WEEK 16 NOTES (FINALS)

GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBALISM

GLOBALIZATION
 INCREASE OR DECLINE IN THE DEGREE OF GLOBALISM
 SPEED IN WHICH THEY BECOME LINKED WITH ANOTHER
 THICKER
GLOBALISM
 NETWORK OF CONNECTIONS THAT TRANSCENDS DISTANCES OF
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
 LINKS AMONG COUNTRIES AND PEOPLE
 THIN

4 DISTINCT DIMENSIONS OF GLOBALISM

1. ECONOMIC
2. MILITARY
3. ENVIRONMENTAL
4. SOCIAL

1.ECONOMIC GLOBALISM – VAST FLOWS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

2. MILITARY GLOBALISM- ENORMOUS SPEED OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT
AND THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR
3. ENVIRONMENTAL GLOBALISM- GLOBAL WARNING CONTINUES TO
ACCELERATE
4. SOCIAL GLOBALISM- MOVEMENT OF IDEAS, INFO, IMAGES AND PEOPLE

INFORMATIONALISM
 GROWTH OF INFORMATION AS THE BINDING FORCE AMONG PEOPLE,
THINGS AND PLACES
 REPLACES INDUSTRIALISM
 TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND INTERNET
NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT
1. FEDEX- MAKES USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN ITS
DELIVERIES
2. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRIS)
3. ULTRASOUND
4. CT SCANS
5. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS)
6. GLOBAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (GNS)

MCLUHAN AND FIORE

 ARGUED THAT IN THE NEW MEDIA AGE, THE IMPORTANCE LIES IN
THE MEDIUM
 THE WAY IN WHICH THE MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED
GUY DEBORD
 EMPHASIZED IN HIS IDEA OF MEDIA SPECTACLE
 THIS MADE TV NEWS A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT

BARRIERS OF INFORMATION
1. LACK OF ELECTRICITY
2. ILLITERACY
3. WEAK FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
4. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
 ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
 IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH OUR ATTITUDES

CAECILIA JOHANNA VAN PESKI

 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AS A MORAL AND ETHICAL DISPOSITION
 GLOBAL CITIZENS ARE THE GLUE WHICH BINDS LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

3 APPROACHES TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC RESISTANCE

1. TRADE PROTECTIONISM
2. FAIR TRADE
3. HELPING THE BOTTOM BILLION

1.TRADE PROTECTIONISM
 ENCOURAGE DOMESTIC PRODUCERS AND DETER THEIR FOREIGN
COMPETITORS
2. FAIR TRADE
 AIMS AT A MORE MORAL AND EQUITABLE GLOBAL ECONOMIC
SYSTEM
3. HELPING THE BOTTOM BILLION
 INCREASING AID IS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY MEASURES THAT ARE
REQUIRED
 REDUCTION OF TRADE BARRIERS

GLOBALIZATION FROM BELOW

 MOVEMENTS COMES FROM INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND
ORGANIZATIONS

GLOBALIZATION FROM ABOVE

 NEOLIBERAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
 AGGRESSIVELY EXPANDING NATIONS AND CORPORATIONS

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM

 ADDRESSING THE LACK OF DEMOCRACY IN ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL AFFAIRS