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What does Anthony Giddens describe as the intensification of worldwide social relations?
What does Anthony Giddens describe as the intensification of worldwide social relations?
According to Arjun Appadurai, what is globalization primarily a product of?
According to Arjun Appadurai, what is globalization primarily a product of?
What does Charles Oman describe as accelerated growth across political boundaries?
What does Charles Oman describe as accelerated growth across political boundaries?
According to Paul Bairoch, what creates an international division of labor?
According to Paul Bairoch, what creates an international division of labor?
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What did Robert Cox mention as part of the processes accelerating globalization?
What did Robert Cox mention as part of the processes accelerating globalization?
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How does the summary describe the discussion on globalization?
How does the summary describe the discussion on globalization?
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In the context of the given text, what characterizes the continuous changing process of society?
In the context of the given text, what characterizes the continuous changing process of society?
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What is a key aspect of globalization according to the text?
What is a key aspect of globalization according to the text?
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How did society change as discussed in the text?
How did society change as discussed in the text?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Globalization
- Globalization is a multidimensional concept that encompasses economic, political, and cultural processes.
Dimensions of Globalization
- Economic Process: increasing linkage of national economies, growth of multinational and transnational corporations, trade blocs, free trade, and privatization.
- Political Process: issues related to state sovereignty, intergovernmental organizations, and global governance.
- Cultural Process: growing network of complex cultural interconnections and interdependencies in modern social life.
Definitions of Globalization
- Economic Expert: fast speed of trade, global economic organizations, multinational and transnational corporations, trade blocs, free trade, and privatization.
- Political Expert: challenge to nation-states, strength of regional blocs, multilateral and bilateral relations, international laws, and world governance.
- Cultural Expert: establishment of a "global village", cultural imperialism, borderless world, and adoption of other cultures.
Six Core Claims of Globalization
- Liberalization and global integration of markets.
- Inevitable and irreversible process.
- Lack of a central authority controlling globalization.
- Benefits everyone in the long run.
- Furthers the spread of democracy worldwide.
- Requires a global war on terror.
Arguments on Globalization
- Globaloney: contradicts globalization, claiming that accounts are incorrect, imprecise, or exaggerated.
- Three categories of Globaloney arguments:
- Rejectionist: disputes the usefulness of globalization as an analytical concept.
- Sceptics: emphasizes the limited nature of globalizing processes, assuming it's primarily an economic phenomenon.
- Modifiers: disputes the novelty of the process, arguing that the modern capitalist economy has been global for centuries.
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Test your knowledge on the concepts of globalization and globaloney, as well as the three categories of arguments: rejectionist, sceptics, and modifiers. This quiz is based on content from CSU – College of Humanities and Social Science about the relationship between globalization and the global war on terror.
