Professor Grahame Thompson
Research interests
I am continuing my research into the political economy of the international system and the theme of 'globalization'. In particular this now concentrates on two main areas. The first of these concerns the nature of ‘global corporate citizenship’: what does this category mean and how it is being constructed – and by whom -- in the international system? The second concern is with the possible limits to the present phase of globalization, particularly in terms of the way the international financial system may evolve after the credit crunch of 2008. Here it is the relationship between supra-national regionalization and globalization that is the focus.
Recent publications
- Thompson, G.F. (2008a) ‘The interrelationship between global and corporate governance: towards a democratization of the business firm’, in A.G. Scherer & G. Palazzo (eds) Handbook of Research on Corporate Citizenship, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham.
- Thompson, G.F. (2008b) ‘The Supra-national Regionalization of the International Financial System: How Far and With What Prospects?’ in Underhill, G., Blom, J. & Mügge, D. (eds) Global Financial Integration 30 Years On, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
- 'Exploring Sameness and Difference: Fundamentalisms and the Future of Globalization’ Globalizations, Vol.3., No.4., pp. 427-433 (November 2006).
- 'The fate of territorial engineering: Mechanisms of territorial power and post-liberal forms of international governance', International Politics, Vol.44 (2007).
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‘Religious Fundamentalisms, Territory and ‘Globalization’’ Economy and Society, Vol.36, No.1, (February 2007).
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‘Is is all in the Performance? Players and their Games’ Organization, Vol.14, No.1 (2007).
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‘EMU and Fiscal Policy’ in Hay, C. & Menon, A. (eds) A Handbook of European Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford (2006).
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‘Global Inequality, the “Great Divergence” and Supra-National Regionalization’ in D. Held & A. Kayal (eds) Global Inequality: A Comprehensive Overview, Polity Press, Cambridge (2006).
- Hirst, P.Q, & Thompson, G.F. ‘The Future of Globalization’ (originally from Co-operation and Conflict, 37 (3), 247–65, 2002). To be reprinted in Globalization and Economy, Paul James (ed), Sage Publishing, London & California, November 2006.
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‘”Global corporate citizenship”: what does it mean?' (Originally from Competition and Change, Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2005, pp.203-224). To be reprinted in Corporate Governance and Globalization Thomas Clarke and Marie dela Rama (eds), Sage Publishers, London & California, September 2006.
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‘Tracking Global Corporate Citizenship: Some Reflections on “Lovesick” Companies’ Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) Discussion Paper No. 192, November 2006, Trinity College Dublin. http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/pages/publications/discussionpapers/IIISDP192.php
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‘Globalization of Trade and Finance’ (Part 2)’ e-Module in association with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and NATO Defence College, October 2006.
http://www.gcsp.ch/e/training/E-learning/ESDP.htm -
‘What is fundamentalism?’ openDemocracy, 9/3/2006
http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-europe_islam/fundamentalism_3339.jsp -
‘Talking democracy: China’s lesson in Denmark’ openDemocracy, 30/11/2006
http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-vision_reflections/deliberating_democracy_4143.jsp
Contact Details
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
tel: +44(0)1908 654431
email: g.f.thompson@open.ac.uk