Social Theory & Globalization
About
The Social Theory and Globalization working group served as a platform for interdisciplinary scholarship in order to analyze the evolution of social change in light of globalizing processes in societies around the world. Of special interest for the group were conceptual vectors that help explain contemporary transformations of global, social and political orders. This new global configuration has ramifications on theory debates including, for instance, development, nationalism, neoliberalism, social movements, and urbanism. Through discussion panels, reading groups, seminars, conferences and other public events, this group promoted research that focused on the theoretical underpinnings of newly rising global social phenomena as a result of burgeoning transnational structures and their influence on local, national and regional communities. The group’s work also addressed the interdependence of states and other international actors, such as multinational corporations, non-profit organizations and grassroots movements, and their sociopolitical consequences for society, using a multi-dimensional and critical perspective.