Theorizing Globalization : A Prospective for Economic Geography (<Special Issue> Toward a New Perspective of Economic Geography on the Methodological Reflection)

Abstract

In this essay I explore the debate on globalization, and how Economic Geography can contribute to this debate. I will first outline the recent and current debates, to illustrate how the evolution of the discipline in the past few decades have had the mainstream Economic Geographers focused on micro-trends, rather than macro-analysis. Then I will advocate a return to spatial interactions as primary focus of our research, in view of current multi-dimensionality of space. I end with a reflection on potential contributions of theories and evidence Economic Geography originating outside the mainstream Anglo-American context and the importance of comparative analysis in the debate on globalization.