Rethinking globalisation: changing globalisation leaders as a signal of the reglobalisation process

• Authors: Śliwiński Paweł Piotr
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article presents an analysis of the global financial crisis's impact and subsequent economic disruptions on globalisation, particularly on international trade dynamics. The author investigates whether these events have led to deglobalisation, a slowdown, or a shift toward reglobalisation. Through statistical analysis of trade flows and their share of global GDP across four World Bank income groups over 34 years (1989–2022), the researcher demonstrates a trend toward slowbalisation and reglobalisation rather than deglobalisation. Slowbalisation does not signify a strict divide by income level; instead, globalisation remains dynamic, with emerging economies increasingly challenging high-income countries' dominance.

Keywords

EN

global financial crisis; globalisation; deglobalisation; slowbalisation; reglobalisation; Europe; international trade dynamics

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2025
• Issue: 2(76)
• Pages: 147 - 164

Dates

published

2025

Contributors

author

Śliwiński Paweł Piotr

• Poznan University of Economics and Business

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