Perspectives on GLOBALISATION Flashcards
NEOLIBERAL
What are neoliberals known as?
Why?
‘Positive globalists’
Globalisation is a good thing as it extends free markets, liberal democracy and ‘trickle down’ equality.
NEOLIBERAL
Neoliberals believe in the ‘___________’ where ________ replaces other _______ and ___________, representing ________ progress - similar to _________________.
a) ‘new world order’
b) capitalism
c) religious
d) philosophical movements
e) desirable
f) ‘enlightenment’ thinking
NEOLIBERAL
What are neoliberals supportive of?
Why?
Cultural globalisation
Because if the world and market is truly ‘free’ then there will eventually be only be one culture.
RADICAL
What are radicals known as?
Why?
‘Negative globalists’
They highlight issues in dependency theory, neo-Marixsm, World-Systems theory and neo-colonialism as some pitfalls of globalisation.
RADICAL
What do radicals believe about globalisation?
What is this known as?
It only serves to increase inequality by making businesses more profitable through exploitative and disingenuous practices.
Known as structural violence.
RADICAL
Radicals belive cultural _________ leads to cultural __________.
a) cultural imperialism
b) cultural homogenisation
RADICAL
What is culutral imperialism?
What is cultural homogenisation?
Imperialism = imposing culture through economics/trade.
Homogenisation = loss of cultural diversity as globalisation increases.
RADICAL
What do radicals believe about TNCs and IGOs?
What do radicals believe about business leaders?
What is this reflective of?
TNCs and IGOs = the new empire builders.
Business leaders = the new warlords.
Radical and marxist thinking.
TRANSFORMATIONALIST
What do transformationalist think about globalisation?
They aren’t sure what the outcome of it will be.
TRANSFORMATIONALIST
Who are transformationalists?
A group of postmodernists who want to take an objective stance on the issue.
TRANSFORMATIONALIST
Cohen and Kennedy (2012) wrote that globalisation might naturally _____ or _______.
We might be able to ______ the __________ and accept the _________ outlined by _______.
a) slow
b) reverse
c) reject
d) negatives
e) positives
f) others
TRANSFORMATIONALIST
Cohen and Kennedy (2012) wrote that ___________ doesn’t need to happen - we instead keep our _______ and _____ it, for everyone’s _______.
This is called __________ of culture.
a) homogenisation
b) culture
c) share
d) benefit
e) hybridisation
TRANSFORMATIONALIST
Cohen and Kennedy (2012) wrote that _________ culture is increasingly _______ in the West, so cultural ________ isn’t 100% correct.
The world was made of _______ countries before it became an unequal ___________ - we can’t say this is anyones _____.
a) developing
b) popular
c) imperialism
d) unequal
e) world system
f) fault
