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Journal of Globalization Studies Editors:
Leonid Grinin,
Andrey Korotayev,
Victor de Munck,
James Sheffield

Journal of Globalization Studies


Published since 2010
ISSN 2075-8103
Frequency: Semiannual

The "Journal of Globalization Studies" is a new international peer-reviewed journal distinguished by its focus on the systemic aspects of globalization processes in particular geographic, social, cultural and historical contexts.

While there are a number of journals dealing with the Globalization problems, growing complexity and recurrent crises demand new approaches. The present financial crisis has only emphasized the need to develop local solutions in a global environment. New approaches are required that demonstrate an appreciation of the "local" in particular geographic, social, cultural and historical contexts, while simultaneously promoting effective change in response to pressing global issues. This requires a wider and more relevant panorama of views. In particular, perspectives that cross organizational, geographic and cultural boundaries may reduce misunderstanding and diminish the negative aspects of globalization.

The "Journal of Globalization Studies" builds on previous research and a sharing of perspectives by the three editors – two from Russia and one from New Zealand. The idea for the journal came from the Russian editors – but why? Russia is a place wh ere the Western and non-Western ideas and cultural processes have been meeting for centuries. In this respect Russia is a suitable country for the establishment of a journal with the aims outlined above.

Aims of the journal

The "Journal of Globalization Studies" provides a multi-faceted analysis of globalization, based on perspectives of authors working in both Western and non-Western traditions. The current events such as the financial crisis illustrate that discussion should not be lim ited to particular geographic regions or narrowly-defined methods of analysis. We intend to co-operate with scholars from many different countries to provide visions of global processes from both the developed and developing countries, including those in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and including Russia and the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The special character of the "Journal of Globalization Studies" is that it provides for a broadly international and multicultural forum on issues associated with globalization, and the influence of globalization in particular cultural-geographic regions. The journal invites all the students of globalization to enrich the discussion by presenting their own perspectives.

The journal is published in English.


Editorial board:

Christopher Chase-Dunn, University of California – Riverside (USA)
Alexander Chumakov, Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Georgi Derluguian, Northwestern University (USA)
William C. Gay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (USA)
Ioanna Kuçuradi, Maltepe University (Turkey)
Gerald Mazarire, University of Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)
Janet McIntyre-Mills, Flinders University (Australia)
Jack Meek, University of La Verne (USA)
Arno Tausch, Innsbruck University (Austria)
Vladimir Shubin, Institute for African Studies, Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Ian Yeoman, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

Editorial council:

An Qinian, Renmin University (China)
Nikitas Assimakopoulos, University of Piraeus (Greece)
Pattamaporn Busapathumrong, Asian University (Thailand)
Gaetan Cyrille Koné, Ouagadougou University (Burkina Faso)
Tessaleno Devezas, University of Beira Interior (Portugal)
Vladimir Durcik, Matej Bela University (Slovakia)
Peter Herrmann, University College of Cork (Ireland)
Ilya Ilyin, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
Ray Ison, Open University (UK) and Monash University (Australia)
Vladislav Inozemtsev, Postindustrial Society Research Center (Russia)
Endre Kiss, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Glen T. Martin, Radford University (USA)
Gerald Midgley, Christchurch Science Centre (New Zealand)
Jason L. Powell, Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
Nikolay Rozov, Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
William R. Thompson, Indiana University (USA)
Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University (USA)
Ahmad Zayed, Cairo University (Egypt)