Nikolai Genov

Towards a Diagnosis of Our Times

A Sociological Approach to Global Trends

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a diagnosis of the current epoch marked by globalization, de-globalization and re-globalization. The author shows how Constructivist ideas reveal four new conceptualisations of global trends: upgrading the rationality of organizations, individualization, spread of instrumental activism and homogenization of culture (RISC).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 479g
• ISBN-13: 9781041115984
• ISBN-10: 1041115989
• Artikelnr.: 74444534

Autorenporträt

Nikolai Genov is Professor Emeritus at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He is the author of 380 scientific publications in 29 countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Global Trends Part One: Upgrading the
Rationality of Organizations 2. Volatile Rationality of Industrial
Organizations 3. Decomposing Rationalities and Irrationalities in the
Management of the Eurozone Crisis Part Two: Individualization 4. Strong
Individualization in Managing Asian Societal Transformations 5.
Individualization in Collectivist War Part Three: Spread of Instrumental
Activism 6. Commercialization: A Hatch in the Sociological Diagnosis of Our
Times 7. The Ponzi Scheme: Controversies of Modern Consumerism Part Four:
Homogenization of Culture 8. Bridging Values and Norms: Drug Disorders
Management 9. Homogenization of Knowledge: Challenges to Sociology
Conclusion 10. Concepts of Global Trends as Analytical Tools