What Is Global Studies: Theory and Practice PDF

Manfred B. Steger ist Professor für Soziologie an der University of Hawai’i at Mānoa und Global Professorial Fellow am Institute of Culture and Society der Western Sydney University. Er war als akademischer Berater zum Thema Globalisierung für das US-Außenministerium und als Berater der PBS-Fernsehserie Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism tätig. Er ist Autor von achtundzwanzig Büchern über Globalisierung und Gesellschaftstheorie, darunter der Bestseller „Globalization: A Very Short Introduction“, 5. Aufl. (Oxford UP 2020); das preisgekrönte Globalisms: Facing the Populist Challenge, 5. Aufl. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020); The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror (Oxford University Press, 2008) und zuletzt Globalization Matters: Engaging the Global in Unsettled Times (mit Paul James; Cambridge University Press, 2019). ).

What Is Global Studies: Theory and Practice pdf von Manfred Steger

What is Global Studies, and how does it relate to globalization? Responding to this frequently asked question, Manfred B. Steger and Amentahru Wahlrab provide the first comprehensive overview of this emerging field. Authoritative and accessible, this primer speaks to students and instructors interested not only in key theories but also in applied teaching and learning programs designed to educate "global citizens" to meet the concrete challenges of the twenty-first century. Linking the influential arguments of major thinkers in Global Studies to their own framework, the authors discuss the "Four Pillars of Global Studies": globalization, transdisciplinarity, space and time, and critical thinking. The book, with instructive appendix materials, will appeal to readers seeking a deeper understanding of Global Studies—one of the most popular fields of study in major universities around the world.