Globalization: a Very Short Introduction by
In the fifth edition of his bestselling Very Short Introduction Manfred B. Steger considers the major dimensions of globalization: economic, political, cultural, ideological, and ecological. He looks at its causes and effects, and engages with the hotly contested question of whether globalization is, ultimately, a good or a bad thing. From climate change to the Ebola virus, Donald Trump to Twitter, trade wars to China's growing global profile, Steger explores today's unprecedented levels of planetary integration as well as the recent challenges posed by resurgent national populism.
Search for your topic in a database, but add "theory" in the abstract field. Since theories are typically mentioned in the abstract, this will help pinpoint potentially relevant theories.
Haven't found a relevant theory to use? Try feminism or critical theory for testing purposes during class.
Haven't found a relevant theory to use? Try critical theory to learn this technique.
1.) Use an subject-specific encyclopedia (or wikipedia) to read an overview of a theory you'd like to explore.
2.) Identify the important theorist(s) related to/responsible for that theory.
3.) Search for the theorist's name, along with your topic, in Library Search.
Haven't found a relevant theory to use? Try critical theory to try this technique.
1.) First, find an article that is a great fit for your topic AND mentions theory.
2.) Next, look through the reference list (bibliography) at the end of the paper for more sources relating to the theory. This is very simple when using Library Search: just look for the red arrows at the top corner of each result:
The "up" arrow takes you to research that cites this article, and the "down" arrows take you to research cited in this article.
3.) If your "perfect fit" article isn't in library search, you can find the sources listed in the bibliography by copying and pasting the title of each item from the bibliography into Library Search.
Example articles:
