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Author:   Boris Holzer (Bielefeld University, Germany) ,  Fatima Kastner ,  Tobias Werron (University of Lucerne, Switzerland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138291409

ISBN 10:   1138291404
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   08 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"1. Introduction: From Globalization to World Society Boris Holzer, Fatima Kastner and Tobias Werron Part I: Differentiation of World Society 2. Comparing Systems Theory and Sociological Neo-Institutionalism: Explaining Functional Differentiation Rudolf Stichweh 3. The Two Faces of World Society: Formal Structures and Institutionalized Informality Boris Holzer 4. Embedding Regional Integration in the Fabric of a Differentiated World Society and a Differentiated System of World Politics Mathias Albert and Stephan Stetter Part II: Global Fields in World Society 5. What Do Nation-States Compete For?: A World-Societal Perspective on Competition for ""Soft"" Global Goods Tobias Werron 6. The Inclusion of Victims and the Globalization of Criminal Law Thorsten Bonacker 7. The Globalization of Transitional Justice: On the Diffusion of Norms, Standards and Institutions of Post-Conflict Justice in World Society Fatima Kastner 8. Religious Differentiation and World-Culture: On the Complementary Relationship of Systems Theory and Neo-Institutionalism Martin Petzke 9. Technical Knowledge and Instrumental Activism Raf Vanderstraeten Part III: Organizations in World Society 10. Decoupling and Coupling in Education Raimund Hasse and Georg Krücken 11. University Rankings Between Organization and Society Sven Kette and Veronika Tacke 12. Heterogeneity in World Society: How Organizations Handle Contradicting Logics Cristina Besio and Uli Meyer 13. The Diffusion of Organizations: The Role of Foreign Aid Stefan Kühl 14. From International to World Organizations Martin Koch Part IV: Comments 15. Commentary: Toward Understanding World Society George M. Thomas 16. Commentary: Theories of World Society John W. Meyer"

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Boris Holzer is Professor of Political Sociology at Bielefeld University.   Fatima Kastner is Lecturer at the Institute for Social Sciences, University of Hamburg and co-opted member of the Institute for World Society Studies, Bielefeld University.   Tobias Werron is Lecturer at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

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