ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book sets out in detail the multiple roles which comparative jurisprudence is called upon to play in confronting globalization. It makes an important step towards exploring how jurisprudence for an interconnected globe can be constructed. The book takes up a further aspect of standard globalization mythology and considers its place in the law. It reflects recurring themes in studies of globalization and also maps these themes onto the parameters that William Twining establishes as those within which jurisprudence should begin to confront and address the globalization phenomenon. The book takes up most directly Twining's call for pragmatic empirical comparative work to ground the search for generalizability. It demonstrates an engagement with functional and pragmatic theorizing, diverse spheres of legal ordering, and consideration of the interrelationships between normative and legal pluralism.
