Globalization: Is A Process Involving A Fundamental Shift in The Spatial Scale of Human Social

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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

Globalization denotes a tendency towards a growing extensity, velocity and intensity

impact of worldwide interconnectedness


Globalization is associated with a shift in the scale of social organization, the
emergence of world as a shared space and the relative deterritorialization and

denationalization of power
Globalization is to be distinguished from internationalism and regionalization

The skeptical view of globalization:

By comparison with the period 1870-1914 when the world was much less

globalized
Geopolitics
Conflate globalization solely with economics trends

Patterns of contemporary globalization:

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:

Asymmetrical- Two tiered economics


Not just for elites
Prompts backlash (Tradionalists)
Increased vulnerability (hacking, Estonia)

Globalizations victims:

The state
Protected economies
Traditional cultures
Democratic Processes

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Works Cited

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