Saskia sassen is a professor of sociology at columbia university and the author of many influential books on the sociology of globalization, including territory, authority, rights. Bicycle citizens the political world of the japanese housewife. Kennedy school of government harvard university joseph nye. Essays on the new mobility of people and money new press, 1999 from the publisher. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and a member of its committee on global thought, which she chaired from 2009 till 2015. Sociologist saskia sassens 1949 career has been dedicated to understanding the social, political, and economic dimensions of globalization. Professor saskia sassen is in the department of sociology and the committee on global thought at columbia university. The master images in the currently dominant account about economic globalization emphasize hypermobility, global communications, the. Putting the current crisis of immigration into a historical context for the first time, sassen suggests that the american experience represents only one phase in a history of global border crossing. Saskia sassen s book explores several major but neglected aspects of the forces of globalization. The centrality of liberalized financial markets to. Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes. Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen goodreads.
Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen, 9781565845183, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Saskia sassens research and writing focuses on globalization including social, economic and political dimensions, immigration, global cities including cities and terrorism, the new networked technologies, and changes within the liberal state that result from current transnational conditions. Readers looking for strong evidence of the negative effects of globalization will be disappointed. The unprecedented expansion of their economic and power capabilit. She is a student of cities, immigration, and states in the world economy, with inequality, gendering and digitization three key variables running though her work. The associated changes in the condition of the state are often described as an overall decline in the states significance, especially the decline in its regulatory capacities. The rise of china and india is the story of our times. Globaliza tilln is po\wrfully driven by international corporations, which movt not only capital and goods across borders but also technology.
Nations worry about their shrinking sovereignty as. Putting the current crisis of immigration into a historical context for the first time, sassen suggests that the american experience represents only one. This is a place which, as i told my wife when i phoned her, is probably the most beautiful city in the world. The state and the new geography of power economic globalization represents a major transformation in the territorial.
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Saskia sassen is a renowned dutchamerican sociologist, best known for coining the term global city. Globalization and its discontents summary by joseph. I strongly agree with sakia sassens assessment that the global city is one function of a network of cities, where a multiplicity of globalization processes assume concrete, localized forms, meaning that a citys globalness would depend on its ability to connect with other cities in an age of globalization. In your book globalization and its discontents you take up this issue by outlining a feminist analytics of the global economy sassen. Now available in paperback, globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassen s essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor. Globalization and its discontents essays on the new. If lhe chapters of saskia sassens newest book globalization and itsdiscontents sound familiar, they may be. Saskia sassens book explores several major but neglected aspects of the forces of globalization.
Lynd professor of sociology and chair, the committee on global thought, columbia university. Overview of saskia sassens work columbia university. Jul 19, 2006 saskia sassen born in the hague, january 5, 1949 is a dutch sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen 199805.
Globalization and its discontents is a concise, devastating, and relentless indictment of the global economic policies of the international monetary fund, world trade organization, and world bank. She demonstrates how vast the chasm between metropolitan business centers and lowincome inner cities has become, bringing together cultural and literary studies. Globalization and its discontents is a worthwhile, informative if on occasion somewhat frustrating read on occasion. Essays on the new mobility of people and money new york. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and centennial visiting professor at the london school of economics. Globalization and its discontents essays on the new mobility. Saskia sassen s research and writing focuses on globalization including social, economic and political dimensions, immigration, global cities including cities and terrorism, the new networked technologies, and changes within the liberal state that result from current transnational conditions. Brutality and complexity in the global economy speaker. Her most recent books are guests and aliens new york. Globalization and its discontents norton paperback ebook. Now available in paperback, globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassens essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration.
Princeton university press 2008, a sociology of globalization w. Lynd professor of sociology at columbia university and is the author. She demonstrates how vast the chasm between metropolitan business centers and lowincome inner cities has become. Saskia sassen is professor of sociology at the university of chicago, and author of globalization and its discontents 1998. The way in which cities are claimed has shifted over the years as a result of globalization.
In the englishlanguage edition of the italian newspaper il manifesto, benedetto vecchi interviews. Globalization and its discontents management study guide. The managers of globalization have few occasions to manage its political. Saskia sassen is the ralph lewis professor of sociology at the university of chicago, and centennial visiting professor at the london school of economics.
Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen 19980501 saskia sassen on. The main focus is on two interrelated topics for which she. Saskia sassen is a professor of sociology at the university of chicago. Finally, sassen examines the impact of these new forms of, and conditions for, growth on the social order of the global city. Globalization and its discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 nobel laureate joseph e. China and india in the age of globalization rakuten kobo. The title howeverwhich closely echoes sociologist saskia sassens book, globalization and its discontents. Groundbreaking essays on the new global economy from an expert observer forecast.
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Saskia is a student of cities, immigration, and states in the world economy, with inequality, gender and digitization three key variables running though her. Opinion globalization and its discontents the new york times. Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen 19980501. Economic globalization, for one, has brought with it strong pressures for the deregulation of a broad range of markets, economic sectors and national borders, and for the. Saskia sassen is professor of sociology and of the social sciences at the university of chicago. Read china and india in the age of globalization by shalendra d. Globalization and its discontents, by saskia sassen the christian. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassen s essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality.
She has written about the increased mobility of labor, the rise of global cities, and the changing role and powers of. Sovereignty in an age of globalization, by saskia sassen 1. Globalization and its discontents paperback 1999 author saskia sassen on. Brutality and complexity in the global economy 2014. Pdf globalization and its discontents download full. This article charts and critically assesses sassens particular sociology of globalization. Globalization and the formation of new claims november 20, 2015 leave a comment. For the workers and the executives in the manufacturing units of china, it can mean new opportunities and the chance to earn a decent living. Globalization and its discontents by saskia sassen 1998.
International and national political economy, economics. Others scholars such as peter marcuse and ronald van kempen globalizing cities. Read or listen to saskia sassen books and audiobooks free 30. The main focus is on two interrelated topics for which she is best known. Apr 12, 20 architecture fall 2007 lecture series november 14, 2007 at the warehouse. Saskia sassen born in the hague, january 5, 1949 is a dutch sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. Globalization and its discontents, by saskia sassen the. What distinguishes sassens theoretical framework is the emphasis on the formation of crossborder dynamics through which these cities and the growing number of other global cities begin to form strategic transnational. Anthony appiah, globalization and its discontents, essays on the new mobility of people and money, softcover, 15x23cm, 254 very white unmarked pp, index, bibliography,10 essays, mainly on mobility of labor, but also on the huge increase in womens labor, especially in southeast. This classic work chronicles how new york, london, and tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes.
In this collection of essays, saskia sassen deals with such current topics as the global city, gender and migration, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality. If lhe chapters of saskia sassen s newest book globalization and itsdiscontents sound familiar, they may be. Globalization has also led to renewed attention to longestablished. Globalization and its discontents globalization is a phenomenon that can mean many things to many people. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassens essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor, information technology, and the new dynamics of inequality. The centrality of liberalized financial markets to increased global interdependence is widely recognized, as is their power to discipline states.
She demonstrates how vast the chasm between metropolitan business centers and lowincome inner cities has become, bringing together cultural and literary studies, feminist theory, political economics. Globalization and its discontents is a collection of sassens essays dealing with topics such as the global city, gender and migration reconceived as the globalization of labor, information. Stiglitz makes a strong case for arguing that the imf and perhaps to a lesser extent, the world bank are heavily flawed institutions. Saskia sassen born january 5, 1947 is a dutch american sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. Sassen is interested in more specific aspects of globalization. Among the most widelycited scholars in this emerging field is saskia sassen, a dutchborn sociologist and economist. Saskia sassen who teaches at columbia and specializes on the. F, first pr of first paper ed, 1998, saskia sassen, foreword, k. From medieval to global assemblages 2008 and expulsions.
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