目的“全球化”一词已在当代社会科学中占据了中心位置,本刊为探讨其特点和影响而出版一期特刊,是及时和适宜的。本期辑录的文章所涉猎的范围证明全球化一词已在许多学科或众多论述中被广泛运用。虽然大多数文章论述的是经济问题,但这一术语绝不仅仅用于分析国际经济的性质。实 Purpose The term “globalization” has taken center stage in contemporary social science. The publication of a special issue of this journal to explore its characteristics and impact is timely and appropriate. The scope of the articles covered in this issue is evidence that the term globalization has been widely used in many disciplines or in numerous discourses. Although most articles deal with economic issues, the term is by no means limited to the analysis of the nature of the international economy. real