Green- or rose-coloured lenses for Globalization Matters? Transdisciplinary epistemic practices and paradigmatic...

For the global studies scholar, the lofty ambitions in Globalization Matters are challenging ones. Since ours is a collective endeavour, the global studies community needs just a few more practical footholds to systematically fill critical gaps in our knowledge without being overwhelmed by the complexities of globalities and globalizations. I attempt to rearticulate the strength of Steger and James' framework and propose an illustration that encompasses the major elements of their framework. I suggest places where the framework might be strengthened and lead the way for a productive, coherent, and collective effort among scholars of globalization and global studies. I offer possible conceptual guideposts to strengthen elements of their framework with the goal of offering a few practical, conceptual footholds to move scholarship forward. I sketch a few topics within 'globalization matters' that illustrate my suggestions for pursuing systematic elaborations of the proposed conceptual guidelines.