Economy'. Boris and I co-wrote this introduction, which stands the test of time, at least so far. Here are our original introductory words: "On 17 February 2002, the Transnational Institute (TNI) called a weekend seminar in Amsterdam to discuss perspectives for what is variously known as the movement for global justice, the movement against anti-corporate globalisation or simply the anti-globalisation movement. The result is this unique synthesis, the product of two years of collective work and discussion between prominent writers and activists in global justice and peace movements spanning fi ve continents. From a refreshingly wide range of views two clear points of consensus emerged. First, ‘globalisation’, as commonly understood, had entered a phase of crisis. A two-decade-long process of expansion of the world market, marked by accelerated fi nancial deregulation and multilateral agreements overseen by supranational organisations, notably the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), was in deep trouble. Second, this crisis was structural. It was not temporary and did not appear reversible. It stemmed, participants agreed, from deep-seated problems within the globalisation process itself. At the very least, globalisation had run up against some fairly heavy difficulties. More significantly, there was no clear indication that its supporters could resolve these diffi culties. Here was a new message: globalisation, as we know it, might not just be unjust: it might also be unsustainable. Doubts were surfacing, no longer about whether it was desirable but whether, as originally proposed, it was even possible. Many argued that new events augured the end of globalisation, some that it had never really existed. Wherever the actual truth lay, global justice movements and peace movements clearly faced a new stage of history and needed to make an in-depth appraisal of the tasks facing them. The discussion gave rise to this work.
Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Big History & Global History (2015)
2015
This yearbook is the fourth in the series with the title "Globalistics and Globalization Studies". The subtitle of the present volume is "Global History & Big History". The point is that today our global world really demands global knowledge. Thus, there are a few actively developing multidisciplinary approaches and integral disciplines among which one can name Global Studies, Global History and Big History. They all provide a connection between the past, present, and future. Big History with its vast and extremely heterogeneous field of research encompasses all the forms of existence and all timescales and brings together constantly updated information from the scientific disciplines and the humanities. Global History is transnational or world history which examines history from a global perspective, making a wide use of comparative history and of the history of multiple cultures and nations. Global Studies express the view of systemic and epistemological unity of global processes. Thus, one may argue that Global Studies and Globalistics can well be combined with Global History and Big History and such a multidisciplinary approach can open wide horizons for the modern university education as it helps to form a global view of various processes.
Empire as a Conceptualization of ‘International’ in the Age of Globalisation
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The primary objective of this article is to present an up-to-date and analytically valid conception of contemporary international politics by mainly drawing on the seminal work of Hardt and Negri (2000) called Empire. In line with this objective, this study argues that Empire, as a theoretical framework, provides a more comprehensive analysis of today’s globalising world. However, rather than explaining the constitution of Empire in mainly juridical and political terms, as Hardt and Negri did, this study aims to present a slightly different reading of the conception of Empire by associating the matter with the transnationalization of capital, state and social relations of production widely labelled as globalization. To that end, the article puts the conception of Empire into a more concrete economic context by placing particular emphasis on factors such as capital accumulation process, class formation and state-capital relations as understood in the theory of Global Capitalism.
GLOBALIZATION A NEW THESIS AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH IMPERIALISM
Ever since the emergency of globalization the world has been seen as a much interconnected globe in which information freely flows, this paper aims at exposing the evolution of globalization and takes you on a journey to a different view of globalization. The concept of Globalization is protean in nature i.e. it is exceedingly variable and readily assuming different shapes or forms and this paper aims to display the latest form globalization has taken over the years.It will also expose to you the relationship between Globalization and Imperialism, why so many scholars have liked the concept of Globalization to imperialism.
Globalization or Empire: New Tendencies in Contemporary Capitalism?
ACME 2(2), 2003
Translated by Blanca Ramírez and Scott Kirsch Despite the fact that contemporary social paradigms emphasize the importance of particularity and specific topics in order to describe reality, it is remarkable how two knowledgeable researchers have joined their experiences and studies in the effort to develop new directions for understanding the global order. In times when the moment and the here and the now are important, they use an historical perspective that seeks to understand the evolution of the world, in an attempt to analyse in detail the passage from the modern to the post-modern period, from Imperialism to Empire, as a strong effort to understand movements in society and changes in space. Under this context, Hardt and Negri intend to develop new trends for understanding contemporary capitalism in what is considered an unbounded and open space. Those who adopt a critical perspective might be excited and stimulated to encounter this alternative investigation that explains contemporary capitalism to us. Nevertheless there are different problematic features of the book that it is necessary to recognize. Their attempt to go beyond Marx in the explanation of capitalism is far too ambitious, resulting sometimes in general and superficial explanations and at other...
The word 'empire' seems to carry these very much contradicting senses in itself. On the one hand, it contains an idea of romanticism, adventure and cosmopolitism, yet on the other hand it is full of nationalism, racism and militarism. The Longman dictionary of English Language and Culture: "A group of countries that are all controlled by the ruler or government of one country." Interestingly enough, it uses The Roman Empire as example. The Roman Empire is one of the two empires that will directly come to mind, together with the British Empire and has been glorified and abhorred throughout the centuries. Empire thus is an essentially contested concept as both sides still try to depict it as either evil and oppressive or something that has brought unity, stability and prosperity.
Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Big History & Global History
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