10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYCENTRISM»
Discover the use of
polycentrism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
polycentrism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media
This expanded edition of a ground-breaking text proposes analytical grids relevant to a wide variety of fields including postcolonial studies, literary studies, anthropology, media studies, cultural studies, and critical race studies.
Ella Shohat, Robert Stam, 2014
2
International Business: Text and Cases
23 Under polycentrism, marketing is normally characterised by the adaptation
strategy described in Chapter 17. Polycentrism, thus, is more or less the opposite
of ethnocentrism. The multinational corporations are polycentric companies.
3
International Management: Strategy and Culture in the ...
Another potential problem in dealing with culture is polycentrism. Polycentrism is
the opposite of ethnocentrism in that people seek to do things the way locals do
—''When in Rome, do as the Romans do,'' as the old saying goes. Although this ...
David Ahlstrom, Garry Bruton, 2009
4
Which Socialism? Whose Détente?: West European Communism and ...
In the Nuovi argomenti interview, the first traces of another, maximalist meaning
of polycentrism could be found, which implicitly raised the question of the value of
the Soviet model for socialism.54 The idea was that there were different paths to
...
5
World Cities and Urban Form: Fragmented, Polycentric, ...
The rest of this chapter considers the concepts associated with polycentrism and
some of the implications of this emerging urban form. Aspects of two world cities,
Buenos Aires and Bangkok, are then examined in more detail to uncover the ...
Mike Jenks, Daniel Kozak, Pattaranan Takkanon, 2013
6
The African American Male, Writing, and Difference: A ...
After Joseph Stalin's death, according to Laqueur, polycentrism was used to
describe the growth of independence among states and parties within the
Communist/So- cialist camp, and the emergence of one real and several
potential rival ...
7
Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges from South ...
In this emerging polycentrism, the vital life sustaining issues are handled in
complex structures of delimited political spheres at the grassroots and
deliberative and decision making structures needed to support 'global commons'
increasingly ...
Ashwani Kumar, Dirk Messner, 2011
8
Poland under Communism: A Cold War History
5. Polycentrism. The whole system becomes polycentric, and even in the
communist movement itself we cannot speak of a single guide. Togliatti, 1956 In
June 1956 a series of nine questions were submitted to the Italian communist
leader ...
9
International Human Resource Management: Policy and Practice ...
... of international business strategy that has been relatively well discussed and
studied involves the orientation of senior executives, usually referred to in terms
such as ethnocentrism, regio-centrism, polycentrism, and geocentrism.24 The
key ...
Dennis R. Briscoe, Randall S. Schuler, 2004
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Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions
A. Individualism. (Polycentrism). Hierarchical Biocentrism 18 Persons in Nature:
Toward an Applicable and Unified Environmental Ethics Frederick Ferré
Psychocentrism 19 Animals as Subjects-of-a-Life Tom Regan 20 All Animals are
Equal ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYCENTRISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
polycentrism is used in the context of the following news items.
Impediments to Peace in Afghanistan
... brick by brick, creating a worst kind of polycentrism, threatening the regional countries, such as Pakistan, Central Asia and North-west China. «The Nation, Jul 15»
Bosnian Myths – Analysis
In its historical default polycentrism and polymorphism, the Bosnian-Croatian component cannot be observed superficially, like a “supplement ... «Eurasia Review, Jun 15»
India abroad: A year of continuity and change
... of the bi-polar world have gone, and the unipolar moment following the end of the Cold War has quickly passed, the logic of polycentrism has ... «Economic Times, May 15»
Transforming the global system
Meanwhile, the changing nature of the global environment and its transition to polycentrism – that is, the empowerment of the world's regions ... «European Council on Foreign Relations, Mar 15»
Capitalist Hegemony: The Political Challenge of Alter-Globalization
While the alter-globalization movement has inspired global contemplation of the flaws inherent in capitalist hegemony, the political impracticality of polycentrism ... «Student Pulse, Mar 15»
Hegemonic mindset still lingers in president's speech
The world is moving toward multipolarity and polycentrism, but Washington continues to seek a unipolar world dominated by the US through ... «Global Times, Jan 15»
Op Ed: Assimilation is an issue of scale
Federalism is premised on the concept of devolution but the concept polycentrism more appropriately captures the dynamic pursued here. «UK Progressive Magazine, Jan 15»
EU's Tug Of War For Turkey
Due to the official inclusion of polycentrism within its 2013 Foreign Policy Concept, Russia has no qualms about Turkey developing its internal ... «Sputnik US, Dec 14»
Diminished Borders: Europe, Europe at Astrup Fearnley Museet
This new polycentrism, coupled with the effects of the Bologna Agreement that reformed European art schools to concentrate on ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
The commons as a fount of hope
... of the state and the market, but on the idea of a polycentrism, decentralization and agreement between those touched by common problems. «Open Democracy, Sep 14»
