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A review essay on eight books discussing globalization, ranging from broad analyses of its economic, political, & cultural dimensions to issues of (1) transnational citizenship & attendant questions of identity & loyalty, (2) state-society relations in the postmodern world, (3) the future of liberal democracy, (4) international migration & citizenship rights, (5) governance, (6) the formation of a world society, (7) cosmopolitanism, & (8) historical & moral dimensions of modernity & progress. 7 References. K. H. Stewart

This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the interaction between globalization and political structure. We show that political structure adapts in a non-monotonic way to declining transport costs. Borders hamper trade. At an earlier stage, the political response to expanding trade opportunities consists of removing borders by increasing country size. At a later stage, instead, it consists of removing the cost of borders by creating international unions. This leads to a reduction in country size. Moreover, diplomacy replaces conquest as a tool to ensure market access. These predictions are consistent with historical evidence on trade, territorial changes and membership of international unions.

This book traces the development of political science from ancient influences such as Plato and Aristotle to modern political shapers such as Robert A. Dahl. It covers changes to the field in both thought and practice due to the rise and fall of political regimes, world wars, colonialism, and social media. The book also includes thorough examinations of international relations, systems of government, constitutions, domestic policy, public opinion, and administration. The book ends with brief biographies of important people in the field of political science that specifies their various contributions.

The first wave of globalization (1830-1914) witnessed a decline in the number of countries from 125 to 54. Political consolidation was often achieved through war and conquest. The second wave of globalization (1950-present) has led instead to an increase in the number of countries to a record high of more than 190. Political fragmentation has been accompanied by the creation of peaceful structures of supranational governance. This paper develops a theoretical model of the interaction between globalization and political structure that accounts for these trends and their reversal. We show that political structure adapts to steadily expanding trade opportunities in a non-monotonic way. Borders hamper trade. In its early stages, the political response to globalization consists of removing borders by increasing country size. War is then an appealing way of conquering markets. In its later stages, however, the political response to globalization is to remove the cost of borders by creating international economic unions. As a result, country size declines and negotiation replaces war as a tool to ensure market access.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction: What Political Science is . . . and Isn't -- A Christian Framework for Approaching Political Science -- Faithful Learning Illustrated: The Logic of Power and Attitudes Toward Risk -- Conclusion: "Dr. Horne, I Think I'm Interested in Going into Politics . . . -- Discussion Questions -- Series Afterword -- More on Faithful Learning in Academic Studies -- More from P& -- R on Political Studies -- More from P& -- R on Politics.

The all-purpose G-word, as slogan & euphemism, needs taking apart. Fredric Jameson dismantles its different components -- technological, political, cultural, economic & social -- & reassembles them into a coherent target for collective resistance. Adapted from the source document.

A review devoted to the historical statistical and comparative study of politics, economics and public law. ; A review devoted to the historical statistical and comparative study of politics, economics and public law. ; Vols. 4-38, 40-41 include Record of political events, Oct. 1, 1888-Dec. 31, 1925 (issued as a separately paged supplement to no. 3 of v. 31-38 and to no. 1 of v. 40). ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Electronic mode of access: World Wide Web. ; Microfilm copy: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms. reels. 35 mm. ; Issued in print, microform, and online. ; Edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University (1909- for the Academy of Political Science).

Preliminary Materials /Richard B. Day and Joseph Masciulli -- Globalization, Markets, And Ethics /Richard B. Day -- Society And Market In The Era Of Globalization /Dušan Pokorny -- The Moral Politics Of Imf Reforms: Universal Economics, Particular Ethics /Jacqueline Best -- Global Trade And Technology Regimes: The South's Asymmetrical Struggle /Rubin Patterson -- Russia And Globalization /Mikhail A. Molchanov -- Regionalism And Globalization: The Case Of The European Union /Mikhail A. Molchanov -- The Community Of Europe And Globalization /Waldemar A. Skrobacki -- Humanitarian Intervention And The Question Of Sovereignty: The Case Of Asean /Shaun Narine -- Genocide And State-Induced Famine: Global Ethics And Western Responsibility For Mass Atrocities In Africa /Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann -- The United Nations And International Security In The New Millennium /W. Andy Knight -- Terrorism And Globalization /Barry Cooper -- The "Relative Universality" Of Human Rights: An Assessment /Steve On -- Morality, Ethics, And Globalization: Lessons From Kant, Hegel, Rawls, And Habermas /Erick Lachapelle -- Globalization And The Requirements Of "Good" Environmental Governance /Steven Bernstein -- Governing A Global Community Of Shared Risks /Joseph Masciulli and Richard B. Day -- Index /Richard B. Day and Joseph Masciulli.

I study a model of geopolitical organization endogenizing the size of nations, of their public spending and of their degree of openness. The optimal geography may not be a stable equilibrium and the Alesina-Spolaore bias toward too many nations tends to be confirmed. However, multiple equilibria can emerge with globalization backlash associated with large nations and high protectionism and equilibria with smaller countries and high openness which are also Pareto superior. A dynamic version of the model shows stable paths of decreasing size of nations, increasing globalization and (at least initially) increasing public spending. Such a process seems consistent with the historical experience, but it may converge toward a steady state with excessive globalization, too many countries and typically too much government spending.