Bulletin n. 2-3/2012
October 2012-February 2013
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Rafal Soborski
    Globalization and ideology: a critical review of the debate
    in Journal of Political Ideologies , Volume 17, Number 3 / November ,  2012 ,  323-346
    The focus of this article is on two strands of the literature concerned with globalization and ideology. The first strand considers the question of whether political ideology of any stripe may provide adequate guidance for effective managing or confronting of globalization or some aspects of it. The second strand accepts the import of ideology in the generic sense but questions the relevance of established ideological currents in the context of globalization. While appreciating the insights provided by both literatures, this article suggests that each has been limited by their prevalent assumptions regarding the nature of ideology on the one hand, and the extent of the impact of globalization on the other. The article identifies several logical and political setbacks resulting from these assumptions and argues for a closer conceptual analysis of ideological discourse as a way out of the flawed terms of the current debate.
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