From universal history to globalism: What are and for what purposes do we study European ideas?
Hans-Peter Söder
Globalism is probably the most frequently used term describing our current age. Found in many contexts, it often a vague concept referring to host of different figurations post-industrial society. European expansion, growth global economy, mass immigration and planetary expansion international relations are merely some phenomena associated with globalism. Yet globalism taken its neutral form history not trendy catch-all phrase for challenges age but has origins efforts enlightenment—to rewrite theological universal histories Middle Ages. There close relationship between historiography ideology By juxtaposing two main strands (the mankind vs. cyclical individual peoples) problem identity, I show that theoretical problems which caused demise continue plague Such an analysis ideological foundations central only debate on (re-) construction history, also discussion what constitutes ideas.
History of European Ideas