| ID | 118234 |
| Title Proper | Globalisation and public language |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Crowcroft, Robert |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article questions what the concept of 'globalisation' really amounts to. In doing so it highlights problems for the ascendancy of globalisation in contemporary public debate. Globalisation has become a catch-all; the phrase is now used to try and explain all manner of phenomena from everyday life to international politics. But the article suggests that this may be little more than a combination of rhetoric and wishful thinking. It asserts that the contemporary world is being driven by older and familiar pressures, such as state power and nationalism. As a result, the idea of 'globalisation' needs to be treated with some scepticism. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.4; Oct-Dec 2012: p.786-791 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 83, No.4; Oct-Dec 2012: p.786-791 |
| Key Words | Globalisation ; Rhetoric ; Transnational ; States |