Abstract
In the Global Studies Reader, 2nd Edition, editor Manfred Steger offers an excellent compilation of 20 articles that address the varied and complex nature of global issues that are of concern today. Global studies (GS) has, according to Steger (2015), “emerged as a vibrant field of academic study that cuts across conventional disciplinary boundaries and subject markers” (p. 3). Within this book, Steger addresses GS from a problem-centered perspective and contrasts it to its more traditional academic cousin, international relations (IR). While IR is concerned almost solely with the actions of the state, Steger argues that GS goes beyond that to also look at social, environmental, and contextual (gender, poverty, etc.) problems with a much greater focus on applied public policy.
Document Type
Book Review
Source Publication
eJournal of Public Affairs
Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-2019
Volume
3
Issue
3
First Page
94
Last Page
98
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Whitaker, B. (2019). Book Review: Global studies reader, 2 nd Ed. Ejournal of Public Affairs, 3(3), 94–98.
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