This book challenges the popular view that established ideologies no longer make sense in today's globalizing world. Considered from a broad historical perspective, major ideological traditions have not become destabilized and incoherent by globalization, but remain meaningful political beliefs that shape the globalization debate.

Autorentext
Rafal Soborski is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Political Studies at Richmond University, UK. He has taught extensively in areas of global studies and ideology, and has published many articles on globalization, ideology and green political thought.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Globalization and Ideology: Mapping the Shifting Debate 2. Classical Liberalism: Globalization as the Logic of Freedom 3. Socialism: Globalization as the Fulfilment of History 4. National Populism and Fascism: Blood and Soil against Globalization 5. Anarchism and Ecologism: Alternative Localizations in a Comparative Perspective Conclusion: Crisis of Ideologies or Ideologies of Crisis?