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CONTENTS vii

20 Modes of Structured Interplay in the Modeling of Digital Futures 291
Markus S. Schulz
21 Sociological Theory, Social Change, and Crime in Rural Communities 305
Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Pat Jobes, and Elaine Barclay

PART FOUR: ILLUSTRATIVE CASE STUDIES 321

22 Hunger and Plenty: Fragmented Integration in the Global Food System 323
Mustafa Koc
23 Social Movements in Brazil: Characteristics and Research 336
Maria da Glória Gohn

24 Making Sense of Social Justice and Social Mobilization in Latin
America: A Discourse Analysis 351
Victor Armony

25 Industrial and Labour Studies, Socio-Economic Transformation,
Conflict, and Cooperation in KwaZulu Natal 368
Ari Sitas

26 Economic Globalization and Singapore’s Development Policies:
Competition, Cooperation, and Conflict 384
Alexius A. Pereira

27 The Dynamics of Local-Global Relations: Conflict and Development 400
Henry Teune

28 Negotiating Identity, Conflict, and Cooperation within a Strategic
Model of Address 416
Sandi Michele de Oliveira

29 Conflict and (Ethno-Linguistic) Diversity: Canada/Québec 433
Philippe Couton, Ann Denis, Leslie Laczko, Linda Pietrantonio,
and Joseph-Yvon Thériault

PART FIVE: CONCLUSION 459
30 Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation: Means and Stratagems
for Shaping Social Reality in the Twenty-First Century 461
Ann Denis and Devorah Kalekin-Fishman

Index 468