Globalization was the buzzword at the end of the 20th century from the summit meeting to the media to the classroom. Today the debates between its evangelists and detractors have become less dominant though scarcely less heated. In this concise, balanced and accessible new text, Nick Bisley assesses the nature and extent of globalization, the key debates surrounding it and its impact on and significance for world politics.

About the Author(s)

Nick Bisley

NICK BISLEY is Senior Lecturer and Director, Graduate Programme in Diplomacy and Trade, Monash University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Parameters of the Globalization Debate * Globalization Past and Present * Globalization and the State * States, Markets and a Global Economy *
International Institutions, Governance and Globalization * Globalization and the Changing Face of War * Identity, Nationalism and Globalization * Still an Anarchical Society? * Conclusion: Globalization, World Politics and the 21st Century