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"We are living in a different time zone": transnational working places and the concept of a "glocalized intermediary class"

[journal article]

Reese, Niklas

Abstract

"Der Artikel möchte einen Vorschlag machen, wie eine unterdifferenzierte Theoretisierung der Sozialstruktur innerhalb der Weltgesellschaft erweitert werden könnte. Im dominanten Diskurs scheint es in ihr nur eine Klasse zu geben: die 'GlobalisierungsgewinnerInnen'. Kritiker dieses Ansatzes machen au... view more

"Der Artikel möchte einen Vorschlag machen, wie eine unterdifferenzierte Theoretisierung der Sozialstruktur innerhalb der Weltgesellschaft erweitert werden könnte. Im dominanten Diskurs scheint es in ihr nur eine Klasse zu geben: die 'GlobalisierungsgewinnerInnen'. Kritiker dieses Ansatzes machen auch die VerliererInnen sichtbar. Die 'verwundbaren' (Robert Castel) Zwischenpositionen werden in der Regel jedoch nicht berücksichtigt. Und wo Mittelklassen im globalen Süden Berücksichtigung finden, wird dies meist in einer vereinfachten Weise getan. Der Autor möchte das Konzept einer 'globalen Zwischenklasse' (Glocalized Intermediary Class/ GIC) vorstellen, um die soziale Lage dieser Zwischenpositionen besser fassen zu können. Die GICs werden als Teil des (Dienstleistungs-)Proletariats im globalen Norden wahrgenommen, gleichzeitig aber auch als Teil der Mittelklasse in ihrer Heimatgesellschaft (hier die Philippinen). Wenn Mitteklasse(n) als 'widersprüchliche Klassenlage' (Goldthorpe) verstanden werden, so wird dies für GICs, die zwischen den Welten leben und arbeiten, noch verstärkt. Die heuristische Theorie der 'globalen Zwischenklasse' wird anhand der TelefonistInnen, die in den internationalen Call-Centers in den Philippinen arbeiten, ausgeführt. Sie arbeiten auf transnationalen Arbeitsplätzen und können als soziokulturelle MigrantInnen verstanden werden." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"The article would like to make a proposition on how to amend the under differentiated way social stratification within the 'global society' is usually theoretized. In the dominant discourse there seems to be only one global class, the 'winners of globalization'. Critics of this narrative, which the... view more

"The article would like to make a proposition on how to amend the under differentiated way social stratification within the 'global society' is usually theoretized. In the dominant discourse there seems to be only one global class, the 'winners of globalization'. Critics of this narrative, which the author calls the cosmopolitan delusion, make the 'losers' of neoliberal globalization visible. But the 'vulnerable' (Robert Castel) and precarious are usually not included in such a dualistic two-class approach. If the middle class(es) within societies of the Global South again are mentioned, this is usually done in simplified way. The author would like to introduce the concept of a 'glocalized intermediary class' (GIC) to better capture the social location of transnational class positions in between societies of the Global North and the Global South. The GICs can be considered to be part of the (service or white collar) proletariat of the North but at the same time to be part of the middle class in the society of their origin (in this case: the Philippines). If the middle class(es) can be understood as a 'contradictory class location' (Goldthorpe), this is even intensified for GICs working and living in between the worlds and the class positions. The exploratory theory of a 'glocalized intermediary class' is exemplified by the agents working at international call centers in the Philippines. They are working at transnational working places and can be considered sociocultural migrants." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Philippines; Southeast Asia; glocalization; middle class; call center; woman; globalization; conception; service; proletariat; theory; migrant; job; habits; social structure; developing country; Asia

Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories

Method
basic research; theory application

Document language
English

Publication Year
2008

Page/Pages
p. 34-58

Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 1 (2008) 2

ISSN
1999-253X

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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