THE MODERN WORLD‐SYSTEM: SOME CONSEQUENCES OF RECENT CHANGES AND THE POSSIBLE FUTURE

Abstract

Since the publication of Immanuel Wallerstein's The Modern World‐System in 1974, world‐systems theory has become a prominent explanatory framework for both political and economic international relations. Despite having its critics, world‐system theory continues to stimulate valuable theoretical discussion and empirical research. This special issue is devoted to samples of this work. Included in this issue are articles from well‐established world‐system theorists such as Giovanni Arrighi, Terry Boswell, and Christopher Chase‐Dunn. In addition, the influence world‐system theory is having on a new generation of scholars is exemplified in the work of Shawn McEntee. The international appeal of world‐system's theory is represented by the article by David Spener and Fernando Pozos Ponce.

Citation

(1996), "THE MODERN WORLD‐SYSTEM: SOME CONSEQUENCES OF RECENT CHANGES AND THE POSSIBLE FUTURE", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 16 No. 7/8, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013262