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9 Terms
Globalization
uneven, multilayered process
shaped by historical power relations, not a single unified force
nation, state, nationalism
nationality is a cultural identity
state is a political structure
nationalism attempts to align them
the state
a system of power that organizes society, controls populations, and produces citizens
key words: sovereignty, bureaucracy, governance, territorial control
infrastructure
a material and political system
shapes how people experience the state
roads, electricity, water
wallerstein’s world systems theory
the global economy is a single capitalist system structured by inequality
commodities, value, markets, and morality
value is not just economic
socially and culturally constructed
markets are moral systems shaped by values and narratives
wolf and reification (thingification)
social categories (like “culture” or “West”) are historically produced, not natural
development
Development is a political and contested process, not a neutral or purely economic one
Political institutions shape economic outcomes and development paths
politics of information
information is not neutral; it reflects and shapes power relations
