Transcription of Globalization Theory: A Post Mortem - Springer
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Globalization Theory: A Post Mortem - Springer
Globalization theory : A Post MortemJustin RosenbergInternational Relations and Politics, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9SN, : Globalization was theZeitgeistof the 1990s. In the social sciences, it gave rise tothe claim that deepening interconnectedness was fundamentally transforming thenature of human society, and was replacing the sovereign state system with a multi-layered, multilateral system of global governance . A decade later, however, theseexpectations appear already falsified by the course of world affairs. The idea of Globalization no longer captures the spirit of the times : the age of Globalization is unexpectedly over. Why has this happened? This article argues that Globaliza-tion theory always suffered from basic flaws: as a general social theory ; as ahistorical sociological argument about the nature of modern international relations;and as a guide to the interpretation of empirical events.
An entire academic literature — the literature of Globalization Theory — ... Criticism of the Zeitgeistnow becomes conclusive in ways that it could not be during the period of its ideological ascendancy.Onlynow,therefore,isapostmortemevenpossible. At the same time, however, this process of decline leaves behind an ...
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