Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, Manfred Steger Ch.1-2 Flashcards
Contested Concept
Term used to describe globalization. Scholars struggle to agree on a definition and completely understand what it means
Dichotomy
division between two things that are different
Example: “west against the rest”
Transnational
company/organization which operates internationally
Ex: Geneva Conference, Olympics
TNC’s
Transnational Corporations
Ex: adidas, coca-cola, Visa, BP, McDonalds
Glocal
characterized by local and global considerations
Ex: World Cup
FIFA
International Federation of Football Associations. Organized in 1930, governing body of association football
infrastructure
structures and facilities for a society such as buildings, roads, power
global imaginary
being aware of personal belonging within a global community
globality
social condition that make physical boundaries irrelevant because of global affairs
globalization
“connectivity and flows linking the local/national to the global”, intensification of social relations
static condition
little to no change
dynamic process
conditions within society that are always changing, interaction between different social process
social process
the ways a society or culture change or stay the same
social institutions
relationship patterns that function across an entire society.
social network
connections that cut across political, economic, cultural, and geographical boundaries
When did the term globalization become commonly used?
Traced back to the 1940s, but because common during the “Roaring Nineties” because of the increase of interdependence of social life.
What is the “steamroller perspective” of globalization?
Strong force that diminishes any local distinctiveness.
Example: Americanization
Global-local nexus
a structure or system that is neither local nor global, such as the World Cup
Three assertions of globalization:
- We are leaving behind the conditions of modern nationality
- We are moving towards new conditions of postmodern globality.
- We haven’t yet reached it
4 qualities of globalization
- Creation and multiplication of new and existing social networks.
- Expansion and stretching of social relations, activities, and connections
- Intensification and acceleration of social exchange
- Emphasized global imaginary
Interdependence
a mutual reliance between two separate things
innovation
creation or introduction of new methods or ideas
civil society
community linked by common interests and collective activities
time-space compression
anything that alters quantities of and relationships between space and time
Ex: internet
Eurocentric perspective
refers to European exceptionalism
civil society associations
Refers to the third sector
Distinct from non-profit gov’t and business
Divergence
people and social connections stemming from a single origin but moving and diversifying over time and space
convergence
different and widely spaced people and social connections coming together more rapidly than ever before
Stratified society
people within a society are ranked or categorized, hierarchy
patriarchal social structure
males hold primary power in politics, authority, social privilege, and control of property
bureaucracy
system of government with state officials instead of elected officials
Mesopotamia
ancient regions of SW Asia (Modern day Iraq)
Invention of writing and agriculture
Enlightenment
18th century, time in western Europe that developed social practices that focused on reason and analysis, and emphasized sciences
Modernity
term associated with the 18th century European Enlightenment, marked by objective science and achieving universal form of morality and law
demographic change
shift in a specific aspect of society such as population, age, or language
Global North
developed countries
Global South
less developed countries
socialism
distribution and exchange owned and regulated by the whole society
bourgeoise
the group that controls means of production
social movement
group of people working toward a common societal change
MAD
mutually assured destruction
Cold War
1947-1991, state of political hostility that divided the world into the “liberal capitalist First World” and the “authoritarian-socialist” second world
Prehistoric Period dates
10,000 BC- 3500 BC
Premodern Period dates
3500 BC- 1500 CE
Early Modern Period dates
1500- 1750
Modern Period dates
1750-1980
Contemporary Period dates
1980 to present
class solidarity
aspects wishing a society that bind people togehter
cosmopolitan
familiar/ at ease with many different countries
When did the term globalization become commonly used?
Traced to the 1940s but became popular in the “Roaring Nineties”
Steamroller perspective
globalization is a strong force that diminishes any “local distinctiveness”
ex. Americanization
Global-local nexus
(globalization) a structure or system that is neither local nor global
The 3 assertions affirmed by globalization
- Slowly leaving behind the condition of modern nationality.
- Moving towards a new condition of post-modern globally.
- We haven’t yet reached it.
6 parts of the Buddhist parable of the blind scholars
politics, culture, environment, economics, religion, ideology
Explain Steger’s 4 qualities of globalization
- Creation & multiplication of new and existing social networks
- Expansion & stretching of social relations, activities, and connections
- Intensification & acceleration of social exchange
- Emphasized global imaginary
Rise of the ‘modern’ nation-state during the 18th century:
has to do with European Enlightenment and developing objective science to achieve universal form of morality and law
Features of the prehistoric period
hunter& gathers, nomadic
Features of the premodern period
writing, silk road, technological advances, such as paper, silk, fabric, and metal work.
Features of the early modern period
enlightenment, capitalist world system
features of the contemporary period
deregulation of national economies, convergence and expansion, technological revolution
Features of the modern period
Cold war (1945-1991), convergence, increased population, immigration
