ABSTRACT
Globalisation is increasingly seen as a critical dynamic element in the life of citizens in the early twenty-first century. Yet what globalisation means to ordinary citizens and how they evaluate it is far from clear. Nor, indeed, is it clear how pervasive is its impact. Above all the controversies about its nature, spread and value, how the citizens of the countries of the contemporary world perceive it remains largely uncharted. There may be vocal and even furious declarations against globalisation in various corners of the (developed) world, but there is almost nothing about what the people, on the whole, feel on the topic.
