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Implications of Globalisation: Papers from a Conference Held at University College Chester, November 2003: 4 (Issues in the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Anne Boran; Peter T. Cox

 
9781905929306: Implications of Globalisation: Papers from a Conference Held at University College Chester, November 2003: 4 (Issues in the Social Sciences)

Synopsis

These papers raise searching questions about the nature and implications of globalisation, exploring some key features in terms of their impacts on nations and people. Three broad themes are highlighted: key players and processes; consequences and impacts; and response and resistance.

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About the Author

Anne Boran is Head of Social and Communication Studies at the University of Chester. Her current research interests are labour/social movements and globalisation. She teaches world development, Latin American area studies, global political economy and globalisation. Peter Cox lectures in Social Science at the University of Chester. His current research concerns the interaction of technologies of mobility, development and grassroots activism, with special reference to the importance of non-motorised transport. His work is interdisciplinary in nature and has a particular focus on community development.

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