Globalization: An Overview
Danilo Zolo
March, 2008
Paper, 98 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-9552488-2-5
European Consortium for Political Research Press
$29.50
Danilo Zolo maps out the main issues of “globalization,” an important term that is all too often subject to rhetorical and ideological misuse. By analyzing the concepts involved and clarifying some of the theoretical issues, Zolo hopes to curb such misuse. The processes involved in globalization are highly complex and affect distinct social spheres, including the economy, mass communications, domestic and international affairs, ecology, law, and military strategy.
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About the Author
Danilo Zolo (Rijeka, 1936) is professor of Philosophy of Law and Philosophy of International Law at the University of Florence. He has been Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton and Oxford. He delivered courses of lectures at universities of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. In 2000 he founded Jura Gentium, Journal for Philosophy of International Law and Global Politics. His present research concerns the theory of 'rule of law', the doctrine of human rights and the processes of global integration. His publications include: Reflexive Epistemology, Boston: Kluwer Publishers, 1989; Democracy and Complexity, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1992; Cosmopolis: Prospects for World Government, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1996; Invoking Humanity: War, Law and Global Order, London: Continuum International, 2001; The Rule of Law: History, Theory and Criticism (ed. in co-operation), Dordrecht: Springer, 2007.
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