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CHAPTER1:GLOBALIZATION DEFINED
CONCEPTIONS OF GLOBALIZATION 1. "Big is Better"
Globalization is used to 2. "More is Better"
indicate the global nature of 3. "Time and Space have
capital, the emergence of a Disappeared"
single gobal economy, and 4. "Global Cultural Homogenity"
tremendous speed of exchange 5. "Saving Planet Earth"
across vast distances. (Kakepoto, 6. "Democracy for Export via
2005) American TV"
Glocalization means a global 7. "The New World Order"
outlook adopted to local
conditions WORKING DEFINITION OF GLOBALIZATION
Globality refers to a social Globalization is defined as the set
condition, potentially the end- of processes (economic, social,
point of globalization, whereby cultural, technological,
individual and collective institutional) that contribute to
consciousness is focused the relationship between societies
increasingly at the global level and individuals around the world.
and away from the national level It is a progressive process by
which exchanges and flows between
UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHIES OF THE different parts of the world are
VARYING DEFINITIONS OF intensified.
GLOBALIZATION
Globalization is defined as the STEGER DEVELOPED SIX CORE
set of processes (economic, CLAIMSOFGLOBALISM:
social, cultural, technological, 1. Globalization is about the
institutional) that contribute liberalization and global
to the relationship between integration of markets;
societies and individuals around 2. Globalization is inevitable and
the world. irreversible
It is a set of multiple, uneven 3. Nobody is in charge if
and sometimes overlapping globalization
historical processes. Including 4. Globalization benefits everyone
economics, politics, and culture, 5. Globalization furthers the
that have combined with the spread of democracy in the
evolution of media technology to world
create the conditions under 6. Globalization requires a global
which the globe itself can now war on terror
be understood as “an imagined
community”(Lule, 2017). EXAMPLES OF GLOBALIZATION IN
- Barber(1992) defines VARIOUS ASPECTS
globalization as the opposite of GLOBALIZATION IN ECONOMICS
localization. 1. Multinational corporation
operate on a global scale, with
THE MYTHOLOGY ABOUT GLOBALIZATION satellite offices and branches
FERGUSON(1992).SHE CITED SEVEN in numerous locations.
MYTHS ABOUT GLOBALZATION SUCH AS:
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2. A dress with design is inspired The Internet is a major contributor
by the culture of Africa, made to globalization not only
in South Korea and sold in New technologically but in other areas
York. as well, like in cultural exchanges
GLOBALIZATION IN THE BLENDING OF of the arts.
CULTURES
1. Christian missionaries from LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Europe added to the 1. Define economic globalization
globalization of Christianity. 2. Identify the actors that
2. Colonization all over the world facilitate economic
was a major cause of globalization
globalization. 3. Define the modern world system;
GLOBALIZATION IN TECHNOLOGY and
1. Global news networks, like CNN, 4. Articulate a stance on global
contribute to the spread of economic integration
knowledge.
International NGOs
Powers of IO’s
Power Classification
- Can invent and apply
categories.
- Create powerful Standards.
Power to Fix Meanings
- IO’s as legitimate sources
of information.
- Meanings have effects on
various policies.
Power to Diffuse Norms
- IO’s spread ideas across
the world, establishing global
Powerful Transnational Corporations standards.
- Experts in various fields.
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a knowledge that makes cooperation
Roles and Functions of the United among members states possible where
Nations many areas are highly complex and
United nation is the most diverse.
prominent international institution
establish. promotes international NORMATIVE
cooperation, and creates and Another challenge is the normative
maintains international order. role of the UN which has been
fundamental since its creation.
League of nations Member-states are committed to
Established on October 24, 1945 review and reform their norms and
"United Nation means“ practices and align these with
the first declaration, January 1, international norms and standards.
1942 Norms are measurements of morality.
Founders and members Implementing a new development
Objectives agenda is difficult where hard-won
normative gains are contested by
Challenges of Global Governance in nationalism, populism, and
the 21st Century protectionism which are
Global Governance can be defined as significantly increasing. Norms are
political cooperation between the not given or statistic, they should
different countries in the world be articulated, and defended,
towards the management of common performed, and practiced, otherwise
problems affecting more than one they will decay or be replaced.
country (Barnett, 2004).