Intro -- Preface -- Introducing Global Inequality -- Dynamics of Global Exclusion -- Global Power Shift -- Global Structures, Networks and Inequality -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- The Global Configurations of Inequality: Stratification, Glocal Inequalities, and the Global Social Structure -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Three Theoretical Perspectives on Social Differentiation -- 2.1 Classes, Power, and Conflict -- 2.2 Individualization, Pluralism, and De-stratification -- 2.3 Division of Labor and Functional Differentiation -- 3 Global Differentiation -- 3.1 Global Stratification -- 3.2 Hybridization and the Global Diffusion of Lifestyles -- 3.3 World Society Theory and the Emergence of a World System -- 4 Globalization, Inequality, and Poverty -- 4.1 The Structure of Global Inequality -- 4.2 Growing Income Disparities: Glocal Inequalities on the Intranational Level -- 4.3 Global Social Structure: Inequalities on the International Level -- 4.3.1 Global Poverty -- 4.3.2 Income Inequality in International Comparison -- 4.3.3 Unequal Participation in Social Life -- Conclusion: The Interconnectedness of Inequality Dimensions -- References -- Part II: Dynamics of Global Exclusion -- Globalization After the Great Contraction: The Emergence of Zones of Exclusion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Globalization qua Neoliberalism -- 3 Cracks in the Façade of Global Capitalism -- 4 The G̀reat Contractioń and Its Aftermath -- 4.1 The Emergence of Zones of Exclusion -- 4.2 The Exclusion of Flint, Michigan (U.S.) from the Global Economy -- 5 Depression or De-growth? -- Conclusion -- References -- Migration and Inequality: African Diasporas in Germany, South Africa and India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Explanations of Migration -- 3 Neoliberalism in Africa -- 4 Migration and Adjustment.

5 F̀̀light́́ as R̀̀eclamatioń:́́ Towards a Subaltern Solidarity or Reconstituted Inequality? -- 6 Migration, Popular Pan-Africanism and Class Solidarity -- Conclusion -- References -- Ongoing Demarcations: The Intersections of Inequalities in a Globalized World -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Intersectionality: Analyzing the Interrelatedness of Dimensions of Inequality -- 3 Multiple Frames of Reference in a Globalized World -- 4 An Intersectional Analysis of Empirical Data: Ascriptions and Self-positioning of Migrants from Latin America -- 4.1 Experiencing Otherness -- 4.1.1 Ethnicity/Race and Gender: Team Players to Create Otherness -- 4.1.2 Skin Color: A Stable Transnational Currency -- 4.1.3 Coping Strategies: (Re)production of Inequalities or Empowerment? -- Conclusion -- References -- Unifying Equality or Majority Rule: Conflicting Democratic Conceptions among Thai Adolescents in the City and Suburbs -- 1 Cultural Context and Theoretical Approach -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Thai Urban Adolescents and Conceptions of Majority Rule -- 4 Suburban Adolescentś Concepts of Unifying Equality -- 5 Democratic Limits and Perceptions of Inequality -- Conclusion -- References -- Globalization and Inequalities in South Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Economic Globalization -- 3 Bases of Globalization and Inequality -- 4 Social Infrastructure and Inequality -- 5 Regional Trading Blocks and Inequality -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Global Power Shift -- Globalization, Capitalism and Social Inequality -- 1 Globalization and the Multicentric World -- 2 The Spread of Capitalism -- 3 Political Economy of Inequality -- 4 Sociology of Inequality -- Conclusion -- References -- The Rise of D̀̀iminished Multilaterism: ́́East Asian and European Forum Shopping in Global Governance -- 1 Introduction.

2 Trajectories of Global Governance: From P̀̀rincipled ́́to D̀̀iminished ́́Multilateralism -- 3 The Rise of D̀̀iminished ́́Multilateralism -- 4 Forum Shopping in East Asia and Europe -- 4.1 East Asia -- 4.2 Europe -- 5 Forum Shopping in East Asia and Europe: Consequences for Global Governance -- References -- From North-South to South-South Power Relations: The Changing Dynamics of Interregional Cooperation and Its Effects on South A... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 MERCOSUR-European Union Relations: A North-South Interregional Model -- 2.1 The Origins of the Interregional Cooperation Between MERCOSUR and the EU -- 2.1.1 Forging Sustainable Development in MERCOSUR -- 2.1.2 An Environmental Approach to MERCOSUR-UE Interregional Cooperation -- 3 The Power Shift from North-South to South-South Interregional Cooperation and Its Effects on Sustainable Development -- 3.1 Current Weight of Interregional Cooperation Between MERCOSUR and the EU -- 3.2 South-South Relations and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Megatrend Global Populism? From South America to the Occupy Movement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 On the Concept of Populism -- 3 The Recent Populist Wave in South America -- 4 Contours of a Global Populism -- Conclusion: A Populist Moment Without a Populist Movement -- References -- Part IV: Global Structures, Networks and Inequality -- Hierarchies of Global Networks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theories of Globalization -- 3 Global Networks -- 4 Hierarchies Within the Global Air Travel Network -- 5 Hierarchies Within the Online News Network -- Conclusion -- References -- Globalizing Elites from the G̀lobal South:́ Elites in Brazil and India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global and National Elites -- 3 Transnational Elites in Brazil and India -- Conclusion -- References.

Agents Caught in Structure: Organizations, Globalization, and Inequality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Capitalism in the Singular: The Unlikely Proponents of the Convergence Hypothesis -- 3 Towards Capitalism in the Plural: Varieties of Capitalism and Globalization -- 4 Capitalism(s) and Its Implications: Bringing Organizations Back In -- 5 Agents Caught in Structure: Organizations, Globalization, and Inequality -- 6 Organizations, Globalization, and Inequality -- Conclusion and Discussion: The Emergence of a New Research Agenda -- References -- Globalization and Existential Inequality: The Precariousness of Belonging -- 1 Introduction: A Shift of Emphasis -- 2 Existential Inequalities and Distanciation -- 3 Contested Belongings and Incommensurable Worlds -- 4 Life Lived on S̀̀tand Bý ́-- Conclusion: Contemporaneous Worlds -- References.

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