What Is Global Studies: Theory and Practice pdf

Manfred B. Steger è Professore di Sociologia presso l'Università delle Hawaii a Mānoa e Global Professorial Fellow presso l'Institute of Culture and Society, Western Sydney University. Ha servito come consulente accademico sulla globalizzazione per il Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti e come consulente per la serie televisiva PBS, Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism. È autore di ventotto libri sulla globalizzazione e la teoria sociale, incluso il bestseller Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, 5th ed. (Oxford UP 2020); il premiato Globalisms: Affrontare la sfida populista, 5a ed. (Rowman e Littlefield, 2020); The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror (Oxford University Press, 2008) e, più recentemente, Globalization Matters: Engaging the Global in Unsettled Times (con Paul James; Cambridge University Press, 2019 ).

What Is Global Studies: Theory and Practice pdf da 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.