GL Lecture 1

Question 1

Globality

Answer 1

Condition or State of the world :
Omnipresence of processes of globalisation. Ideal situation in which the entire global exists in condition of globalization w/ integrated politics, economics and culture. (not real)

Question 2

Globalism

Answer 2

Normative idea/ ideology. Actions and ideas can be described as «globalist» or not. Ex : Creation of UN after WWII

Question 3

Globalization

Answer 3

Process of moving towards globality. Advanced projects that are more or less globalist (create institutions at a global level). Umbrella term for many different smaller processes.

Question 4

Difference in response of the final crisis of subprimes and Covid-19 pandemic

Answer 4

response was global for covid

Question 5

Globalization according to John Tomlinson

Answer 5

Collective condition of «complex connectivity» on a global scale. Refers to the rapidly developing and ever-densening network of interconnections and interdependencies that characterize modern social life. 1999

Question 6

the broad task of globalization theory

Answer 6

• understand the sources of this condition of complex connectivity
• interpret its implications across the various spheres of social existence

Question 7

dimensions

Answer 7

culture politics economics

Question 8

globalization = complex connectivity

Answer 8

Politics Economics Culture
and
Countries, Regions, Companies …

Question 9

Complexity = dynamic processes

Answer 9

• rescaling
• pushing, pulling, squeezing
• extensive / intensive

Eriksen refers to them as «runaway processes» «treadmill syndromes» «double binds»

Question 10

Scale according to Eriksen

Answer 10

Combination of size and complexity : the larger we go up in scale, the more complex are social organizations

Question 11

Pushing

Answer 11

Forces pull downwards on local communities ( Human Rights )

Question 12

Pulling

Answer 12

Forces pull upwards from local communities : taking power from a city to a nation-state

Question 13

Squeeze

Answer 13

Taking things and squeezing them into different spaces that didn’t exist before (EU, ASEAN…)

Question 14

Extensive globalization

Answer 14

Cover lots of countries (2008 crisis) and reaching many sectors

Question 15

Intensive Globalization

Answer 15

Depth in 1 place, large number of people / deep structures

Question 16

Uneven processes

Answer 16

Same process can lead to more results in one place but less results in another

Question 17

«Hopping» Globalization

Answer 17

processes skip over people - places entirely ( communication internet in africa ) Ferguson

Question 18

POV Academics

Answer 18

Globalization is unique and focuses on changed relationships

Question 19

Skeptics POV

Answer 19

portions of the globe are wholly or in part outside of the processes associated with globalization

Question 20

Globalists

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Individuals who actively promote globalization rhetoric and or policies (Word Economic Forum) .

Question 21

Examples of globalists

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Angela Merkel, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton

Question 22

Skeptics attitude

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Actively promote anti-globalization rhetoric and or policies because they oppose globalization. Ex : DT

Question 23

Why globalization is hard to understand in the abstract ?

Answer 23

Because most people can only see parts of it (that affect them)

Question 24

Manifestation of complex connectivity

Answer 24

more and more issues arising that cannot be solved by individuals or counties : must be solved collectively or not at all ( global warming, migration ) otherwise gaps

Question 25

délocalisation en anglais

Answer 25

offshoring