In the last decade, attempts to measure globalization have multiplied, and they have led to the devising of diverse globalisation indexes. Besides other important similarities, the main feature shared by the most notable of these indexes is the fact that they use the same unit of analysis: the nation-state. This is a paradoxical situation, if one considers that one of the most distinctive characteristics of globalization is that its dynamics extend beyond the state. Gives this premise, the aim of the article is, on the one hand, to justify in any case the use of instruments that seek to measure globalization on the basis of states, and, on the other, to propose alternative approaches to such measurement. The paper’s underlying assumption is that different approaches to the measurement of globalization are not mutually exclusive. Rather, such a plurality of perspectives is opportune given the complexity and multidimensionality of the concept of globalization.

Caselli, M., Nation States, Cities, and People: Alternative Ways to Measure Globalization, <<SAGE OPEN>>, 2013; 2013 (3): 1-8. [doi:10.1177/2158244013508417] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/47511]

Nation States, Cities, and People: Alternative Ways to Measure Globalization

Caselli, Marco
2013

Abstract

In the last decade, attempts to measure globalization have multiplied, and they have led to the devising of diverse globalisation indexes. Besides other important similarities, the main feature shared by the most notable of these indexes is the fact that they use the same unit of analysis: the nation-state. This is a paradoxical situation, if one considers that one of the most distinctive characteristics of globalization is that its dynamics extend beyond the state. Gives this premise, the aim of the article is, on the one hand, to justify in any case the use of instruments that seek to measure globalization on the basis of states, and, on the other, to propose alternative approaches to such measurement. The paper’s underlying assumption is that different approaches to the measurement of globalization are not mutually exclusive. Rather, such a plurality of perspectives is opportune given the complexity and multidimensionality of the concept of globalization.
2013
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Caselli, M., Nation States, Cities, and People: Alternative Ways to Measure Globalization, <<SAGE OPEN>>, 2013; 2013 (3): 1-8. [doi:10.1177/2158244013508417] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/47511]
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