MODULE IN GE 104 (THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD)
Credits: 3 units
Pre-Requisite:
Lesson Title: Global Population and Mobility
Lectures:
GLOBAL POPULATION AND MOBILITY
Global City – deals with the concept of Cosmopolitanism and its significance in world
politics and international relations.
- Global city serves as a hub for production, finance and telecommunications.
- Also called world city, alpha city or world city.
Characteristics of a Global City
A variety of international financial services, notably in finance, insurance, real estate,
banking, accountancy, and marketing
Headquarters of several multinational corporations
The existence of financial headquarters, a stock exchange, and major financial
institutions
Domination of the trade and economy of a large surrounding area
Major manufacturing centers with port and container facilities
Considerable decision-making power on a daily basis at a global level
Centers of new ideas and innovation in business, economics, culture, and politics
Centers of media and communications for global networks
Dominance of the national region with great international significance
High percentage of residents employed in the services sector and information sector
High-quality educational institutions, including renowned universities, international
student attendance, and research facilities
Multi-functional infrastructure offering some of the best legal, medical, and
entertainment facilities in the country
Typically, highly diverse in terms of language, culture, religion, and ideologies
Demography - is a field in statistics that is concerned with births, deaths, income or the
incidence of disease, which later illustrates the changing structure of human populations. It is
a statistical study to determine world population that can be used as a tool to identify certain
phenomenon in geopolitics, public administration, and others.
It is derived from two Greek Words:
• Demos means population
• Graphics means to draw
Census - is defined as an enumeration or complete population count at a point in time within
a specified geographical area. A census provides more reliable and accurate data if properly
enumerated.
Techniques of Census Taking
A. Dejure - this technique is the counting of people according to the permanent place
of location or residence.
B. Defacto - this technique of conducting census refers to counting persons where they
are present at the time of the census period.
Registration of vital events (Records) - It is a regular and continuous registration of vital
events. Civil registration system, which records births, deaths, marriages etc. (vital statistics),
enables rates of population growth to be calculated; but are much less adequate than national
censuses. In developing countries where illiteracy rates are high and communications are
poor, the problems of recording births and deaths are immense not only in rural populations
but also in urban areas. However, efforts are being made to improve the collection of these
data in many countries.
Sample surveys - A sample survey is another source of demographic data carried out in a
scientifically selected area which covers only a section or portion (sample) of the population
under consideration.
Global Demography – talks about the present condition of world population in terms of the
ongoing fight against tyranny and terrorism. Also, the importance of democracy and human
rights is established.
Global demography, however, is about trends and practices in world politics. It is the study
of the issues and developments of the global population. Basically, it lays out the present
condition of the world and its population.
Population - A population is a distinct group of individuals, whether that group comprises a
nation or a group of people with a common characteristic.
Multipolar world – Within a multipolar world, a pole could be defined as an actor which
has influence on global outcomes beyond its own borders.
- A multipolar system is a system in which power is distributed at least among 3
significant poles concentrating wealth and/or military capabilities and able to block or disrupt
major political arrangements threatening their major interests.
- Poles are very often regional powers with a global outreach.
