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The Contemporary World Introduction to Contemporary World Focus: A. General definition of globalization, globalism and globalize. B. Globalization and its Definition from Different Lenses ❖Economy ❖Politics ❖Culture ❖Law C. The Philosophies of Globalization D. Characteris...

The Contemporary World Introduction to Contemporary World Focus: A. General definition of globalization, globalism and globalize. B. Globalization and its Definition from Different Lenses ❖Economy ❖Politics ❖Culture ❖Law C. The Philosophies of Globalization D. Characteristics of Globalization If you will become the president of the Philippines, what will you do to enhance the following: ❖Economy ❖Politics ❖Culture ❖Law A. General definition of globalization, globalism and globalize. Globalism ❑ A state of the world involving networks of interdependence at multicontinental distances ❑ These networks can be linked through flows and influences of capital and goods, information and ideas, people and force, as well as environmentally and biologically relevant substances. ( Keohane and Nye, Jr. 2000) Globalize ❑ develop or be developed so as to make international influence or operation possible. Globalization in general means: - Breaking down of national barriers so that nations can interact freely with one another. (Ferrer, et al. 2017). - Intensified geographical movements across national borders of commodities, people seeking employment, money and capital investment, knowledge, cultural values, and environmental pollutants. (Das and Bridi , 2016) Globalization in general means: Increasing the interdependence, connectivity, and integration on a global level on the social, cultural, political, technological, economic, and ecological levels. Four various aspect of globalization according to Global Policy Forum (GPF) ❖Economy ❖Politics ❖Culture ❖Law B. Globalization and its Definition from Different Lenses Globalization of … ❑ Economy -Economic globalization involves trade in goods and services, capital flows and trade in assets (e.g., currency, stocks), the transfer of technology and ideas, international flows of labor or migration. -Advance in communication and transportation technology, combined with free market ideology, have given goods, services, and capital unprecedented mobility. Globalization of … ❑ Politics - refers to the growth of the worldwide political system, both in size and complexity. -the national government have been the responsible for maintaining the security and economic welfare of their citizens, protection of human rights and the environment within their borders. Globalization of … ❑Culture -Sociologists define culture as “all the products of a society that are created over time and shared. -refers to the transmission of ideas, meanings, and values around the world in such a way as to extend and intensify social relations. Globalization of … ❑Law - refers to the degree to which the whole world lives under a single set of legal rules. C. The Philosophers of Globalization  - was a German-born philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx  Theory of Society Marx’s theory analyzes the formation of social order on the basis of economic dynamics, rather than cultural mechanisms. Society is shaped by money, power, and class struggles, not just b Karl Marx  - Defines the nature of social order and individuals’ actions as : ❖ reflections of the dominant relations of production, ❖ a context in which a struggle for wealth and ❖ power between social classes Karl Marx shapes the nature of social order.  Theory of Modern World-System Wallerstein argues that modern social change can only be studied within the context of a historically conceived single world system. Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein Wallerstein's theory sees the world as a connected system where politics, culture, and the economy influence each other, with capitalism being the main driving force.  Introduce the modern world-system as a global social system in which the world economy, global politics, and global culture interact and a global division of economic labor unifies different parts of the modern world- system as a social whole. Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein  Three kinds of social systems: ❖ Mini-systems ❖ World empire ❖ World economies Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein  Three kinds of social systems: ❖ Mini-systems – a social system which composed of very simple agricultural or hunting societies featuring a complete division of labor and single cultural framework. Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein  Three kinds of social systems: ❖ world empire- multiple cultural system , but only one political system and a single division of labor. Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein  Three kinds of social systems: ❖ world economy – combines multiple politics and multiple cultures in a single division of economic labor, and it is this idea of a single capitalist mode of production with multiple political and cultural systems. Karl Max Immanuel Wallerstein C. Characteristics of Globalization Characteristics of Globalization 1. It involves both the creation of new social networks and the multiplication of existing connections that cut across traditional, political, economic, cultural, and geographical boundaries.  Characteristics of Globalization 2. Globalization is reflected in the expansion and the stretching of social relations, activities, and connection. Example: · Reaching of financial markets around the globe · Occurrence of electronic around the clock · Emergence of gigantic and virtually identical shopping malls in all continents to cater to consumers who can afford commodities all over the world-including products whose various components were manufactured in different countries. (-social stretching) Social Stretching involved: Non-governmental organization Commercial enterprises Social clubs Regional & global institutions and associations (UN, EU, ASEAN, and others)  Characteristics of Globalization 3. Globalization involves the intensification and acceleration of social exchanges and activities. Example: The worldwide web relays distant information in real time Satellites provide consumers with instant pictures of remote events Sophisticated social networking by means of Facebook or Twitter has become routine activity for more than a billion people around the globe. 4. Globalization processes do not occur merely or an objective, material level but they also involve the subjective plane of human consciousness. Globalization involves both the macro-structures of a global community and the micro-structures of global personhood. It extends deep into the core of the self and its dispositions, facilitating the creation of multiple individual and collective identities nurtured by the intensifying relations between the personal and the global. They differ from each other by acceleration in the speed of social exchanges and widening of geographical scopes References: https://www.wita.org/ustrade/basics-of-trade/economic- globalization/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137319494_8 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marx/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ten-basic-characteristics- globalization-prof-jagdish-khatri/ Thank you