ABSTRACT

This article addresses key issues for the scholarship of globalization as these are broached in Steger and James’ recent volume Globalization Matters. First, need we be wary of the lure of seeking an integrated theory of globalization, with all that this implies? ‘Integrated’ is a seductive but vague and loaded term in the lexicon of global (or any) theory, and has to be weighed. Second, must caution over integrated theory extend to being leery about the prospects for generating systematic knowledge of the global? Third, how engaged is ‘engaged’, in what for many academics is first and foremost a strategic or normative, rather than an empirical-analytic enterprise? Finally, can one take the full measure of these times – any times – by focusing solely, or even mainly on dislocation? The article concludes with a modest proposal aimed at promoting an inclusive approach to globalization.

摘要

本文讨论了全球化学术研究中的关键问题，这些问题已在Steger和James的最新著作《全球化问题》中提出。首先，我们是否需要警惕寻求综合全球化理论的诱惑，而这暗示着所有这些？在全球（或任何）理论的词典中，“集成”是一个诱人但含糊不清的术语，必须权衡。第二，对综合理论的警惕是否应扩大到对产生全球系统知识的前景持谨慎态度？第三，“参与”的方式是什么？在许多学者看来，首先是战略或规范的，而不是经验分析的企业吗？最后，是否可以仅通过集中精力甚至主要集中于脱臼来全面把握这些时间？本文最后提出了一个谦虚的建议，旨在促进全球化的包容性方法。