EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION TO GOVERNMENT

There have been several challenges to the government and ultimately, to state
autonomy.
Challenges that affect of the Globalization to the Government
 Traditional Challenges
External intervention can generally be described as invasion by other countries.
Example:
When Saddam Hussein was the ruler of Iraq in 1990 he decided he was going to take
over the oil fields of Kuwait. He invaded Kuwait and took it over. As a result, he was
dislodged by international coalition led by the US.
 
 Internal political challenges
Example:
In Syria, the original rebellion against Assad came from the country’s own internal
dissenters who wanted to replace the government even though they were also Syrian
nationals
There are also regional organizations challenging states autonomy. The United Nations
intervened in Sudan because of the several years of Civil War.
 
 Challenges from national / identity movements
It is important to know that a nation has cultural identity that people attached to, while a
state is a definite entity due to its specific boundaries. However different people with
different identities can live in a different state.
For example:
The Kurds resides in several different countries including Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.
 
 Global Economics
Global economy demands the states to conform to the rules of free-market capitalism.
Neoliberal economics or neoliberal capitalism started in the 1980’s
 It focuses on free trade and dismantling trade barriers.
 It made sure that governments did not impose restrictive regulations on corporate
presence, as well as on the free flow of capital and jobs.
Neoliberal economics is seen as a threat, in general, because a state cannot protect its
own economic interest as a sovereign state.
Example:
Greece is one example that explains how neoliberal economics can threaten the
sovereignty of a state.

 Global Social Movement

Are movements of people that are spontaneous or that emerge through enormous
grassroots organization. These social movements are transnational movements which
means they occur across countries and across borders.
Example:
Human rights movements create a public sentiment, value, and agenda. The idea is
that there are certain rights that states cannot neglect or generally, what we call human
rights.
The environmental movement is another example of global social movements related
to public policy.
Example:
Consensus on woman’s rights. The biggest between the West and fundamentalist Islam
is over the role of women in society, as well as woman’s autonomy.
Rights of personal autonomy, this includes issues on homosexuality, same-sex
marriage, and gender equality.