Globalization: Is A Process Involving A Fundamental Shift in The Spatial Scale of Human Social
Globalization: Is A Process Involving A Fundamental Shift in The Spatial Scale of Human Social
Globalization: Is A Process Involving A Fundamental Shift in The Spatial Scale of Human Social
Nandin Natsagdorj
Mcorgan
Introduction to International Relations
2 September 2015
Chapter 1
Globalization: is a process involving a fundamental shift in the spatial scale of human social
organizations that links distant communities and expands the reach of power relations across
regions and continents.
Internationalism: is the growing interdependence between states
denationalization of power
Globalization is to be distinguished from internationalism and regionalization
By comparison with the period 1870-1914 when the world was much less
globalized
Geopolitics
Conflate globalization solely with economics trends
Theories:
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Realism: State and power
Liberalism: Institutions Agreement
Marxist: Economic Class
Social Constructivism: Human Agency
Poststructuralist: Modes of discourse
Postcolonialism: European ( mostly) Imperialism
Characteristics of Globalization:
Historical process
Links distant communities
Above and below state levels
Integration of economics
Extensive
Intensive
Rapid
High Impact
Current Globalization:
Globalizations victims:
The state
Protected economies
Traditional cultures
Democratic Processes
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