In recent decades, the rise of world markets and the technological revolutions in transportation and communication have brought what was once distant and inaccessible within easy reach of the individual. The territorial and social closure that characterized nation-states is fading, and this is reflected not only in new forms of governance and economic globalization, but also in individual mobility and transnational transactions, affiliations and networks. Social Transnationalism explores new forms of cross-border interactions and mobility which have expanded across physical space by looking at the individual level. It asks whether we are dealing with unbridled movements and cross-border interactions which transform the lifeworlds of individuals fundamentally. Furthermore, it investigates whether, and to what degree, increases in the volume of transnational interactions weaken the individual citizen's bond to the nation-state as such, and to what extent citizens' national identities are being replaced or complemented by cosmopolitan ones

About the Author

Steffen Mau is currently Professor of Political Sociology and Comparative Social Research, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, University Bremen.

Reviews

'[I]mportant and informative'

'[T]he book covers new ground'

'Social Transnationalism offers a detailed review of the various literatures that speak to the issues of globalization, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. This will appeal to undergraduates and more advanced readers who wish to understand or refresh their memories on these topics.'-Sonali Jain, Duke University in Contemporary Sociology, vol. 40, no. 3

Book Information
ISBN 9780415534246
Author Steffen Mau
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 410g