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Featuring contributions by experts from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds including economics, political science and law, this edited volume offers a timely examination of the complexities surrounding modern globalization.

The post 9/11 meaning of the term globalization is argued to need to be cast far more broadly to consider the relevance of the reconfiguration of conflict on the global level, & to suggest how the quest for a new framework of regulatory authority has changed from the 1990s. The author asserts the central contention that, although globalization retains its relevance as a descriptive level, it is the economist at interpretation since the events of 2001 that needs to be altered. A brief review of the evolution of world politics after the Cold War sets the stage for the extended view of globalization as an incorporation of the new geopolitics of post-statist political conflict. The contested & fluid contours & ideological orientation of globalization & governance are placed in five overlapping approaches to governance globalizations of corporate, civic, imperial, apocalyptic, & regional are identified as the structural alternatives for the future of world order. Although maintaining the descriptive terminology of globalization remains useful, the author concludes that its provenance should be enlarged to take account of globalizing tendencies other than those associated with the world economy & the old anti-globalization movement in the environment of the eclipsing of the whole project of global governance in recent years. References. J. Harwell

'Globalization in International Relations' provides a sophisticated and engaging exploration of the often differing impacts of technological forces and the wider implications of globalization for theories of global governance and the role of international institutions.

"The study of international relations now goes well beyond state-to-state politics and even regional politics. Technological forces are working their effects on the world as a whole, bringing state and non-state actors into contact with one another. Globalization, Institutions and Governance provides students with a sophisticated and engaging exploration of the often differing impacts of these technological forces and the wider implications of globalization for theories of global governance and the role of international institutions."--Publisher's website

"Globalization and Governance is a completely up-to-date, impartial survey of a variety of perspectives on what constitutes governance, how globalization might impact on governance, and the state. Eleven essays and a thorough introduction provide a theoretical framework and a literature overview. Unlike most books on the subject, this does not espouse any ideological agenda and examines the topical subject of globalization in a conceptually rigorous way." "This impartial collection is written for researchers and post-graduate students of political science and international relations, international political economy, or world politics."

Globalization raises important questions about the governing capacity of domestic institutions. In Globalization and Governance, Jon Pierre studies the impact of international norms and prescriptions on domestic governance in Japan, Sweden and the United States. The empirical analysis is focused on economic governance, administrative reform and intergovernmental relationships. Drawing on survey data, documents and interviews, the analysis finds that domestic institutions still intrinsically shape domestic governance. International norms towards deregulation and market-based administrative refo

Argues that there could be dire consequences as a result of governance lagging behind the trade, travel, & interaction formed by globalization & the failure of nations like the US to develop global rules. Traders, missionaries, & warriors created interconnected societies a long time ago & the issues that concern today's traders are essentially the same as they were hundreds of years ago. However, today's technology & information-based products have dramatically increased their complexity. The role empires have traditionally played in developing rules/regulations to govern expanding territories is examined, along with the emergence of issues of sovereignty & national security as the biggest challenges facing today's globalized world, including threats posed by climate change, & the spread of nuclear weapons. It is contended that the international community's willingness & ability to confront these challenges collectively has diminished. The refusal of the US to participate with the rest of the world in developing effective global agreements regarding climate change & nonproliferation is discussed. J. Lindroth