Module 1: Structures of Globalization

Globalization

A process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments of different nations.

Manfred Steger

According to _________, globalization referst to the expansion and intensification of silocial relations and consciousness across world time and world-space.

Expansion

Refers to both creation of new social networks and the multiplication of existing connections that cut across traditional, political, economic, cultural, and geographic boundaries.

Intensification

Referes to the expansion, stretching, and acceleration of these networks.

Subjective plane of human consciousness

Manfred Steger notes that “Globalization process do not occur at an occur material level but they also involve _____________.

Globalism

a widespread belief among powerful people that the global integration of economic market is beneficial for everyone, since it spreads freedom and democracy across the world.

Arjun Appadurai

He describes globalization as scapes manifests into different kinds of globalization occur on multiple and interesting dimensions of integration.

Ethnoscape

Technoscape

Mediascape

Financescape

Ideoscape

Kind of Scapes

Ethnoscape

Refers to the global movement of people.

Technoscape

Refers to the circulation of mechanical goods and software.

Mediascape

Refers to the flow of culture.

Financescape

Denotes the global circulation of money.

Ideoscape

Refers to the realm where political ideas move around.

There are multiple globalization

Appadurai’s argument