2005/05/01 by Bruce Mazlish · 8 citations
Social Sciences · #Business #Civil society #Contingency #Epistemology #Global citizenship #Global strategy #Globalization #Islam #Islamic Studies and History #Law #Philosophy #Political economy #Political science #Politics #Sociology #Theology
paper · doi:10.1080/17448680500166031
published in Journal of Civil Society 1(1), 5-17 (Taylor & Francis)
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Globalization is producing a global society of some sort. Three leading forms are on offer: Global Civil Society, Global Islam and Global America. This essay presents an analysis of globalization as a process, and then a discussion of each of the three possible forms, while recognizing that contingency prevails in history. With this said, the odds are against Global Islam succeeding. Rather, the most likely outcome seems to be the ‘hijacking’ of Global Civil Society by the US. The reasons for this are given, plus a glance at alternative possibilities.