[Introduction] New political arenas

Alessandro Monsutti (1) , Boris Pétric (2, 3, 4)

1 IHEID - Graduate Institute of International and Development studies
2 EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales
3 LAIOS - Laboratoire d'anthropologie des institutions et des organisations sociales
4 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Rarely used twenty years ago, the term «globalization» is now so widespread that it has entered into everyday language. Given the proliferation of the word and the different ways in which it is used, an attempt at clarification is indispensable. In the French-speaking world, the term mondialisation (from monde, «world») was initially preferred to describe the unprecedented expansion of the capitalist economy and communication systems on a worldwide level. It covered the movement of merchandise, but also the intensification of the movement of people and ideas. But the English term «globalization» is increasingly used in the relevant body of literature.

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Alessandro Monsutti, Boris Pétric. [Introduction] New political arenas: International and non-governmental organizations, foundations, think tanks. Tsantsa. Revue de la Société Suisse d'Ethnologie / Zeitschrift der Schweizerischen Ethnologischen Gesellschaft / Journal of the Swiss Ethnological Society, 2009, Les nouvelles arènes du politique. Die neuen Arenen der Politik, 14, pp.6-16. ⟨halshs-01850079⟩