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The document outlines the key concepts and aspects of globalization, including its economic, technological, cultural, political, and military dimensions. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of these aspects and discusses debates surrounding globalization, such as its benefits and inclusivity. Additionally, it highlights the core claims of globalization and differentiates it from related concepts like globalism and internationalization.

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Globalization

The document outlines the key concepts and aspects of globalization, including its economic, technological, cultural, political, and military dimensions. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of these aspects and discusses debates surrounding globalization, such as its benefits and inclusivity. Additionally, it highlights the core claims of globalization and differentiates it from related concepts like globalism and internationalization.

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Reference :

The Contemporary World by Ferrer et al.


2018, Mutya Publishing House Incorporated.
Desired Learning Outcome
At the end of the chapter, the students should be
able to:

1.Differentiate the competing conceptions of globalizations.


2.Explain the various aspects of globalization.
3.Identify the different elements of globalization.
4.Analyze and explain the core claims of globalization.
5.Differentiate internationalization from globalization and
globalism.
MOTIVATION
GLOBALIZATION

Yoruba drummers in Erin-Osun,


Nigeria, 1997
WHAT IS IN THE GLOBE?
• CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC SET OF
COMMITMENTS

• RELATIONSHIPS

• SET OF PRACTICES
WHAT IS GLOBALIZTION?

• ACTIVATING YOUR COMMITMENTS

• CONNECTING ACROSS DIFFERENCE

• FORGING NEW RELATIONSHIPS

• SPREAD AND CONNECTEDNESS OF


PRODUCTION, COMMUNICATION, AND
TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS THE WORLD
DEBATES
1. Is globalization new or old?

2. Is globalization good or bad?

3. Is globalization really “global” or


inclusive of all people?
5 ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION

1. ECONOMIC
2. TECHNOLOGICAL
3. CULTURAL
4. POLITICAL
5. MILITARY
THESE ASPECTS ARE ALL INTERCONNECTED!
*********************
After this lecture, can you give 1 example of each
of the above?
1. ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
EARLY CAPITALIST IDEAS:
1. “Free Market Economy” (Adam
Smith, Wealth of Nations, 1776)
Market is “free” from State control

2. Division of labor

3. Competition
Economic Globalization
TODAY:
Economies Are Increasingly Linked Together
EXS: NAFTA (MX, CA, US), The EU, WTO (World
Trade Organization)

WTO
 Only global international organization dealing
with the rules of trade between nations
 Goal: help producers of goods and services,
exporters, and importers conduct their business
ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
MULTI-NATIONAL
CORPORATIONS
 OLD: Dutch East India
Company?
 1602 company of Dutch
merchants & independent
trading companies
 Spice trade monopoly in
East Asia
 Power to colonize
territories & enslave
indigenous people
 Indonesia & South Africa
ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
 NEW: Nike, Wal-Mart, Royal/Dutch Shell
 Top 100 multinationals are all US-owned
companies!
 Royal/Dutch Shell: global group of energy and
petrochemical companies, operating in more
than 140 countries and territories, employing
more than 112,000 people
Economic Globalization in
AFRICA
 Little Industry and Technology
 Can economic globalization can help reduce
poverty?
 “Brain Drain”
 Debt (IMF loans) AF countries can’t even pay
back interest
 300 million pple live on less than $1/day
 48% pple in sub-Saharan AF in extreme poverty
(less than 750 calories/day)
 2001 Index for Foreign Investment in Africa was
“0”
 Gap between rich and poor increasing
2. TECHNOLOGICAL
GLOBALIZATION
• “World Wide Web” has exploded in last 10
years

• Computers can move money around world


= “finance capital”

 Silicon Valley is 9th largest economy in


world!
Africa
 Number of telephones is decreasing
 More computers in Manhattan than all of
Africa!
 Post-colonial infrastructures don’t
support technology
CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION

McArabia Kofta
3. CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION
 Cultural Imperialism = Dominance of one
culture over others
 Hollywood movies, MacDonald’s,
Disneyland, Starbucks
 Dominance of the English language and
invasion of other languages
 Do people all over the world have the
same taste?

Africa
 “Culture Industry” = opportunities for
Africans to sell their culture in the “global
market” that values traditional culture
4. POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION

The United Nations: Global assoc. of govts.


facilitating cooperation in international law, security,
economic development, and social equity
• Whose interests does the UN represent?
 The US and the UK were the only nations in
support of going to war in Iraq
 Can a global politics with social values exist?
 Alternative political gatherings: Annual World
Social Forums since 2001, The Piece Process @
Gav!
POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION
South Africa
• In 2001, US pharmaceutical corporations sued South
African companies for infringing on AIDS medication
patent laws

• In 2003, President George W. Bush announced the


Emergency Plan in 2003 - the largest international
health initiative in history by one nation to address a
single disease

• HIV/AIDS Situation in 2004


HIV Infected: 5.3 million
AIDS Deaths: 370,000
AIDS Orphans: 1.1 million
5. MILITARY
GLOBALIZATION
Nuclear Bombs F/A-22 Raptor
MILITARY
GLOBALIZATION
Smart Bombs Sidewinder Missiles
MILITARY GLOBALIZATION
 Global alliances become clear during war time
 Ex: Today’s US alliance with Britain in wars
against Afghanistan and Iraq
 What will happen with North Korea and nuclear
weapons?
Africa
 “Trade in Arms” = US sold $227 million in arms
to AF in 1990s
 US train and provide weapons for African armies
on both sides of their civil wars (ex. Mobutu civil
war in Zaire)
 US is the #1 exporter of weapons globally
 US is the last on the list of exporters of non-
military aid to the developing world
San Francisco, 2002
The Karnataka State Farmers' Movement (KRRS) burn genetically
modified crops as part of the "Cremate Monsanto" campaign. Karnataka,
India, 1998.
Zapatista women are vigilant in defending their
community. Chiapas, Mexico.
Palestinian women protest against the Israeli occupation and
escalation of military aggression against civilians in the West

Bank and Gaza. San Francisco, California, 2002.


You can kill the messenger but not the message!
NIGER DELTA WOMEN PROTEST
UCSC Lecturers Protest Unfair Labor
Practices, 2002
Elements of Globalization
 Trade Agreement
 Capital flow
 Migration Pattern
 Information Transfer
 Spread of Technology
Trends in Globalization
1. Population Trends
2. Science and Technology
3. Increasing integration ad interdependence
4. Governance
Six Core Claims of Globalization
1. Globalization is about the liberalization and
global integration of markets.
2. Globalization is inevitable and irreversible.
3. Nobody is in-charge of globalization.
4. Globalization benefits everyone.
5. Globalization furthers the spread of
democracy in the world.
6. Globalization requires a war on terror.
Differentiate…….
Globalization from globalism
Globalization from internationalization
Dimensions of Globalism
1. Economic Globalism
2. Military Globalism
3. Environmental Globalism
4. Environmental Globalism
Synthesis:
Students shall be called
randomly during the lesson
or at the end of the topic.
Evaluation
Kindly open quiz number 1.

Note: Kindly read chapter 2 of the book.

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