This volume brings together many leading figures from different disciplines to present a range of contributions covering key dimensions of globalization. These contributions reflect on the limitations of existing theoretical approaches and indicate possible future directions for development. This second edition includes a new introduction by the editors indicating the contemporary state of globalization studies and introducting key themes such as technology, social movements and migration issues. Table of Contents Introduction: globalization - the second wave, Eleonore Kofman and Gillian Youngs. Part 1 Rethinking globalization in theory and practice: shifting ground (s) - remapping in the context of globalization(s), Spike V. Peterson crossing disciplinary boundaries - political geography and international relations after the Cold War, Simon Dalby dangers of discourse - the case of globalization, Gillian Youngs globalization and geopolitical world orders, Geoffrey Parker beyond the buzzword - towards a critical theory of globalization, Jan Aart Scholte global restructuring and international migration - consequences for the globalization of politics, Helene Pellerin. Part 2 Territorial logics: rethinking sovereignty, Marc Williams the globalization of telecommunications and the issue of regulatory reform, Gerhard Fuchs and Andrew Koch the globalization of knowledge and the politics of intellectual property - power, governance and technology, Chris Farrands what next for the state?, Philip Cerny territoriality in the nuclear era, Richard Harknett the modern multiplicity of states, Peter Taylor citizenship at a crossroads - immigration and the nation-state, Ahmet Icduygu. Part 3 Trading places or gendering the global: an international political economy of sex?, Jan Jindy Pettman feminism, gender relations and geopolitics - problematic closures and opening strategies, Eleonore Kofman gender inequalities and feminist politics in global perspective, Jill Krause the places