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The purpose of this volume is to offer an inter- and cross-disciplinary engagement with the themes of glocalization and culture. Glocalization has been employed in numerous disciplines and hybrid fields of study, including applied areas such as public health and architecture. However, this volume’s focus is restricted to the humanities and social sciences at large. This Introduction aims to sum up the current state of affairs in intellectual conversations about glocalization and to situate this handbook within the context of the ongoing scholarly production on this topic. In order to accomplish these objectives, after this introductory section the chapter is structured into three parts. In the first section, the discussion tracks the contours of the intellectual discussions on culture and globalization, and situates the terms ‘glocal’ and ‘glocalization’ in scholarly discourse. The discussion then moves on to locate glocalization within academia’s current division of labour. In this regard, special attention is placed on the different disciplinary perspectives on the theme of glocalization and culture. The acknowledgement of different interpretations constrains the temptation to engage in some sort of disciplinary imperialism. In this chapter’s final part, the discussion shifts to the description of this volume’s objectives, the scope of restrictions with regard to coverage of different subtopics and fields, and the organizational structure of this collection. In addition to brief descriptions of individual chapters, there is a further effort to situate the different parts of the volume within broader scholarly preoccupations.