GLOBAL 10.3 DIALOGUE MAGAZINE 3 issues a year in multiple languages Talking Sociology with Robert Kuttner Johanna Grubner Md. Rezwan Siddiqui Markus Wissen Vishwas Satgar Climate and Change Joan Fitzgerald Mahmudul Hasan Laskar Attila Melegh Iliana Olivié and Manuel Gracia COVID-19: Brigitte Aulenbacher, Petra Ezzeddine, Dóra Gábriel, Michael Leiblfinger, Pandemic Kinga Milankovics, and Veronika Prieler Dev Nath Pathak and Crisis Michele Grigolo and Craig Lundy Theoretical Perspectives Syed Farid Alatas In Memoriam: Yogendra Singh Mir Suheel Rasool S.A. Hamed Hosseini Barry Gills Scott Timcke Re-Imagining Society Shelene Gomes Siri Hettige Subhangi M.K. Herath Sociology from Kalinga Tudor Silva Farzana Haniffa Sri Lanka Premakumara de Silva VOLUME 10 / ISSUE VOLUME 3 / DECEMBER 2020 https://globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/ Open Section > The Plastic Waste Issue in China GD > Editorial he section ‘Talking Sociology’ features an inter- The COVID-19 crisis is also the starting point for Syed view with the most renowned journalist Robert Farid Alatas’ profound reflection on the role and impact of Kuttner, who reads Karl Polanyi’s work for to- sociological thought and theory in the broader society. Tday. Starting from the political and economic situation at the beginning of the twentieth century the in- This issue features a tribute to Yogendra Singh, a pio- terview discusses current trends in globalization, the need neer of Indian sociology who passed away this year. His for strong national economies to strengthen democratic research on modernization and tradition in post-colonial decision making, and issues of inclusion and exclusion in India was groundbreaking. times of increasing international migration. Three contributions aim at re-imagining society and re- Our first symposium takes up one of the pressing issues flect on the current developments as well as on the signifi- of our time: climate change. On the one hand, the articles cance of sociology. S.A. Hamed Hosseini and Barry Gills discuss social effects of climate change that are not read- take up a transformative perspective while Shelene Gomes ily associated with ecological issues, such as questions of and Scott Timcke discuss how to approach society from a democracy and migration. On the other hand, contribu- sociological perspective. tions featured in this section sketch possible alternatives to further environmental destruction through capitalism. Our regional focus in this issue highlights sociological research from Sri Lanka. Put together by Siri Hettige, this As we write, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts section highlights the vibrant discipline in this country, on still dominate much of the world, albeit in different ways. issues ranging from the examination of violent conflicts in It is for this reason that we again included a section on Sri Lanka to the question of unity and provides insights into COVID-19 to collect analyses from around the globe. With the history of sociology and anthropology in the country. contributions from India and Europe on issues ranging from live-in care, charity, and migration to the possibilities The ‘Open Section’ comes back to the issue of globali- 2 of public sociology during lockdown this special section of- zation and ecological disasters by discussing the plastic fers a glimpse into the current discussions in our field. waste crisis in China. Brigitte Aulenbacher and Klaus Dörre, editors of Global Dialogue > Global Dialogue can be found in multiple languages at the ISA website. > Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. GD VOL. 10 / # 3 / DECEMBER 2020 > Editorial Board Editors: Brigitte Aulenbacher, Klaus Dörre. Assistant Editors: Johanna Grubner, Christine Schickert. Associate Editor: Aparna Sundar. Managing Editors: Lola Busuttil, August Bagà. Consultant: Michael Burawoy. Media Consultant: Juan Lejárraga. Contributions featured in this section take up one of the pressing issues of Consulting Editors: our time, climate change, to discuss its social effects that are not readily Sari Hanafi, Geoffrey Pleyers, Filomin Gutierrez, Eloísa associated with ecological issues, such as questions of democracy and Martín, Sawako Shirahase, Izabela Barlinska, Tova Benski, migration, but also sketch possible alternatives to further environmental Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Jan Fritz, Koichi Hasegawa, Hiroshi destruction through capitalism. Ishida, Grace Khunou, Allison Loconto, Susan McDaniel, Elina Oinas, Laura Oso Casas, Bandana Purkayastha, Rhoda Reddock, Mounir Saidani, Ayse Saktanber, Celi Scalon, Nazanin Shahrokni. Regional Editors Arab World: (Tunisia) Mounir Saidani, Fatima Radhouani, Habib Haj Salem; (Algeria) Souraya Mouloudji Garroudji; (Morocco) Abdelhadi Al Halhouli, Saida Zine; (Lebanon) Sari Hanafi. Argentina: Magdalena Lemus, Juan Parcio, Martín Urtasun. Brazil: Gustavo Taniguti, Angelo Martins Junior, Andreza Galli, Dmitri Cerboncini Fernandes, Gustavo Dias, José Guirado Neto, Jéssica Mazzini Mendes. Global Dialogue continues its series on the ongoing situation and crisis people France/Spain: Lola Busuttil. face in different countries due to COVID-19. With contributions from India India: Rashmi Jain, Nidhi Bansal, Pragya Sharma, Manish and Europe on issues ranging from live-in care, charity, and migration to the Yadav. possibilities of public sociology during lockdown this special section offers a 3 Indonesia: Kamanto Sunarto, Hari Nugroho, Lucia Ratih glimpse into the current discussions in our field. Kusumadewi, Fina Itriyati, Indera Ratna Irawati Pattinasarany, Benedictus Hari Juliawan, Mohamad Shohibuddin, Dominggus Elcid Li, Antonius Ario Seto Hardjana, Diana Teresa Pakasi, Nurul Aini, Geger Riyanto, Aditya Pradana Setiadi. Iran: Reyhaneh Javadi, Niayesh Dolati, Abbas Shahrabi, Sayyed Muhamad Mutallebi, Faezeh Khajehzade. Kazakhstan: Aigul Zabirova, Bayan Smagambet, Adil Rodionov, Almash Tlespayeva, Kuanysh Tel, Almagul Mussina, Aknur Imankul, Madiyar Aldiyarov. Poland: Beata Maluchnik, Justyna Kościńska, Jonathan Scovil, Sara Herczyńska, Weronika Peek, Kamil Lipiński, Aleksandra Wagner, Aleksandra Biernacka, Jakub Barszczewski, Adam Müller, Zofia Penza-Gabler, Iwona Focusing on sociology from Sri Lanka this section highlights the vibrant Bojadżijewa. discipline in this country, ranging from issues of violent conflicts to the question Romania: Raluca Popescu, Raisa-Gabriela Zamfirescu, of unity in Sri Lanka. The section also provides insights into the history of Diana Alexandra Dumitrescu, Iulian Gabor, Bianca Mihăilă, sociology and anthropology in the country. Alexandra Mosor, Maria Stoicescu. Russia: Elena Zdravomyslova, Anastasia Daur, Valentina Isaeva. Taiwan: Wan-Ju Lee, Hung Tsung Jen, Tao-Yung Lu, Po-Shung Hong, Yu-Chia Chen, Yu-Min Huang, Yu-wen Liao, Bun-Ki Lin. Turkey: Gül Çorbacıoğlu, Irmak Evren. GD Global Dialogue is made possible by a generous grant from SAGE Publications. English edition: ISSN 2519-8688 GD VOL. 10 / # 3 / DECEMBER 2020 > In This Issue Editorial 2 > THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Social Distancing: The Relevance of Sociology > TALKING SOCIOLOGY by Syed Farid Alatas, Singapore 29 Surviving Global Capitalism with Karl Polanyi An Interview with Robert Kuttner > IN MEMORIAM by Johanna Grubner, Austria 5 Yogendra Singh: A Pioneer of Modern Indian Sociology by Mir Suheel Rasool, India 32 > CLIMATE AND CHANGE Climate Migration in South Asia > RE-IMAGINING SOCIETY by Md. Rezwan Siddiqui, Bangladesh 8 On the Urgency of (Re)Integrating with the Radical The Climate Crisis and the Question of Democracy by S.A. Hamed Hosseini, Australia 34 by Markus Wissen, Germany 10 Beyond “Koyaanisqatsi”: Reimagining Civilization After Capitalism: Democratic Eco-Socialism? by Barry Gills, Finland 36 by Vishwas Satgar, South Africa 12 Rastafari and West Indian Reinvention How Urban Climate Action Can Rebuild Communities by Scott Timcke and Shelene Gomes, by Joan Fitzgerald, USA 14 Trinidad and Tobago 38 > COVID-19: PANDEMIC AND CRISIS > SOCIOLOGY FROM SRI LANKA Charity as Status and Stigma: Lockdown in India Sri Lankan Sociology in Global and Local Contexts by Mahmudul Hasan Laskar, India 16 by Siri Hettige, Sri Lanka 40 Care Scarcity? Care Migration and Political Demography Sri Lankan Sociology – A Glance Across Time by Attila Melegh, Hungary 18 by Subhangi M.K. Herath, Sri Lanka 42 4 Could COVID-19 Lead to the End of Globalization? Reflecting on Peace, Conflict, and Violence by Iliana Olivié and Manuel Gracia, Spain 20 by Kalinga Tudor Silva, Sri Lanka 44 Facing COVID-19: Live-in Care in Central Europe Analyzing Violence: Sri Lankan State Formation by Brigitte Aulenbacher, Austria; Petra Ezzeddine, by Farzana Haniffa, Sri Lanka 46 Czech Republic; Dóra Gábriel, Hungary; Michael Blurred Boundaries: Leiblfinger, Austria; Kinga Milankovics, Hungary; Anthropology and Sociology in Sri Lanka Veronika Prieler, Austria 23 by Premakumara de Silva, Sri Lanka 48 Public Sociology in South Asia During Lockdown by Dev Nath Pathak, India 25 Public Sociology: Facing the Pandemic > OPEN SECTION by Michele Grigolo and Craig Lundy, UK 27 Globalization and Dependency: The Plastic Waste Issue in China by Pinar Temocin, Japan 50 “The 2020s can be regarded as the most pivotal decade in the most critical century in human history where ‘demanding the impossible’ becomes the only ‘realistic’ option for emerging revolutionary forces” S.A. Hamed Hosseini GD VOL. 10 / # 3 / DECEMBER 2020 > Surviving Global Capitalism with Karl Polanyi An Interview with Robert Kuttner Robert Kuttner. Credit: Robert Kuttner. mocracy and the 2020