Globalization Books

Book SynopsisGlobalisation is one of the most controversial issues in the world today. While protestors take to the streets at international summits, it is becoming conventional wisdom that companies are taking over the world, that governments'' ability to tax, spend and regulate is under threat from global competition, that globalisation harms the poor and that democracy is at risk.Not so. This tightly argued and fiercely intelligent book demolishes some of these myths and shows how, without globalisation, the poor are never going to get richer. It is simply the only way to give governments the means to combat poverty: money for schools, hospitals and welfare. Focusing on the history of world trade as well as topical issues such as the power of corporations, whether globalisation is bad for poor countries, whether it threatens the environment and Americanises indigenous cultures, Philippe Legrain shows why elected governments are still very much in control and why a more open world ofTrade ReviewThe world did need another book about globalisation; OPEN WORLD is it * ECONOMIST *At last a good book on globalisation . . . lucid and persuasive * FINANCIAL TIMES *[Legrain] engages with the big issues much more convincingly than Klein * SUNDAY TIMES *If you have been convinced by Naomi Klein or Noreena Hertz, you owe it to yourself to hear Legrain's persuasive defence * NEW STATESMAN *

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Book SynopsisThe author of Land of Promise builds on a controversial case that globalization is a strategy by the world?s managerial elite, including governments, businesses and media, to deliberately undermine and disempower the working class.

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Book SynopsisOne of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential threats the pandemic has only acceleratedCities can make us sick. That?s always been true?diseases spread more easily when more people are close to one another. And cities have been demonized as breeding grounds for vice and crime from Sodom and Gomorrah on. But cities have flourished nonetheless because they are humanity?s greatest invention, indispensable engines for creativity, innovation, wealth, and civilization itself. But cities now stand at a crossroads. During the global COVID crisis, cities grew silent; the normal forms of socializing ground to a halt. How permanent are these changes? Advances in technology mean that many people can opt out of city life as never before. Will they? Are we on the brink of a post-urban world? City life will survive, but individual cities face terrible risks, argue Edward Glaeser and David Cutler, and a wave of urban failure would be absolutely disastrous. In terms of intimacy and inspiration, nothing can replace what cities offer. But great cities have always demanded great management, and our current crisis has exposed fearful gaps in our capacity for good governance. In America, Glaeser and Cutler argue, deep inequities in health care and education are a particular blight on the future of our cities; solving them will be the difference between our collective good health and a downward spiral to a much darker place.

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Book SynopsisReflects on the proper place of the United States in a world it has defined almost exclusively by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This work considers the ethics of intervention, the morality of human rights, how to repair our relationship with Europe, and the pitfalls of American unilateralism.Trade ReviewStanley Hoffmann is the premier essayist of American foreign policy and world politics. This collection offers a kaleidoscope of penetrating and brilliant insights that reveal a rare intellect. On every page Hoffmann's light-footed eclecticism gets the better of heavy-handed fundamentalism. -- Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell UniversityStanley Hoffmann is the most perceptive, acute, and fearless of American experts on foreign affairs, with a viewpoint that bridges the Atlantic. His latest book is full of insights on a world of power and terror, conflict, and the elusive search for peace. -- Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby, House of LordsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The State of the World and the State of the Discipline Chapter 2: A View of the World Chapter 3: Lost Illusions Chapter 4: Thoughts on Fear in Global Society Chapter 5: World Governance: Beyond Utopia Chapter 6: Peace and Justice Chapter 7: The Debate about Intervention Chapter 8: Intervention: Should It Go On, Can It Go On? Chapter 9: Intervention and Human Rights Chapter 10: The U.S. and Collective Security Chapter 11: The U.S. and International Organizations: The Clinton Years Chapter 12: American Exceptionalism: The New Version Chapter 13: Why Don't They Like Us? Chapter 14: After 9/11/2001: The Pitfalls of War Chapter 15: Iraq: Instead of War Chapter 16: France, the United States, and Iraq Chapter 17: Out of Iraq Chapter 18: U.S.-European Relationships Chapter 19: European Sisyphus

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Book SynopsisA self-contained introduction to the field of ethics and development for students, practitioners and the general reader.Trade ReviewDes Gasper's critical survey of the field of 'the ethics of development' is not a difficult read and can be appreciated as much by the general reader as by students of development ! a helpful source book for a module on the subject area. Journal of Development Studies Des Gasper has written the best book available on the "ethics of development" -- its history, scope, and challenges. Offering searching criticisms of mainstream development as conceptually blinded to human destitution and social justice, Gasper insightfully analyzes and evaluates alternative development visions. Novice and specialist alike will benefit from his careful dissection of such concepts as economic growth, efficiency, equity, poverty, violence, basic human needs, culture, and human development. -- Professor David Crocker, University of MarylandTable of ContentsPreface; 1. What is the Ethics of Development?; 1.1. Why Development Ethics? Cases and Questions; Extreme poverty amidst immense riches; Health and sickness, needs and profits; Towards a 'calculus of pain': recognising varieties of suffering and violence; The infliction of costs on the weak: the examples of dams, famines, debt, and structural adjustment; Global obligations and universal values?; What is development?; 1.2. What? On Meanings and Agenda; The core agenda of development ethics; Emergence and contributors; Definitions; 1.3. How? On Methods and Roles; Methods; Possible roles of development ethics; Global or Southern?; 2. The Meaning of 'Development'; 2.1. Purposes and Themes; 2.2. Ahistorical Definitions; Usages across the disciplines; Usages in development studies; 2.3. Historically Specific Conceptions Of Development: On Change, Intervention and Progress; 2.4. On Improvement: Issues in Normative Ahistorical Definition; Development as opportunity or as achievement?; Universalism and relativism; Commonality?; 2.5. Conclusion; 3. 'Efficiency & Effectiveness'; - Mainstream Development Evaluation in Theory & Practice; 3.1. Introduction: Mainstream Value Positions, and Alternatives; 3.2. Effectiveness Towards What and For Whom?; Effectiveness towards what?; Effectiveness for whom?; 3.3. Efficiency in Terms of Which Values ?; What is efficient depends on what one's values are; Tacit variants of economic efficiency: Paretian and utilitarian; Concepts of efficiency and practices of victimization; 3.4. Setting Economic Efficiency in Social and Environmental Context; Limitations of a separate concept of economic efficiency; Economic efficiency confined to a delimited role within a human and physical context; Means and ends; 3.5. Understanding Value-Systems; Comparison of value positions in development evaluation; The structure of market-oriented arguments; 'Consumer sovereignty'; 3.6. Conclusion: Beyond Economism; 4. 'Equity' - Who Bear Costs and Who Reap Benefits?; 4.1. Sacrificing the Weak; 4.2. Aspects of Equity; Criteria of distributive equity; An application to the regulation of grazing in Zimbabwe; An application to selection for resettlement in Zimbabwe; Positive discrimination; 4.3. A Deeper Analysis of Concepts; Sen's framework for understanding different distributive criteria; Land, returns, and the fruits of effort; Whose are the international debts?; 4.4. Assessing the Different Interpretations; Equality of what? Why equality?; Selecting from or interrelating the principles; Socio-political contexts; 4.5. Conclusion; 5. Violence and Human Security; 5.1. The Reemergence of Violence and Security as Central Concerns; 5.2. Development and Violence as Value-relative? On Concepts; 'Violence'; 'Development' and peace; 5.3. Development as Value-Damaging?; Varieties of violence; Violence and the economy; 5.4. Downgrading the Cost of Violence and Denying Alternatives; Market theory: only interests, no passions; The downgrading and defining away of costs and alternatives; 5.5. Real Alternatives and Painful Choices; Notions of tragedy, evil, dilemma; Towards a calculus of pain with a respect for persons?; 6. Needs and Basic Needs; 6.1. First Things First; 6.2. The Language of Need; Meanings and syntax of 'need'; A unifying framework for needs ethics and policy; Meanings of 'basic'; 6.3. A Richer Picture of Persons; Do we need a picture of persons?; A better empirical base for prediction and evaluation; Reinterpretations of poverty, luxury, and limitless demand; 6.4. Dangers in Needs Theories and Ethics; Passive and pacifying?; Overextended?; 6.5. The Discursive and Practical Strategy of 'Basic Human Needs'; A required basis for other ethics; Steps in operationalization; A programmatic alternative to economism; 6.6. Conclusions: Beggars can't be Choosers; 7. 'Human Development': Capabilities and Positive Freedom; 7.1. From Basic Needs to a Fuller Philosophy of Development; 7.2. The UNDP Human Development School; The Human Development Reports; Human Development and Human Rights; 7.3. Sen's Capability Approach and 'Development as Freedom'; Freedom and Reason; Development as Freedom; Components of the capability approach; Policy orientation; 7.4. Doubts and Alternatives; Sen's picture of persons, capabilities and freedom; Nussbaum's capabilities ethic; For and against a universal list of priority capabilities; 7.5. Conclusion; 8. Cultures and the Ethics of Development; 8.1. Can One Criticise Cultures and Yet Avoid Ethnocentrism?; Agenda; Introductory cases; Is liberalism illiberal?; 8.2. Culture: The Underlying Issues; Conceptions of 'culture'; Roles perceived for culture; Natural man, plasticine man, and nurtured natural man; The uneasy balance between individual rights and group rights; Women's right to employment?; 8.3. Communitarian Ethics and Cultural Relativism; The texture of communitarian ethics; Walzer's worlds; Communitarianism is based on poor sociology; Cultural relativism is inconsistent; The centrality of internal criticism; 8.4. Cases and Procedures; Criteria for just decisions; An overview of cases; 8.5. Conclusion; 9. Epilogue; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of the Reader is to introduce students to the changing ways in which politics, culture, environment and economics are being thought about and how individuals relate to the fast-moving global, political, cultural, economic and environmental agendas.Trade ReviewDower and Williams have produced an excellent beginner's guide to current debates about global citizenship and the global issues which inspire them. Their book is essential reading for anyone that wishes to know more about the increasingly important topic of global citizenship. The rich and extensive bibliography is certain to be an excellent resource for beginners and for more experienced students of this key concept in contemporary political affairs. -- Andrew Linklater, Professor of International Relations, University of Aberystwyth Valuable discussion across a broad range of issues. -- Neal Curtis, APU, Cambridge Dower and Williams have produced an excellent beginner's guide to current debates about global citizenship and the global issues which inspire them. Their book is essential reading for anyone that wishes to know more about the increasingly important topic of global citizenship. The rich and extensive bibliography is certain to be an excellent resource for beginners and for more experienced students of this key concept in contemporary political affairs. Valuable discussion across a broad range of issues.Table of ContentsPreface by Onora O'Neill; Glossary; Introduction; Part 1: The Idea of Global Citizenship; 1. An Emergent Matrix of Citizenship: Complex, Uneven and Fluid, Richard Falk (Princeton); 2. Global Citizenship: Yes or No?, Nigel Dower (Aberdeen); 3. Good International Citizenship, John Williams (Aberdeen); 4. Feminism and Global Citizenship, Kimberly Hutchings (Edinburgh); Part 2: Institutional Issues and the Bases of Scepticism; 5. Citizenship: European and Global,Andreas Follesdal (Oslo); 6. The Left, the Nation-State and European Citizenship, David Miller (Oxford); 7. The Transformation of Political Community: Rethinking Democracy in the Context of Globalisation, David Held (Open University/ LSE); 8. What's Wrong with Cosmopolitan Democracy?, Roland Axtmann (Aberdeen); 9. The UN and Global Citizenship, Mark Imber (St Andrews); Part 3: Ethical Bases for Global Citizenship; 10. A Global Ethic for a New Global Order, Hans Kung (Institute for Global Ethics, Tubingen); 11. Global Ethics and Global Citizenship, Nigel Dower (Aberdeen); 12. Global Justice, Global Institutions and Global Citizenship, Christien Van den Anker (Sussex); 13. Global Citizenship and Common Values, Sabine Alkire (Oxford/ World Bank); Part 4: Environment, Economic Globalisation, Technology, Immigration and Peace; 14. Global Citizenship and the Global Environment, Robin Attfield (Cardiff); 15. Living with the Big Picture: A Systems Approach to Citizenship of a Complex Planet, Christine Blackmore (Open University) & John Smyth (Paisley); 16. Economic Globalisation and Global Citizenship, David Newlands (Aberdeen); 17. Citizenship in our Globalising World of Technology, Sytse Strijbos (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam); 18. Immigration: What does Global Justice Require?, Valeria Ottonelli (Genoa); 19. Global Citizenship and Peace, Nigel Dower (Aberdeen); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization: Causes and Effects is the culmination of an eleven volume series that defines and explains the scholarly field of International Relations. Highlighting primary scholarly accomplishments in the field, this final title frames the sub-field of ''Globalization'' and documents the fundamental milestones in thinking about and understanding this phenomenon. ''Globalization'' is ripe for work integrating a wide range of leading research results and assessing its findings as a whole. Together, the pioneering articles selected for this book represent the most important scholarly contributions published to date on the main dimensions of globalization. The majority of the authors are political scientists, but a substantial number are economists, sociologists and historians. The volume covers Forms, Origins, and Causes; Political Dimensions and Implications; Economic and financial Impacts; Identity, Culture, and Civilization; and The Future of Globalization.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Forms, Origins and Causes: Transnational relations and world politics: an introduction, Joseph S. Nye Jr and Robert O. Keohane; Globalization, convergence, and history, Jeffrey G. Williamson; The causes of globalization, Geoffrey Garrett. Part II Political Dimensions and Implications: The end of history?, Francis Fukuyama; Globalization and the decline of the welfare state in less-developed countries, Nita Rudra; Regulating globalization? The reinvention of politics, David Held; Abiding sovereignty, Stephen D. Krasner; Governance in a global economy: political authority in transition, Miles Kahler and David A. Lake; Governance in a partially globalized world, Robert O. Keohane; Transnational advocacy networks in international and regional politics, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink. Part III Economic and Financial Impacts: Is financial globalization beneficial?, Frederic S. Mishkin; Globalization and growth in emerging markets and the new economy, Joseph E. Stiglitz; Is the crisis problem growing more severe?, Michael Bordo, Barry Eichengreen, Daniela Klingebiel and Maria Soledad Martinez-Peria; Globalisation, social conflict, and economic growth, Dani Rodrik; Global financial governance and the problem of inclusion, Randall D. Germain. Part IV Identity, Culture and Civilization: The world in pieces: culture and politics at the end of the century, Clifford Geertz; The clash of civilizations?, Samuel P. Huntington; Globalization: sources and effects on national states and societies, John W. Meyer; Globalization or denationalization?, Saskia Sassen. Part V The Future of Globalization: International integration and national corruption, Wayne Sandholtz and Mark M. Gray; The nation-state and the natural environment over the 20th century, David John Frank, Ann Hironaka and Evan Schofer; The long term effects of globalization on income inequality, population growth, and economic development, Jeffrey Kentor; Globalisation, extremism and violence in poor countries, Richard Sandbrook and David Romano; How far will international economic integration go?, Dani Rodrik; Name index.

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Book SynopsisIncluding a new and insightful afterword by the author, Stephen J. Harper, Canada's 22nd Prime Minister, draws on a decade of experience as a G-7 leader to help leaders in business and government understand, adapt, and thrive in an age of unprecedented disruption.      The world is in flux. Disruptive technologies, ideas, and politicians are challenging business models, norms, and political conventions everywhere. How we, as leaders in business and politics, choose to respond matters greatly. Some voices refuse to concede the need for any change, while others advocate for radical realignment. But neither of these positions can sustainably address the legitimate concerns of disaffec

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Book Synopsis How an evolving relationship with China and India is changing Latin America''s political and economic dynamics. In the years since China has adopted a going global strategy to promote its overseas investment, expand export markets, and gain much-needed access to natural resources abroad, SinoLatin American relations have both deepened and broadened at an unexpectedly rapid pace. The main driver behind this sea change in bilateral relations has been economic complementarity, with resource-rich countries in Latin America exporting primary goods to the Asian giants'' growing market and China exporting manufactured goods back into the region. In recent years, SinoLatin American relations have matured considerably, becoming far more nuanced and multifaceted than ever before. India is a relatively new player in the region, but has slowly strengthened its ties. As one of Asia''s largest markets, it offers interesting parallels to the Chinese case. Will IndoLatin American ties follow a similar path? The main areas of growth include trade and investment, mining, energy, information technology, motor vehicle production, and pharmaceuticals. To what extent these changing dynamics will redefine Latin America''s relations with India is a question of increasing relevance for policymakers. This volume offers a review of key cross-regional trends and critical policy issues involving the changing relationship between these two Asian giants and Latin America. Selected country case studiesArgentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexicoprovide a more in-depth analysisof the implications of China''s and India''s evolving interaction with the region.

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Book SynopsisJohn D. Daniels, the Samuel N. Friedland Chair of Executive Management emeritus at the University of Miami, has published 15 books, most recently 'Multinational Enterprises and the Changing World Economy' (coedited with Ray Loveridge, Tsai-Mei Lin, and Alan M. Rugman), three volumes on Multinational Enterprise Theory, and three volumes on International Business and Globalization (all coedited with Jeffrey Krug). He served as president of the Academy of International Business and dean of its Fellows, as well as chairperson of the international division of the Academy of Management, which named him Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2010. Lee Radebaugh is the Emeritus Whitmore Professor of International Business and former Director of the Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Global Management Center /CIBER at Brigham Young University (BYU). In his prior position as CIBER Director at BYU, he was responsible for international business programs in the Marriot

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Book SynopsisPaul Krugman, the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, taught at Princeton University for 14 years. In 2015, he joined the faculty of the Graduate Centre of the City University of New York, associated with the Luxembourg Income Study, which tracks and analyses income inequality around the world. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for non-technical audiences and is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. Maurice Obstfeld is the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. He joined Berkeley in 1989 as a Professor, following appointments at Columbia (1979-1986) and the University of Pennsylvania (1986-1989). He was also a visiting Professor at Harvard between 1989 and 1991. From 2014 to 2015 he was a member of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, and from 2015 to 2018 served as Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund.

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Book SynopsisBritta Schneider is Junior Professor of Language Use and Migration at Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany.Theresa Heyd is Chair of English Linguistics at Universität Greifswald, Germany.General Editor: Mario SaraceniTrade ReviewBloomsbury World Englishes provides a modern variationist approach to research in Englishes that shifts from traditional descriptive research on formal nation state varieties and recognizes the breadth of variation within any community of speech. It celebrates variation and offers a more accurate understanding of these ever-changing languages that serves distinct and overlapping communities. * Elizabeth Winkler, Professor of Linguistics, Western Kentucky University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Britta Schneider (Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany) and Theresa Heyd (Universität Greifswald, Germany) Part 1: Reflecting Research Paradigms of World Englishes 1. World Englishes: Approaches, Models and Methodology, Kingsley Bolton (Stockholm University, Sweden) 2. World Englishes: From Methodological Nationalism to a Global Perspective, Christian Mair (University of Freiburg) 3. The Role of Gender in the Study of World Englishes, Tamara M. Valentine (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) 4. The Role of Corpora in World Englishes Research, Claudia Lange (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) 5. Register in World Englishes Research, Axel Bohmann (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany) Part 2: Postnational Framings, Discourses and Perspectives 6. Translingualism and World Englishes, Suresh Canagarajah (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Jerry Won Lee(University of California, Irvine) 7. English-Speaking Diasporas, Susanne Mühleisen (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 8. English and Social Media: Translingual Englishes, Identities and Linguascapes, Sender Dovchin (Curtin University, Australia) and Rhonda Oliver (Curtin University, Australia) 9. Neoliberalism and the Global Spread of English: A Korean Case, Jinhyun Cho (Macquarie University, Australia) Part 3: Empirical Cases: Transnational Ties and New Localizations 10. Ship English of the Early Colonial Atlantic, Sally J. Delgado (University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Puerto Rico) 11. Jewish Englishes in the United States and Beyond: An Ethnolinguistic Repertoire Approach, Sarah Bunin Benor (Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, USA) 12. English in Global Pop Music, Michael Westphal (Kiel University, Germany) and Lisa Jansen (University of Münster, Germany) 13. Non-Postcolonial Englishes in East Asia: Focus on Korean Popular Music, Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 14. Digital Englishes and Transcultural Flows, Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain (University of Alberta, Canada) 15. Diasporic Englishes in the United States: The Case of Nigerian Digital Communication, Mirka Honkanen (University of Freiburg, Germany) 16. English in the Maghreb, Camille Jacob (University of Portsmouth, UK) 17. When Africans Meet Chinese: Is Calculator Communication a Form of World Englishes, Dewei Che (University of Vienna, Austria) and Adams Bodomo (University of Vienna, Austria) Index

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Book SynopsisYasemin Bayyurt is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Bogaziçi University, Turkey.General Editor: Mario SaraceniTrade ReviewBloomsbury World Englishes provides a modern variationist approach to research in Englishes that shifts from traditional descriptive research on formal nation state varieties and recognizes the breadth of variation within any community of speech. It celebrates variation and offers a more accurate understanding of these ever-changing languages that serves distinct and overlapping communities. * Elizabeth Winkler, Professor of Linguistics, Western Kentucky University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Prologue, Jennifer Jenkins (University of Southampton, UK) and Lucilla Lopriore (Roma Tre University, Italy) Introduction, Yasemin Bayyurt (Bogaziçi University, Turkey) Part 1: General Principles 1. Incorporating Ontological Reflection into Teacher Education about English for Global Learners: A Rationale and some Guiding Principles, Chris Hall (York St John University, UK) 2. English Language Development in the Global Classroom: Revisiting Key Constructs of Second Language Acquisition Theory, Dustin Crowther (University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USA) 3. Moving from Conceptualizations to Implementation of a Global Englishes Perspective in ELT: Critical Issues in Pedagogy, Seran Dogançay-Aktuna (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA) and Joel Hardman (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA) 4. World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca and ELT Materials: A Critical Perspective, Paola Vettorel (University of Verona, Italy) 5. Materials and Activities in Teaching English as a Global Language: Using Online Resources to Stimulate Innovation, Mona Syrbe (Rikkyo University, Japan) and Heath Rose (University of Oxford, UK) Part 2: Native Speakerism 6. Negotiating Nativespeakerism in TESOL Curriculum Innovation, Nicola Galloway (University of Glasgow, UK) 7. Beyond ‘Native’ and ‘Non-Native’ English-Speaking Teachers: Teacher Identity and the Knowledge Base of Global Englishes Language Teachers, Ali Fuad Selvi (METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Cyprus) and Bedrettin Yazan (University of Texas, San Antonio, USA) 8. Re-Conceptualizing (Non-)Native English Speakers within the Paradigm of Teaching English as an International Language, Aya Matsuda (Arizona State University, USA) 9. Tackling Native-Speakerism through ELF-Aware Pedagogy, Rob Lowe (Tokyo Kasei University, Japan) and Marek Kiczkowiak (TEFL Equity Advocates & Academy, Leuven, Belgium) Part 3: English as a Medium Of Instruction 10. Teaching WE and ELF in EMI from an ELF Perspective: A Case Study at a University in the Expanding Circle, Kumiko Murata (Waseda University, Japan) 11. Implementing Critical Pedagogy of Global Englishes in ELT in Asia from the Lens of EMI and Intercultural Citizenship, Fan Fang (Shantou University, China) and Will Baker (University of Southampton, UK) 12. Problematizing EMI Programs in Turkish Higher Education: Voices from Stakeholders, Dilek Inal (Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Turkey), Yasemin Bayyurt (Bogaziçi University, Turkey) and Feza Kerestecioglu (Kadir Has University, Turkey) 13. A Critical View of Globalization within the Expanded Role of EMI in Japan: Case Study of an Actual Implementation, Jim D'Angelo (Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan) Part 4: Focus on Specific Contexts 14. The Impact of World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca in Tertiary Education in the Expanding Circle, Enric Llurda (University of Lleida, Spain) and Guzman Mancho-Barés (University of Lleida, Spain) 15. World Englishes and Critical Pedagogy: Reflections on Paulo Freire’s Contributions to the Brazilian National English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Curriculum, Savio Siqueira (Bahia Federal University, Brazil) and Telma Gimenez (Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil) 16. Teaching English from a Critical Intercultural Perspective: An Experience with Afro Colombian and Indigenous Students, Claudia Gutiérrez (University of Washington, USA), Janeth Ortiz and Jaime Usma (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia) 17. English Medium Instruction and Language Planning in Post-Colonial Contexts: Implications for Heritage Language Development, Nkoko Kamwangamalu (Howard University, Washington, USA) Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a unique insight into the dynamics of the English language in higher education in Cyprus through the lens of universities situated on both sides of its geopolitical division. It takes an original perspective on ''value'' in the context of the sociolinguistics and political economy of English as a global language and as an apparent commodified entity. The problematic issues of value as they apply to language are dealt with from Marxist and Bourdieusean perspectives. The book also offers a helpful critique of the claims of alternative paradigms of English expansion, such as ELF, and their shortcomings in respect of the concept of value. Manuela Vida-Mannl puts forth a critique of the marketization of English and the complicity of higher education in the reproduction of linguistic hierarchies and social inequalities in Cyprus and, by implication, more generally. She presents a conception of English as a marketable attribute that does not necessarily require competence, whTrade ReviewWith this excellent book, Manuela Vida-Mannl offers a unique insight into the political economy of English on the divided island of Cyprus. Vida-Mannl’s book is an original and careful study which has important implications for debates about global linguistic inequality and social justice in international higher education contexts. * John O’Regan, Professor of Critical Applied Linguistics, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK *Rarely are all three approaches to how value is assigned to English—its ideological, communicative and economic value--treated together and as comprehensively as they are in this impressive and deeply researched book. It is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining a profound understanding of the role of English in today’s world. * Elizabeth R. Miller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Value of English and Its Three Layers 2. Assessing the Value of Language 3. Cyprus: A Case Study 4. The Value of English in Cyprus Higher Education 5. English in a Globalized World Conclusion Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisBloomsbury World Englishes offers a comprehensive and rigorous description of the facts, implications and contentious issues regarding the forms and functions of English in the world. International experts cover a diverse range of varieties and topics, offering a more accurate understanding of English across the globe and the various social contexts in which it plays a significant role. With volumes dedicated to research paradigms, language ideologies and pedagogies, the collection pushes the boundaries of the field to go beyond traditional descriptive paradigms and contribute to moving research agendas forward. Volume 1: Paradigms analyzes the ways in which we make sense of English as a global language, its many varieties and how these come into contact and interact with other languages. It moves the field beyond existing models' that are no longer sufficient to describe English(es) in the era of globalization.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Britta Schneider (Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany) and Theresa Heyd (Universität Greifswald, Germany) Part 1: Reflecting Research Paradigms of World Englishes 1. World Englishes: Approaches, Models and Methodology, Kingsley Bolton (Stockholm University, Sweden) 2. World Englishes: From Methodological Nationalism to a Global Perspective, Christian Mair (University of Freiburg) 3. The Role of Gender in the Study of World Englishes, Tamara M. Valentine (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) 4. The Role of Corpora in World Englishes Research, Claudia Lange (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) 5. Register in World Englishes Research, Axel Bohmann (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany) Part 2: Postnational Framings, Discourses and Perspectives 6. Translingualism and World Englishes, Suresh Canagarajah (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Jerry Won Lee(University of California, Irvine) 7. English-Speaking Diasporas, Susanne Mühleisen (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 8. English and Social Media: Translingual Englishes, Identities and Linguascapes, Sender Dovchin (Curtin University, Australia) and Rhonda Oliver (Curtin University, Australia) 9. Neoliberalism and the Global Spread of English: A Korean Case, Jinhyun Cho (Macquarie University, Australia) Part 3: Empirical Cases: Transnational Ties and New Localizations 10. Ship English of the Early Colonial Atlantic, Sally J. Delgado (University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Puerto Rico) 11. Jewish Englishes in the United States and Beyond: An Ethnolinguistic Repertoire Approach, Sarah Bunin Benor (Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, USA) 12. English in Global Pop Music, Michael Westphal (University of Münster, Germany) and Lisa Jansen (University of Münster, Germany) 13. Non-Postcolonial Englishes in East Asia: Focus on Korean Popular Music, Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 14. Digital Englishes and Transcultural Flows, Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain (University of Alberta, Canada) 15. Diasporic Englishes in the United States: The Case of Nigerian Digital Communication, Mirka Honkanen (University of Freiburg, Germany) 16. English in the Maghreb, Camille Jacob (University of Portsmouth, UK) 17. When Africans Meet Chinese: Is Calculator Communication a Form of World Englishes, Dewei Che (University of Vienna, Austria) and Adams Bodomo (University of Vienna, Austria) Index

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Book SynopsisNeil Ewins'' study of the Staffordshire potteries in a period of great global change traces how ceramics production has been affected by globalisation in both familiar and unexpected ways. Although many manufacturers such as Wedgwood initially moved production to cheaper labour markets in East Asia, others remained in or returned to England once it became clear that outsourcing manufacturing was affecting the brand value and customer perception of their products. Neil Ewins explores the complex behaviour of the UK ceramics industry, using a combination of evidence from the press, trade journals, ceramic objects, and primary interview evidence of manufacturers, retailers and a ceramic designer. Ewins suggests that, although the surface designs of UK ceramics invariably reflect diverse cultural and stylistic influences, a notion of authenticity often still resides in the place and context in which the ceramic product was originally made. Overall, the book argues that U

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Book SynopsisAmericans know that something has gone wrong in this country's effort to prosper in the face of growing global economic competition. The vast benefits promised by the supporters of globalization, and by their own government, have never materialized for most Americans. This book is the story of what went wrong, and how to correct the course. It is a compelling history of the last four decades of US economic and trade policies that have left Americans unable to adapt to or compete in the current global marketplace. Failure to Adjust argues that, despite the deep partisan divisions over how best to respond to America's competitive challenges, there is achievable common ground on such issues as fostering innovation, overhauling tax rules to encourage investment in the United States, boosting graduation rates, investing in infrastructure, and streamlining regulations. The federal government needs to become more like U.S. state governments in embracing economic competitiveness as a centralTrade ReviewIn this critical—and thorough–—analysis of US government policies regarding the country’s involvement in the global economy during the last half century, the author (Council on Foreign Relations) concentrates on the changing competitive environment the US faces. In the process of assessing the impact of those changes, he discusses a wide range of policies and how they affect US economic progress and international relations. Those policies include not only tariffs and trade agreements but also domestic tax policies, government support for enhanced investment, improvements in the education system, immigration issues, and monetary policies as they influence the international role of US currency. Part of the analysis deals with state and local governments’ attempts to take advantage of international economic opportunities in the face of insufficient federal commitments. In the process, the author also provides an insightful history of worldwide economic transformation over the last 50-plus years. This analysis is very well written and documented and is strongly recommended to anyone interested in international trade and global economic development, especially as national policy pertains to them. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Rising opposition to globalization has thrown an already polarized political environment in America into near mayhem, with our key economic partnerships hanging in the balance. Ted Alden provides a cogent and constructive analysis of the origins of opposition to economic openness that charts a viable path forward. It is essential reading for all who care about America's role in the global economy. -- Gordon Hanson, Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations at UCSD and Director, Center on Global Transformation“Ted Alden hits the nail on the head with this cogent analysis of the trade issue, its impact on American workers, our failure to meaningfully help those adversely affected and what we should now be doing to save globalization by adopting more thoughtful and far-reaching policies.” -- Steven Rattner, Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC"Ted Alden's new book, Failure to Adjust, captures vividly the inherent tension in America’s role in the post-war global economy: that between the principal architect and guardian of an open system, on the one hand, and a participant and competitor within that system, on the other. That tension cannot be removed. But in Alden’s thoughtful analysis, as the global economy grows, the balance between player and referee that needed to shift in America in favor of the former, has been late in coming. It is a really interesting and detailed assessment, that avoids overly simple diagnoses and prescriptions." -- Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and William R. Berkley Professor in Economics and Business, New York University[Alden] demonstrates how four decades of market-friendly economic and trade policies have been insufficiently inclusive, setting the stage for the populist backlash we’re now experiencing. -- Sebastian Mallaby, The Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 The End of the World’s Greatest Autarky 2 Confronting the Competition: The Limitations of Trade Policy 3 Confronting the Competition: How a Strong Dollar Has Hurt 4 Investment: The Winners and the Losers from Offshoring 5 Helping the Losers: The Tragedy of Trade Adjustment Assistance 6 Tiger Moms and Failing Schools – The Competitive Challenge at Home 7 How to Think About Economic Competitiveness 8 A Strategy for Competing in a Globalized World Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisBhikhu Parekh's contribution to the political theory of multiculturalism is widely regarded as amongst the most original and significant. In this book, some of the leading theorists of multiculturalism revisit aspects of Parekh's work both to underline its continuing importance and the vitality of multiculturalist theory.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Varun Uberoi; 1. Traditions of Pluralist Thought; 1: Situating Parekh's Multiculturalism: Bhikhu Parekh and Twentieth Century British Political Theory, Paul Kelly; 2: Gandhi, Intercultural Dialogue and Global Ethics: An Interpretive Commentary on Bhikhu Parekh's Work, Thomas Pantham; 3: A New Approach to National Identities Beyond Conservative and Liberal Nationalism, Varun Uberoi; 2. Elucidating and Addressing Multicultural Dilemmas; 4: At the Borders of Otherness: Tracing Feminism through Bhikhu Parekh's Multiculturalism, Monica Mookherjee,; 5: Liberty, Equality and Accommodation, Peter Jones; 6: Parekh's Multiculturalism and Secularism: Religions in Political life, Rajeev Bhargava; Chapter 7: Identity, Values and the Law, Raymond Plant; 3. New Directions; 8: The Essentialist Critique of Multiculturalism: Theories, Policies, Ethos, Will Kymlicka; 9: Beyond Rules and Rights: Multiculturalism and the Inclusion of Immigrants, Joseph H Carens; 10: Multiculturalism and the Public Sphere, Andrew Gamble; 11: Can Democracy be Multicultural? Can Multiculturalism Be Democratic?, Benjamin Barber; 12: Interculturalism, Multiculturalism, Charles Taylor; 13: Rethinking Multiculturalism, Interculturalisms and the Majority, Tariq Modood.

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with the ongoing processes of migration and boundary-(re)making in Europe and other parts of the world. It takes stock of recent and hitherto unpublished research on the refugee crisis in Europe, migration dynamics in the Middle East and migration flows in Africa and Latin America, specifically in relation to their political, social and cultural framing. In particular, chapters in this collection focus on newer cases of transnational migration and their socio-political implications. Alongside the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe,new patterns of migration and re-bordering can also be seen across Europe, the Middle East and beyond. These include both the rise of anti-immigration populism within the nation-states and practices of discouraging migration at the regional level such as the EU.

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