Re-Globalization (Rethinking Globalizations)

Re-Globalization examines the changing face of globalization, with political, economic, and social balances in flux, and tensions increasing in many parts of the globe.

This book discusses and problematizes the current transition phase of globalization in response to issues such as inequalities, climate change, and health crises, offering a comprehensive collection of responses to the question “what is re- globalization?” The authors discuss the various definitions and forms of re-globalization, using a range of approaches, examples, and case studies in order to shed light on this process. The analysis of the phenomenon of re- globalization – understood as an economic, political, and social process – is both inter- and transdisciplinary. This volume offers contributions from academic disciplines within the social sciences, as well as technology, global security, global studies, health, and climate and environmental sciences. Overall, the book analyzes and illustrates how globalization shifts are interconnected and how they relate to a transition in global society, proposing a framework for a series of future scenarios.

This socio- geographically diverse book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and researchers across a broad spectrum of disciplines exploring the future of globalization.

Roland Benedikter is Co- Head at the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and Research Professor of Multidisciplinary Political Analysis in residence at the Willy Brandt Center of the University of Wroclaw, Poland. He is also a Member of the Future Circle of the Federal German Government, Berlin, a Regular Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts, and a Global Advisor of the Institute for Culture and Society of Western Sydney University, Australia.

Mirjam Gruber is a Researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and a PhD Student in Political Science at the University of Leipzig, Germany.

Ingrid Kofler is a Sociologist and Senior Researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.