Global Turbulence: Social Activists and State Responses to Globalization: Social Activists and State Responses to Globalization

The book explores the turbulent global political economy and the challenges faced by states and social activists. It argues that the new global order is contested and that states retain considerable power, even if much of it has been directed to constructing globalization. It also highlights the state of flux that characterizes contemporary political economy, both in theory and practice.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This title, originally published in 2003, explores the turbulent global political economy faced by states and social activists alike as they navigate new challenges with innovative strategies. Similarly, academic disciplines strive to identify discontinuities in established certainties and analyze emerging agendas, actions, identities, and spaces. In contrast to perspectives that view the new global order as an immutable reality, impervious to political challenge, the contributors to this book underscore its highly contested nature. States retain significant power, despite the significant allocation of resources towards constructing globalization rather than mitigating its effects. Moreover, marginalized groups, even those initially perceived as the most disadvantaged, have successfully secured improvements in their conditions. The book highlights the dynamic and fluid state of contemporary political economy, both in theory and practice.

ISBN-13: 9781138722644