3.8 tensions from globalisation

Question 1

what has facilitated migration?

Answer 1

globalisation
-leading to cultured being detached from locations
-locations often very significant to a certain culture or ethnicity

Question 2

give examples of a rich multicultural society

Answer 2

Rio de Janeiro serves as a hub for Brazilian music, cinema, and literature, nurturing many of the nation’s celebrated artists and thinkers. It represents a wide variety of Brazil’s culture.

Leicester has had waves of migration throughout its history, each of which has added to the city’s diverse cultural mix. The city has continuously changed as a melting pot of culture, with huge numbers of diverse communities and beliefs that has a long history of welcoming and accepting emigrants from all over the world.

Question 3

in 2020, what % of Leicester’s population was ‘white’

Answer 3

41%

Question 4

how was multiculturalism accelerated in the UK?

Answer 4

through being a member of the EU
-free movement of people, goods, services and capital and the right to work across member countries was all facilitated
-more people became eligible too migrate and settle in the UK
-members of diasporas from all over the world settled in the UK, bringing their culture here

Question 5

what has caused tensions in the UK?

Answer 5

multiculturalism and migration has caused more tensions due to increasing economic and social pressure, + illegal immigration

Question 6

describe the trend of Birmingham’s ethnic composition

Answer 6

-migrants cluster in city centres for easily accessible jobs, e.g. retail services, bus drivers etc
-those seeking higher education ie chinese, indian etc come to Universities in the centre

In 2021, 31.0% of Birmingham residents identified their ethnic group within the “Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh”

Question 7

example of extremism against migration

Answer 7

anti-immigration politcal parties are rising since 2010.
e.g. UKIP (independence party)- We are the party of the patriotic, working class and believe Christianity should be put back into the heart of government and that our culture should come first.

Front National in France- far right and nationalist group

Question 8

Southport riots 2024 summer

Answer 8

the fatal dance class stabbings on 29th July, sparked riots in England and Northern Island.
unrest was fuelled by misinformation on social media, reporting that the suspect was an illegal migrant

Question 9

neo-liberalism

Answer 9

a political and economic philosophy that emphasises free trade, deregulation and globalisation

Question 10

name 3 methods of controlling globalisation
(governmental)

Answer 10

censorship
limiting immigration
trade proctectionism

Question 11

censorship to control globalisation

Answer 11

North Korea
-citizens have no access to the internet as a result of state controls
-Kim Jong Un does not want his people to have access to ‘western’ ideas

China
-strict control over the press and social media, for example BBC is inaccessible in China

Question 12

limiting immigration to control globlisation

Answer 12

UK
-since 2010, we have sought to reduce immigration by using points systems, but we cannot control EU immigration

Australia
-uses a points based immigration system

Germany
-in Sep 2024, they introduced a hard border strategy to control migration (Germany reintroduced temporary border checks)

Question 13

trade protectionism to control globalisation

Answer 13

USA
-oil exports are banned
-tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports (25%) and Chinese imports (10%)

India
-restricts foreign companies investing in its retail sector to protect small Indian shopkeepers from competition

+trading blocs- EU, NAFTA and ASEAN