Abstract
This article questions what the concept of ‘globalisation’ really amounts to. In doing so it highlights problems for the ascendancy of globalisation in contemporary public debate. Globalisation has become a catch-all; the phrase is now used to try and explain all manner of phenomena from everyday life to international politics. But the article suggests that this may be little more than a combination of rhetoric and wishful thinking. It asserts that the contemporary world is being driven by older and familiar pressures, such as state power and nationalism. As a result, the idea of ‘globalisation’ needs to be treated with some scepticism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 786-91 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The Political Quarterly |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |