World Society, World-Polity Theory, and International Relations

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Boli ◽  
Selina Gallo-Cruz ◽  
Matt Mathias
Keyword(s):  
Max Weber ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
World Society ◽  
Future Research ◽  
World Culture ◽  
Global Culture ◽  
World Polity ◽  
World Polity Theory ◽  
Intellectual Foundations

World-polity theory is a widely used sociological perspective for the analysis of world culture, organization, and change. Also known as world-society theory, global neo-institutionalism, and the “Stanford school” of global analysis, world-polity theory is largely compatible with the globalization perspective associated with Roland Robertson and the cultural analysis approach of anthropologists Ulf Hannerz and Arjun Appadurai. Proponents of world-polity theory argue that rationality, purposes, and interests are profoundly cultural constructs bound up in an over-arching canopy (or underlying foundation) that endows actors with properties, identity, meaning, interests, and guides to action. The theory also recognizes the key role played by international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in the formation, codification, and propagation of world culture. The intellectual foundations of world-polity theory can be traced to the work of its founder, John W. Meyer, as well as Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Erving Goffman. Two institutional domains of world society that have generated the most attention in world-polity theory are the responsible and responsive state, and the sacred and empowered individual. A variety of criticisms have emerged regarding world-polity theory, such as the alleged failure of world-polity research to address issues of inequality and stratification more directly. Among other issues, future research should focus on elucidating the ontological structure and normative order of global culture, as well as the historical origins, growth, and development of world culture, transnational organization, and global actor models over the longue durée (the past millennium or so).

World Society, World Polity, and the Carbon Intensity of Well-Being, 1990–2011

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Givens
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
World Society ◽  
Carbon Intensity ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
World Polity ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Developed Nations

Research on the carbon intensity of well-being (CIWB), a measure representing a country's development in terms of both environmental and human well-being, often explores the role of economic development, while the effects of other aspects of global integration remain under-explored. I use macro-comparative sociological perspectives to investigate the extent to which theories of global integration help explain variation in countries’ CIWB over time. I evaluate propositions drawn from neoinstitutional world society and world polity theories using longitudinal modeling techniques to analyze data from 81 countries from 1990 to 2011. I also examine subsets of more and less developed countries and compare production- and consumption-based measures of CIWB. I find that world society/world polity integration is associated with a reduction in CIWB only in more developed nations, and only when using the production measure for CO2 emissions, highlighting the complexities of sustainable development in an unequal global system.

scholarly journals Russia in world society: A comparative perspective on international references in parliamentary debates

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir ◽  
Ali Qadir ◽  
Pertti Alasuutari
Keyword(s):  
International Community ◽  
World Society ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
World Polity ◽  
World Society Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
A Site

This article explores how international references in parliaments build a synchronized world polity, even in countries that are often portrayed as being at odds with the rest of the world. The article asks whether and how Russian parliamentarians refer to the international community, and how such references compare with parliamentary debates in other countries. The “mesophenomenological” argument developed here connects World Society Theory, which demonstrates global isomorphism, with national studies of Russia, which argue for important national particularities. The empirical analysis draws on a stratified random sample of debates on draft laws in the Russian Duma from 1994 to 2013, comparable to similar samples from six other countries. The results show that: (1) Russian parliamentarians refer to the international community in the same level and the same forms as in other countries; (2) Russian policy-makers rely on the same imageries of the social world to convince their audiences as do other parliamentarians; and (3) this similarity in form remains consistent throughout the period, despite radical changes in national politics. These findings attest to the Russian Duma as a site of world culture, and to the mesophenomenological view that the world polity is highly synchronized through discourses of cross-national comparisons.

A Model for Culturally Adaptive Policy Management in Ad Hoc Collaborative Contexts

2010 ◽  
pp. 174-190
Author(s):  
John Karat ◽  
Winston Sieck ◽  
Timothy J. Norman ◽  
Clare-Marie Karat ◽  
Carolyn Brodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cultural Models ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Management ◽  
Collaborative Decision Making ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Research Frameworks ◽  
Collaborative Decision

In this chapter, the authors consider an approach to advancing the value of context-sensitive policy management technology for collaborative mission planning and execution through integration of algorithms based on cultural models and collaborative decision making. Three research teams collaborated to leverage their research frameworks and results in policy lifecycle management, cultural analysis, and decision support in this effort. The chapter describes the three technical areas, and the results of a theoretical analysis of the potential value of their integration in a new perspective, combined with a set of research questions that might be addressed in further inquiry in this new area. The theoretical work identifies opportunities for addressing challenging issues in policy, culture, and collaborative decision making. The authors conclude with a view of future research that might provide a breakthrough in this intersection of disciplines and lead to the creation of a culturally aware policy management system for collaborative activities.

Sino-Russian negotiation styles: A cross-cultural analysis of situated patterns

2019 ◽  
pp. 205789111988781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq H Malik
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
Mixed Markets ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Negotiation Style ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Positive Correlations

China and Russia have transitioned from centralised economies to mixed markets, they have developed institutions and economic sectors and they joined hands in the strategic partnership in economic and political paths through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Most writers compare or contrast their political and economic powers and preferences vis-a-vis Western cultures and countries; none assess the cultural and contextual styles between the two partners. We build on this question to assess whether and how the two neighbours differ in negotiation style rather than how their institutions shape their behaviour. Based on the behavioural negotiation framework proposed in the early 1990s, we gathered evidence through two surveys: one in Russia and the other in China. We received 988 responses from China and 708 responses from Russia, which we analysed in correlational statistics. The statistical analysis shows negative correlations for four styles of negotiation and positive correlations for six styles of negotiation. We interpreted the negative correlation as divergence between the two cultures and positive correlation as convergence between the two cultures on those styles. The magnitude of the correlation further supports the competing positions of the two cultures on the semantic spectrums. We offer theoretical and policy suggestions at the end of the article. In concluding remarks, we draw attention to multiple gaps which can be filled in future research.

From a Hashtag to a Movement: Black Women Movement Actors’ Challenges to Leading a Radical Movement in a “Postracial America”

2020 ◽  
pp. 016059762096975
Author(s):  
Shaneda Destine
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Racial Consciousness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Radical Movement

There is limited literature on the connections of local political organizations affiliated with M4BL, led and facilitated by black women movement actors (BWMA). To address this gap in the literature, I conducted five focus groups in Maryland and the District of Colombia in 2016 to identify the challenges facing BWMA (i.e., leaders, organizers, and protestors) in local organizations connected to the Movement for Black Lives. Theoretically grounded in intersectionality and Black radical social movement theories, themes emerging from these focus groups identify a deep racial capital, but challenges a broader vision for movement work rooted in a global analysis. Findings also reveal the challenges presented to BWMA are the following: social media activism as a dominant participation mode, participants’ goals toward colorblind reform policies, and challenges to class-consciousness and coalition-building that signal a racial consciousness among these focus groups and healthy skepticism toward national and global coalitions. This research provides a nuanced discussion of the struggle to build a global working-class movement in local anti-racist organizations which would outline the schism from theory to action. The disconnection between global and local goals is a persistent theme. Implications for future research are discussed.

Intellectual Foundations of Current Research in Family Business: An Identification and Review of 25 Influential Articles

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Chrisman ◽  
Franz W. Kellermanns ◽  
Kam C. Chan ◽  
Kartono Liano
Keyword(s):  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
The State ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intellectual Foundations

This article identifies 25 articles that have been particularly influential in shaping the state of the art of research on family businesses. These works were identified based on a citation analysis of family business articles published over the past 6 years in the four journals that publish most of the research. The authors summarize those influential studies and discuss their most important contributions to scholars’ current understanding of family business. By identifying common themes among those studies, the authors are able to provide directions for future research in the field.

scholarly journals The Unification Issue in the Context of Globalization: Theoretical Notes on the Berlin Declaration

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Sung-jo Park
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
National Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
National Interest ◽  
World Society ◽  
World Culture ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Globalization Strategy

It is commonly known that the neo-liberalism version of ongoing globalization is very likely to harmonize and standardize norms, values and finally cultural diversities. This process is said to be condition sine qua non for enhancing global competitiveness. Seen from this viewpoint the thesis of "one world economy", "one world society" and "one world culture" is logical and plausible. The question countries, especially a national economy lacking foundations for global competitiveness are actually facing is how and to which extent the national interest and identity can be conserved by means of pursuing its own globalization strategy. The Berlin Declaration by Kim Dae-Jung (2000) which created a momentum for reflecting on and seeking the national identity and interest of Korea may be understood as a realistic alternative for the globalization of Korea.

Are Manager-controlled Firms More Likely to Bribe than Shareholder-controlled Firms: A Cross-cultural Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-wen Chen ◽  
John B. Cullen ◽  
K. Praveen Parboteeah
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Moderation Model ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

ABSTRACTTo examine the bribing behavior of firms, we developed a cross-level moderation model using agency theory at the firm level and anomie theory at the societal level to investigate the relationship between manager control of firms and firm bribery activity. The results of this cross-cultural analysis using a sample of 1,799 firms from 38 nations showed that at the firm level, manager-controlled firms (MCFs) have a higher propensity to bribe than shareholder-controlled firms. At the country level, bribery is higher in MCFs (relative to shareholder-controlled firms) in societies with a low level of institutional collectivism, a high level of uncertainty avoidance, economic change, and income inequality. Contrary to the hypothesis, the relationship between bribery and manager control is stronger rather than weaker in societies with press freedom. Implications for future research and practices are discussed.

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