G -> 3.2-3.4 Flashcards
what are germanys attitudes towards migrants?
1.1 million migrants post 2015 from Syrian civil war
where has Germany embraced change?
- limiting tensions (legal gays)
- economic benefits of wealth creation has been invested into social housing/ education
where has Germany resisted change?
- anti migrant protests
extreme right wing parties
such as pegida parties, are banned
- 13000+ right wing extremist crimes in 2015 alone
growing divide socially between migrants and older right wing parties that wish to maintain old, hierarchal way of life
socio economic tension caused by migration
- migration pressures
- economic development but growing inequalities
- structural change in employment
- environmental damage
political tensions caused by migration
- growth of nationalist groups such as trump wall or Anti EU
- anti globalisation group, environmental action groups (extinction rebellion)
socio cultural tensions caused by migration
- tourism can create clashes of culture
- social media leads to intergenerational clashes in the role of women
- inter culture clashes such as Chechen muslims and Syrian muslims in Germany
how do governments and leadership act as key players?
- may prevent or encourage tensions
- eg, china and north korea have increased censorship
- eg Saudi Arabia have made small gestures, eg relaxing women driving ban but also clamping down on protests
what is protectionism + example
protect home grown companies with trade barriers, encouraging other companies to buy from them
eg, French l’exception culturelle
how does the UK control the spread of globalisation?
- points based immigration system
how does china or NK control spread of globalisation?
- censorship of violent/ sexual and foreign political things
- china has 60 internet regulations and has imprisoned journalists
Chinese ministry said
levels of pm2.5 were 50, but embassy says its 148, - they lying to their citizens
First Nations Canada
- aboriginal people of canada
- 6 recognised governments - represented at assembly of first nations
- priority: protection of rights and culture
- free to run own schools, health boards and towns
- embracing some aspects of globalisation
Dene First Nation (in Sahtu region)
- experienced negative impacts of petrol development near normal wells
- 200 million barrels extracted since 1920
- trout/ other fish died in oil polluted lakes
- effects of alcohol and drugs brought by oil workers on behaviour of Young Dene
overall Dene
initially accepted economic liberalisation, but then experienced the negative social and environmental impacts of this decision and would now like environmental control
Fort McKay First Nation
- worked with oil sands industry to protect land and culture (20km exclusion between 250k bitumen a day and moose lake reserve)
- BUR: industry contracts services to First Nations companies, getting 100m a year
overall fort mckay
relatively working alongside the economically liberal TNC’s for mutual economic benefits
Haida First Nation
- protested in 1985 over logging on south Moresby island in British Columbia
- in 1993: Gwaii Hamnas agreement between Canada and council of Haida nation
- entire archipelago/ surrounding water are now protected (Hawaii haanas national park reserve/ Haida heritage site)
overall Haida
were against the logging and protested, therefore did not embrace the idea of economic liberalism and formed an agreement, now their waters are protected
Poplar River First Nation
- covers 2 million acres of lowland forest
- wanted the trees to be left, soil undisturbed, so that carbon won’t be released
- wanted guardian of traditional territory - so established a land management and conservation plan
- wants poplar rivers park reserve to be world heritage site
- complete bans on all forms of development
3.2 overall
backlash from the right to mass immigration and cultural mixing across Europe
3.3 overall
Meanwhile other countries try to limit or control globalisation like China
3.4 overall
Sometimes limit globalisation so they can maintain their cultural identity- First Nations
