Globalization and World Order: Four Paradigmatic Views
Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Globalization and world order, as any other phenomenon, can be seen through different lenses or worldviews. This paper views globalization and world order from the vantage point of four different broad worldviews: func-tionalist, interpretive, radical humanist, and radical structuralist. Corre-spondingly, the paper provides four different explanations of globalization and world order. These four explanations are equally meritorious. Each ex-planation focuses on a certain aspect of globalization and world order. Col-lectively, they provide a much broader, deeper, and balanced understanding of globalization and world order.
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Kavous Ardalan
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