Among the most widelycited scholars in this emerging field is saskia sassen, a dutchborn sociologist and economist. Stiglitz makes a strong case for arguing that the imf and perhaps to a lesser extent, the world bank are heavily flawed institutions. Saskia sassen born january 5, 1947 is a dutchamerican sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. Stiglitz, globalization and its discontents, chapters 34. Saskia sassen s book explores several major but neglected aspects of the forces of globalization. Written history helps fill out the empirical record and. Immediately upon publication, globalization and its discontents became a touchstone in the globalization debate by demonstrating how the international monetary fund, other major institutions like the world bank, and global trade agreements have often harmed the developing nations they are supposedly helping. Globalization and its discontents by joseph nyedean, john f. Start studying chapter 27 globalization and its discontents 1989 2000. Globalization and its new discontents aug 5, 2016 joseph e. Saskia sassen born january 5, 1947 is a dutchamerican sociologist noted for her analyses. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university.
Globalization and its discontents edition 1 by saskia. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and centennial visiting professor at the london school of economics. Social scientists have attempted to theorize worldwide social transformations in recent decades and to conceive of a global system with its own emergent properties. Fifteen years ago, i wrote a little book, entitled globalization and its discontents, describing growing opposition in the developing world to globalizing reforms. Saskia sassen born in the hague, january 5, 1949 is a dutchamerican sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. From medieval to global assemblages 2008 and expulsions. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassens essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality. The division between ego, superego, and id is a central one in freuds work, and it extends beyond civilization and its discontents into other examinations of dreams and the psyche, or the lower layers of the mind. Globalization and its discontents, by saskia sassen the. The ten essays were originally published between 1984 and 1998 in publications as diverse as the urban technology journal. Essays discuss the effects of globalization on the. The title and the cover and the rhetoric and the repeated attacks on the imf and the authors avowed sympathy for the antiglobalization protesters may give the impression that this book is just a polemic intended to capitalize on the authors nobel prize. Sassen is interested in more specific aspects of globalization.
She is a student of cities, immigration, and states in the world economy, with inequality, gendering and digitization three key variables running though her work. What purports to be a book on globalization is actually only peripherally about globalization writ large. Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen 1998. In this collection of essays, saskia sassen deals with such current topics as the global city, gender and migration, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality. Globalization and its discontents saskia sassen on. By saskia sassen, globalization and its discontents. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassen s essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality.
Globalization and its discontents community nbc news. Saskia sassen who teaches at columbia and specializes on the. Globalization and the formation of new claims people on the run. Globalization and its discontents norton paperback ebook. Globalization and its discontents audible audiobook unabridged joseph e. In the englishlanguage edition of the italian newspaper il manifesto, benedetto vecchi interviews. A sociology of globalization has come into existence in recent years as both an umbrella for a number of traditional subfields and also as a theoretical enterprise. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Kennedy school of government harvard university joseph nye. Globalization and its discontents, by saskia sassen the christian. Its not anti imagination neotribalism or uneducated populism but a democratic election for an end to what has not worked for over 44 years. A brief history of the twentyfirst century by thomas l. The centrality of liberalized financial markets to increased global interdependence is widely recognized, as is their power to discipline states. Head of policy and research, official institutions group.
If lhe chapters of saskia sassens newest book globalization and itsdiscontents sound familiar, they may be. The relevant alternative to globalization is internationalization, which is neither isolationist nor xenophobic. Saskia sassen university of chicago and london school of economics it is an honour and a pleasure to give the 10th ripe anniversary annual. Globalization and its discontents free pdf, djvu, fb3, txt. This updated analysis of globalization remains a must read for credible acknowledgement of the problems with globalism in its present form and for any appreciation for the reasons for its demise. For freud, this triangle of deep desire, outward self, and internal regulation provides all the tensions and forces necessary to. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this globalization and its discontents study guide and get instant access to the following summary. In your book globalization and its discontents you take up this issue by outlining a feminist analytics of the global economy sassen.
Globalization and its discontents is a worthwhile, informative if on occasion somewhat frustrating read on occasion. His books include globalization and its discontents, the three trillion dollar war, and making globalization work. Anthony appiah, globalization and its discontents, essays on the new mobility of people and money, softcover, 15x23cm, 254 very white unmarked pp, index, bibliography,10 essays, mainly on mobility of labor, but also on the huge increase in womens labor, especially in southeast. Saskia sassen is an internationally recognized expert on globalization whose writings have appeared in journals and magazines worldwide. This is a place which, as i told my wife when i phoned her, is probably the most beautiful city in the world. In the early 2000s, sassen focused on immigration and globalization, with her denationalization and. Stiglitz many neoliberal economists, confronted with surging support for populists in europe and the us, remain convinced that everyone really is benefiting from globalization. Globalization and its discontents ishare libraries. Stiglitz audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Globalization and its discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 nobel laureate joseph e. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and a member of its committee on global thought, which she chaired from 2009 till 2015. This article charts and critically assesses sassen s particular sociology of globalization. Geopolitics globalization and its populist discontents. Brutality and complexity in the global economy 2014.
Saskia sassen is a professor of sociology at columbia university and the author of many influential books on the sociology of globalization, including territory, authority, rights. Her research and writing focuses on globalization including social, economic and political dimensions, immigration, global cities including cities and terrorism, the new networked technologies, and changes within the liberal state that result from current. F, first pr of first paper ed, 1998, saskia sassen, foreword, k. Globalization and its discontents audible audio edition. Globalization and its discontents essays on the new. She demonstrates how vast the chasm between metropolitan business centers and lowincome inner cities has become. The main focus is on two interrelated topics for which she is best known. Essays on the new mobility of people and money new press, 1999 from the publisher. Globalization and its discontents audible audiobook. Globalization has largely benefited those countries that have integrated into global markets, so there are fewer backlashes on that front. Stiglitz was published in 2002 and has become a very prominent book in the globalization debate. Globalization and its populist discontents by elliot hentov, ph. Foreign affairs, mayjune 1998 v77 n3 p25 by haass, richard n litan, robert e. Navigating the dangers of a tangled world the period immediately following the second world war, which produced the marshall plan.
After being a postdoctoral fellow at the center for international saskia sassen born in the hague, january 5, 1949 is a dutch sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassens essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the. The newspapers and tv say that if you oppose globalization you must be an isolationist or even worse a xenophobe. Pdf globalization and its discontents researchgate. Problems of international monetary cooperation, in jeffry frieden and david lake, eds.