Globalization and Social Exclusion: A Transformationalist Perspective

Munck argues that social exclusion—all the ways people are excluded from the necessities of life—is the social counterpart of globalization, a concept now dominating and driving economic, social, and welfare policy-making. Rather than set pro- and anti- globalization forces against each other, however, he takes what he calls a transformationalist perspective to explore the trajectory of globalization, how it deepens existing inequities of race, place, gender, and class, and how it can instead itself be changed to result in more social inclusion—that is, a more democratic and just global order. Munck, a political sociologist, directs Dublin City U.'s efforts to engage with globalization and social development. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ronaldo Munck is currently working at the President’s Office at Dublin City University as strategic director of the university’s engagement with globalization and social development. He was recently Professor of Political Sociology and Head of the Globalisation and Social Exclusion Unit at the University of Liverpool. He has published over twenty books in the areas of development studies, labor studies, and the new globalization studies. He is currently researching the role of global social movements in regulating free market global capitalism.