Globalisation: Social And Political Tensions Flashcards
What has created culturally mixed societies?
Open borders
Deregulation
Encouragement of FDI
What has culturally mixed societies led to?
Migrant diasporas
What is a migrant diasporas?
A scattered population across many regions
What is an example of a multicultural society resulting form globalisation?
The UK
What is an example of open boarders?
EU citizens are free to move around the EU as a right
What is post-accession?
The flow of economic migrants after a country has joined the EU
When did post-accession occur in the uk?
In 20004 when Slovakia and Poland joined the EU
How many french people were living in London in 2015?
250,000 a large number showing how many people move from one country in the EU to another
What is an enclave?
A small area surrounded by a larger area where the population is culturally or ethnically distinct
What % of Londons 8 million residents are from another country?
30% showing how movement is easy form one country to another in most cases
What is a Diaspora?
The dispersion or spread of a group of people from their original homeland
What are some examples of deregulation?
Freedom to invest in businesses or transfer capital
Removal of any barriers to invest money
No government approval needed
No restrictions for financial institutions
Any bank or individual can trade in shares without having to use London stock exchange
How many migrants did the UK receive after WW2 from the Caribbean?
500,000 migrants
What was the pull factor for Caribbean migrants after WW2?
Work due the rebuilding of industry in the UK following the war
We’re there any intervening obstacles for Caribbean migrants after WW2?
No because visa restrictions did not apply at this time to countries in the British commonwealth
What was the push factor for Caribbean migrants after WW2?
Poverty associated with decolonisation
What did a need for labour in the UK textile industry lead to in the 60’s?
750,000 Pakistanis and 1 million Indians were attracted by these pull factors
We’re there any intervening obstacles for the textile migrants?
Few visa restrictions and transport was cheap
What are some refugee migrations into the UK?
Ugandan Asians (1972) and Vietnamese boat people from Hong Kong (1975)
what lead to an increase in restrictions for oversea migrants?
Due to controversial views of the UK public
What was one exception to oversea migration to the UK?
EU migrants as all EU citizens have the right of free movement within the EU
What is a thriving migrant diaspora in New York?
Queens made of 5 boroughs
What are some of the countries found in queens?
India
Korea
Brazil
How many languages are believed to be spoken in queens?
800
What % of the queens population is migrants?
36%
What are some parades that occur in New York? (Migration)
Chinese New Year St Patrick’s day Puerto Rican day West Indian-American day African American day Columbus Day parade
What are the negatives of the movement of people?
May trigger cultural tensions and extremist behaviour
What does a rapid increase in migration by globalisation cause?
Led to a rise in extremist groups
What are some extremist groups in the UK?
Britain first
The knights Templar
Extreme right wing groups
What are the two characteristics of far right extremist groups?
Reject the principle oh human equality
Advocate exclusionary policies towards immigrants and minority groups
What other country has also seen a rise in extremist groups?
Germany
How many extremists have been identified by Germany’s domestic intelligence?
32000 extremists
Why could you argue that brexit is a rejection of globalisation?
As it is breaking away from the EU where trade and the movement of people was encouraged making an obstacle for movement and trade
What did 4 regions in France ban?
The Burkini
Why was banning the burkini antiglobalist?
As it stopping a specific group from accessing an area becuase of their race/ religious beliefs
What transboundary resources are affected by globalisation?
Water
What can cause a water conflict?
Any location that experiences rising demand or diminishing supply can lead to a conflict for the reimagining source
What did the UN make to prevent water conflicts?
The Helsinki rules
What is the point of the Helsinki rules?
Management of transboundary resources on an equitable basis but the pressures of development and population growth may prevent cooperation
What is the nature of the NIle basin conflict?
The Chinese government provided money for the Ethiopian government to build a HEP damn near the source of the Nile in their mountainous region however the countries downstream protested saying there felt at threat of the flow being controlled by Ethiopia
Who are the key player sin the Nile basin conflict?
Ethiopia
China
Egypt
How do the user needs of Egypt and Ethiopia vary?
Ethiopia need the water for power and less for agrarian purposes but due to Egypt being desert they rely on the river flow as a main source of water
