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Negotiations of the "new world" : the omnipresence of "global" as a political phenomenon /

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'Global' is everywhere - recent years have seen a significant proliferation of the adjective 'global' across discourses. But what do social actors actually do when using this term? Written from within the political studies and international relations disciplines, and with a parti...

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Main Author: Selchow, Sabine (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2017]
Series:Global studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
Subjects:
Globalization.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Globalization > United States > History.
Mondialisation.
Mondialisation > Aspect social.
Mondialisation > États-Unis > Histoire.
globalism.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Society and culture: general.
Social issues and processes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
United States.
USA
Globalisierung
Diskurs
Politische Kommunikation
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: 'It's Difficult'
  • 2 The Contemporary Adjective Global I: Popular & Free, and Disputedly Undisputed
  • 3 The Contemporary Adjective Global II: Enmeshed with the 'Globalisation'-Discourse
  • 4 The 'Globalisation'-Discourse and the 'New World'
  • 5 The Proclamation of the 'New World'
  • 6 The Omnipresence of Global as a Political Phenomenon and 'Unconventional' Object of Study
  • 7 For Example: The Web of Meanings 'New World' in US President Obama's Public Papers 2013
  • 8 Conclusion.