Wallerstein 2.0
* Book: Frank Jacob (ed.) Wallerstein 2.0: Thinking and Applying World-Systems Theory in the 21st Century. Independent Academic Publishing, 2023
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Description
Frank Jacob:
"What is Immanuel Wallerstein’s legacy for the 21st century? Following the closure of the Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations that Wallerstein directed at SUNY Binghampton and the discontinuation in 2016 of Review, the journal he founded in 1976, this is an important question. World-systems theory or world-systems analysis, framed and used not only by Wallerstein, was and still is very much tied to his name. However, as Wallerstein 2.0 intends to show, it could be applied in a much broader sense to problems and questions that determine the 21st century.
After a short introduction to Wallerstein’s biography, his work, and his impact in different fields (pp. 7-32), the chapters in this (open-access) anthology offer different approaches to reading and interpreting Wallerstein’s theoretical ideas and thereby his interdisciplinary adaptability.
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The present anthology considers itself an attempt to reinvigorate interest in Wallerstein’s work in general, and world-systems analysis in particular, without offering universal conclusions. Instead, it outlines and highlights the potential of this theoretical framework and provides critical thought about the possible applicability of world-systems theory to different fields in the humanities and social sciences, leaving the reader with essential questions, including, “To what extent can world-systems analysis help us to better understand our present world?” and “How applicable is Wallerstein’s theoretical framework to outlining the issues we as a world community struggle with the most?”"
Contents
1. Wallerstein 2.0 Seiten 7 - 32
2. Global History, World History, and Wallerstein's World-Systems Theory as Definitional Caesuras Seiten 33 - 48
3. Semiperiphery Matters Seiten 49 - 72
4. Semiosphere and World-System Seiten 73 - 98
5. An Ongoing Paradox in the World-System of Migration Seiten 99 - 120
6. Wallerstein's World-Systems Theory and the Role of Revolutions Seiten 121 - 154
7. Nationalist New Education Seiten 155 - 176