Christian Karner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln. His expertise includes the sociology of ethnicity, nationalism and globalization, as well as memory studies.

• Acknowledgments; Introduction: Glocalization and Its Epistemological Challenges; From Localities to “Non- Places”?; The (In)visible Worlds of the Economy; Of “Global Objects” and “Traveling Methods”; From Mobility to “Liminality” and Blockage; Running in the City, Capturing Urban Life; Glocal Palimpsests; New Technologies Everywhere?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

“This is a powerful and subtle book that casts a sharp sociological eye on the interconnections between globalization and local reactions to it, including different populisms and technocratic claims. It is also a powerful meditation on the nature of social science, its responsibilities, and the changes necessary for it to address pressing social issues” —John Holmwood, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham.

Christian Karner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln. His expertise includes the sociology of ethnicity, nationalism and globalization, as well as memory studies.

• Acknowledgments; Introduction: Glocalization and Its Epistemological Challenges; From Localities to “Non- Places”?; The (In)visible Worlds of the Economy; Of “Global Objects” and “Traveling Methods”; From Mobility to “Liminality” and Blockage; Running in the City, Capturing Urban Life; Glocal Palimpsests; New Technologies Everywhere?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

“This is a powerful and subtle book that casts a sharp sociological eye on the interconnections between globalization and local reactions to it, including different populisms and technocratic claims. It is also a powerful meditation on the nature of social science, its responsibilities, and the changes necessary for it to address pressing social issues” —John Holmwood, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham.

Christian Karner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln. His expertise includes the sociology of ethnicity, nationalism and globalization, as well as memory studies.

• Acknowledgments; Introduction: Glocalization and Its Epistemological Challenges; From Localities to “Non- Places”?; The (In)visible Worlds of the Economy; Of “Global Objects” and “Traveling Methods”; From Mobility to “Liminality” and Blockage; Running in the City, Capturing Urban Life; Glocal Palimpsests; New Technologies Everywhere?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

“This is a powerful and subtle book that casts a sharp sociological eye on the interconnections between globalization and local reactions to it, including different populisms and technocratic claims. It is also a powerful meditation on the nature of social science, its responsibilities, and the changes necessary for it to address pressing social issues” —John Holmwood, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham.