The Changing Face of Globalization

Samir Dasgupta is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. He is the Former Director of College Development Council, Kalyani University, Former Visiting Faculty, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in West Bengal State University, and Advisory Committee Member of the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Calcutta. His research interests lie on Applied Sociology, Development Studies and Sociology of Globalization, Urban Sociology, Economic Sociology, Environment Studies, and Peace Studies. He has received an award from the University of Kalyani for his contribution to the promotion of culture.  He is the author of more than fifty research papers and twenty two book chapters. His publications include: The Changing Face of Globalization (edited volume, 2004); Globalization and After (co-edited with Ray Kiely, 2006); Discourse on Applied Sociology: Theoretical Perspectives (co-edited with Robyn Driskell, 2007); Discourse on Applied Sociology: Practicing Perspectives (co-edited with Robyn Driskell, 2007); Politics of Globalization with Jan Nederveen Pieterse (2009); Understanding the Global Environment (2010); Arthanaitik Samajtatwa (2011); and Globalization and Humanity (Authored, 2011).  He serves as an editorial board member of the international journal Nature and Culture, U.S.A and Leipzeig, Germany, and International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies.

Introduction - Samir Dasgupta
Globalization, Ecological Crisis and Dark Ages - Sing C Chew
Cultures in Conflict - Immanuel Wallerstein
Who Are We? Who Are the Others?
Altruism and the Prospects for a Common Humanity - Jay Weinstein and Elvira del Pozo
Globalization, Altruism and the Sociology of Humanity - Samir Dasgupta
Globalization, Multinational Corporations and White-Collar Crime - Verghese Chirayath and Ernest De Zolt
Causes and Consequences for Transnational Economies
Empowerment versus Development - Robyn Bateman Driskell
The Effects of Women′s Empowerment and Economic Development on Children′s Nutritional Well-Being
Globalization and Disparity - Samir Dasgupta and Kaushik Chattopadhyay
A Reappraisal
Globalization and the Arab World - Abbas Mehdi
A Socioeconomic Perspective
Disaffected and Disconnected Generation - Joy Asongazoh Alemazung
Consequences of Globalization on African Societies
Neo-Liberal Globalization Meets Global Resistance - Ray Kiely
The Significance of ′Anti-Globalization′ Protest
The Globalization of Nothing - George Ritzer and Michael Ryan