This book is the empirical part of a broad research project on society in a global context, complementing the first, theoretical book, Theorizing Society in a Global Context. While the theoretical book set the framework for a long overdue readdressing of the sociological core-term society in a conflict-theoretical perspective, this second book substantiates its findings with theory-driven empirical analysis. Krossa investigates a variety of social exchanges between refugees and longer-term residents using various qualitative methods, and applies a lens of inclusion and exclusion via definitions of dirt and cleanliness, to analyse the ways in which conflict-prone activities to ¿integrate¿ take place. Analysing Society in a Global Context will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, cultural studies, migration studies, European studies, globalisation studies, modern history, and political science.

Focuses on conflict as a major conceptual element in sociation under conditions of globalization

1. Introduction.- 2. Dirt: Theoretical Perspectives.- 3. Borders, Others, Selves: Concepts of a Discourse.- 4. (Not) Separating Waste: Participant Observation.- 5. Environmental Education: Breaching Experiment.- 6. Circulating Used Clothes: Group Discussion.- 7. Using the Toilet: Role Play.- 8. Sexual Hygiene: Image Analysis and Interview.- 9. Conclusions.