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Negotiations of the "New World": the omnipresence of "Global" as a political phenomenon
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Abstract "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 particular interest in th... view more
"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 particular interest in the US, this book demonstrates that the widespread use of "global" is more than a linguistic curiosity. It constitutes a distinct political phenomenon of major importance: the negotiation and reproduction of the "new world". As such, the analysis of the use of "global" provides fascinating insights into an influential and politically loaded aspect of contemporary imaginations of the world.... view less
Keywords
culture; globalization; international relations; politics; discourse; language; political science; political theory; rhetoric; United States of America; world; security
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Free Keywords
The New World; uncertainty
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
234 p.
Series
Global Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839428962
ISBN
978-3-8394-2896-2
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0