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The cultural construction of global social policy: Theorizing formations and transformations

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Thinking about global social policy can take many paths, ranging from empirical studies to
theoretical reflections, from in-depth investigations to conceptual clarifications. This article
provides a cultural and constructivist perspective to the debate on how to theorize global
social policy. The main argument of this article is that a combination of world society theory and discourse analysis can provide a new and fruitful angle for global social policy research. Such theorizing involves clarifying definitions and conceptualizations, and the development of analytical strategies. The article first points out parallels in the definition of the ‘global’ in global social policy and world society research. Based on these shared understandings, it then introduces the core concepts and assumption of neo-institutionalist world society theory and discusses their implications for global social policy research, with a specific focus on the conceptualization of actors and the debate on homogeneity. Next, it discusses the newly emerging discourse analytical perspective on globalization processes within world society research and its corresponding analytical strategies. The article uses the case of early childhood to exemplify how the formation and transformation of global social policy can be analysed from such a discourse theoretical world society perspective, focusing on the conditions for the formation of statements, the formation of objects and concepts, and the formation of strategies. It concludes by summarizing the theoretical and analytical consequences of this perspective for global social policy research.

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Judul Seri

Global Social Policy

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

Germany : Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

Global Social Policy 13(1) 24– 44, 2013

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI: 10.1177/1468018

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

(2013), 13(1)

Subjek

GLOBAL SOSIAL POLITIC

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