Lecture 1 Globalization: Definitions, Perspectives, and Impacts

Analyze underlying philosophies, evaluate benefits and drawbacks, and describe contemporary dimensions and manifestations.

What are the key learning objectives regarding globalization?

Globalization refers to the expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and world-space.

What is globalization according to M. Steger (2009)?

The creation of the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University.

What historical event in 1919 is significant in the context of globalization?

It views globalization as a process where Western civilization battles against nationalism, localism, and tribalism.

What does Samuel Huntington's perspective on globalization emphasize?

As an intensification of worldwide social relations linking distant localities, where local events are shaped by distant occurrences.

How does Anthony Giddens define globalization?

He reflects on the immense enlargement of world communication and the tangible nature of the world market.

What does Fredric Jameson suggest about globalization?

A concept that refers to both the compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole.

What is Roland Robertson's definition of globalization?

As a process that compresses the time and space aspects of social relations.

How does James Mittelman describe globalization?

The closer integration of countries and peoples due to reduced costs of transportation and communication.

What does Joseph Stiglitz identify as a key factor in globalization?

Globalization refers to social processes transforming nationality into globality, while globality signifies a social condition of interconnectedness that makes national borders less relevant.

What is the difference between 'globalization' and 'globality'?

It refers to the growing consciousness of belonging to a global community and the idea of interconnectedness.

What does the term 'global imaginary' refer to in the context of globalization?

It signifies a social condition characterized by close-knit economic, political, cultural, and environmental interconnections.

What is the significance of the term 'globality' in globalization studies?

January 1, 1983.

What major technological milestone is considered the official start of the Internet?

It denotes change and transformation in social relations and conditions.

What does globalization as a process imply?

Over 30 countries.

How many countries may contribute to the production of a single phone?

Design (USA, South Korea), raw materials (Lithium from Chile, cobalt from Congo, gold from Peru), manufacturing (China, Vietnam, India), software (developed globally), and shipping/retail (global logistics networks).

What are some of the roles different countries play in the production of a phone?

It indicates a growing recognition and discussion of globalization as a phenomenon.

What does the influx of the term 'globalization' in the 1980s signify?

It reflects a sense of an immense enlargement of the world market that feels more tangible than in earlier stages of modernity.

What does globalization reflect about the world market according to Fredric Jameson?

The clash between universalizing Western civilization and local or national identities.

What is a potential drawback of globalization mentioned in the notes?

The rise of fast fashion as a global phenomenon.

What is a contemporary manifestation of globalization mentioned in the notes?

The interconnectedness of economies, cultures, and societies across borders.

What is one of the key dimensions of globalization today?

Local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away.

How does globalization affect local happenings according to Anthony Giddens?

It refers to the local version of globality, where communities are socially constructed.

What does the term 'imagined community' refer to in Benedict Anderson's context?