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Globalization: much discussed but little understood. The term has catapulted from obscurity to the headlines in just a few years. Globalization, anti-globalization: what does it all mean; and what should we do about it? Everyone has a stake in globalization, but most people are unclear and uncertain about what, more precisely, their stake is. Although a great deal has been written about globalization, surprisingly little has aimed specifically to inform and educate students and ordinary citizens. The Moschovitis Group of New York City is currently coordinating a reference project entitled Encyclopedia of Globalization, an encyclopedia for students and the general public. The editors of the encyclopedia are Roland Robertson, of the Department of Sociology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalization at the University of Aberdeen, and Jan Aart Scholte, Acting Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick; Prof. Robertson and Prof. Scholte are being supported by a prestigious board of associate editors from a variety of disciplines. The encyclopedia is to be published in 2006 by Routledge, a prominent reference publisher with a presence both in the United States and abroad. The Encyclopedia of Globalization provides a convenient, compact and easily comprehensible reference for use in schools, universities and public libraries. Its 400 entries cover key cultural, ecological, economic, geographical, historical, political, psychological and social aspects of globalization. Compiled by a cross-disciplinary editorial team of leading academics on the subject, the encyclopedia presents the latest research in terms that are accessible to the layperson. The encyclopedia addresses empirical, theoretical and policy aspects of globalization. In empirical terms, the entries examine the substantive conditions of globalization: for example, climate change, human rights, the Internet, religious revivalism, and the World Trade Organization. With regard to theory, the entries clarify concepts and approaches that can be used to understand globalization: for example, comparative advantage, cultural imperialism, and sovereignty. Concerning policy, entries in the encyclopedia cover measures (both existing and proposed) that can be used to shape the course of globalization: for example, neoliberalism, sustainable development, and the Tobin tax. In practice, of course, the substantive, conceptual and political aspects are deeply interrelated, so that each entry includes something of all three. Entries in the encyclopedia vary in length from 500 to 3500 words, depending on the scope of the topic and its relative prominence in studies and politics of globalization. All entries provide bibliographical references for further reading. |
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