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Record Nr.

UNISA996308821503316

Titolo

The making of World Society : perspectives from transnational research / / edited by Remus Gabriel Anghel [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

3-8394-0835-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332)

Collana

Global Studies

Classificazione

MS 1170

Disciplina

303.4

Soggetti

Globalization - Social aspects

Transnationalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter    1  Contents    5  Preface    9  Introduction: The Making Of World Society    11  Transnationalisation in North and South: Concepts, Methodology and Venues for Research    25  Transnationalisation, Translocal Spaces, Gender and Development - Methodological Challenges    51  World Society, Transnationalism and Champs Migratoires: Reflections on German, Anglo-Saxon and French Academic Debates    75  Euro-Aievis: From Gastarbeiter to Transnational Community    103  Identity Politics as an Expression of European Citizenship Practice: Participation of Transnational Migrants in Local Political Conflicts    133  Mothering in Migration: Transnational Strategies of Polish Women in Italy    153  Opening to the World: Translocal Post-War Reconstruction in Northern Sri Lanka    173  Transnationality, Translocal Citizenship and Gender Relations: Transformation of Rural Community Organisation, Local Politics and Development    195  A Global City-State of Finance - the Staging of Singapore as Financial Hub between Global and Local Rhetoric    221  The Transnational Management of Hazardous Chemicals    237  'Do you really talk about emotions on the phone .. ?': Content of Distance Communication as a Structuring Moment of the Modern World Society    253  Does lt Matter Where You Are?- Transnational Migration, Internet Usage and the Emergence of Global Togetherness    275  The lndernet -A German Network in a Transnational Space    291  Are We All



Transnationalists Now?    311  Contributors    325  Backmatter    330

Sommario/riassunto

Do the current changes of both geographical and symbolic boundaries lead to the emergence of a world society? How do transnational migration, communication and worldwide economic and political networks manifest themselves in globalised modernity?  This book presents innovative contributions to transnationalisation research and world society theory based on empirical studies from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Practicable methodologies complete theoretical inquiries and provide examples of applied research, which also might be used in teaching.