Globalization involves structural changes in forms of state, society and culture, ecology and political economy and in ethics and expectations. In this IPE Classic, with a new Foreword and Preface, globalization and multilateralism are linked to questions of epistemology, ontology, and strategy.

Isabella Bakker, York University, Canada Fantu Cheru, The Nordic Africa Institute Uppsala, Sweden Robert W. Cox, York University, Canada Stephen Gill, York University, Canada David A. Law, Wolverhampton Business School, UK James H. Mittelman, The American University, USA Hélène Pellerin, University of Ottawa, Canada Kees van der Pijl, University of Sussex, UK J. Magnus Ryner, King's College, UK