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    Module 1 Globalization

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    This document provides an introduction to the concept of globalization. It begins with a fictional story about two students from different countries becoming friends to illustrate how globalization operates at multiple levels. It then discusses competing conceptions of globalization, with most viewing it primarily as an economic process, while academics see it more broadly. The best definition presented is that globalization is the expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and space. This involves both creating new networks and multiplying existing connections that cross traditional boundaries.

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    This document provides an introduction to the concept of globalization. It begins with a fictional story about two students from different countries becoming friends to illustrate how globalization operates at multiple levels. It then discusses competing conceptions of globalization, with most viewing it primarily as an economic process, while academics see it more broadly. The best definition presented is that globalization is the expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and space. This involves both creating new networks and multiplying existing connections that cross traditional boundaries.

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    Module 1

    What is Globalization

    Objectives:

    1. Agree on a working definition of globalization;


    2. differentiate the competing conceptions of globalization; and
    3. Narrate a personal experience of globalization.

    Introduction:

    Gio and Latif’s story is fictional but very plausible since it is, in fact, based on
    the real-life experience of one of the authors. It was through such friendships that
    one was able to appreciate the meaning and impact of globalization. We begin
    our definition of globalization with this narrative to illustrate how concrete the
    phenomenon is. The story shows how globalization operates at multiple,
    intersecting levels. The spread of Filipino TV into Malaysia suggests how fast this
    popular culture has proliferated and criss-crossed all over Asia.

    Most accounts view globalization as primarily an economic process. When a


    newspaper reports that nationalists are resisting “globalization,” it usually refers
    to the integration of the national markets to a wider global market signified by the
    increased free trade. When activists refer to the “anti-globalization” movement of
    the 1990s, they mean resisting the trade deals among countries facilitated and
    promoted by global organizations like the World Trade Organization.

    Globalization scholars do not necessarily disagree with people who criticize


    unfair international trade deals or global economic organizations. In fact, many
    are sympathetic to the critique of economic globalization. Academics differ from
    journalists and political activists, however, because they see globalization in
    much broader terms. They view the process through various lenses that consider
    multiple theories and perspectives. Academics call this an interdisciplinary
    approach, and it is this approach used by the general education (GE) courses
    that you will be taking alongside this one.
    The best scholarly description of globalization is provided by Manfred Steger
    who described the process as the expansion and intensification of social
    relations and consciousness across world-time and across world-space.
    Expansion refers to “both the creation of new social networks and the
    multiplication of existing connections that cut across traditional political,
    economic, cultural, and geographic boundaries.” These various connections
    occur at different levels. Social media, for example, establish new global
    connections between people, while international groups of non-governmental
    organizations (NGOs) are networks that connect a more specific group---social
    workers and activists-- from different corners of the globe. In the story, Gio was
    able to join a Model UN competition because his university was part of an
    international network.

    Intensification refers to the expansion, stretching, and acceleration of


    these networks? Not only are global connections multiplying, but they are also
    becoming more closely-knit and expanding their reach. For example, there has
    always been a strong financial market connecting London and New York. With
    the advent of electronic trading, however, the volume of that trade increases
    exponentially, since traders can now trade more at higher speeds. The
    connection is thus accelerating. Apart from this acceleration, however, as the
    world becomes more financially integrated, the intensified trading network
    between London and New York may expand and stretch to cover more and more
    cities. After China committed itself to the global economy in the 1980s, for
    example, Shanghai steadily returned to its old role as a major trading post.

    Activity:
    Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AS65cI0pJA

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