Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World : Towards the Futures We Want

Markus S. Schulz
Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World : Towards the Futures We Want
Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World : Towards the Futures We Want

Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World : Towards the Futures We Want
ISBN: 9781526463982
Publication Date: 26 March 2019

The contemporary world has reached a pivotal moment of escalating injustices and apocalyptic risks, but also of unprecedented opportunities. Mounting pressures of social and ecological problems are met by a confluence of intellectual trends that allow the questioning of entrenched assumptions and the unleashing of a forward-oriented sociological imagination.

In Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World, a diverse collection of international experts explore contemporary trends, alternative visions, and new directions for sociological research, raising issues that reflect the complexity of challenges facing future projects on a shared planet.

Topics include:

  • Global Inequality
  • Multipolar Globalization