THE STRUCTURES OF GLOBALIZATION
This lesson will introduce you of Globalization Process
Specific focus on;
1. Economics
2. Politics
Globalization
= People, businesses, and countries become more
connected and work together
= It is a complex phenomenon that occurs at multiple
levels.
= It is an uneven process that affects people
differently
Academics
= They view globalization in a much wider context.
= They view the process through various lenses that
consider multiple theories and perspectives.
Academics call this an interdisciplinary approach.
Interdisciplinary approach
= It is the approach used in general education (GE)
courses that you will be taking alongside this one.
Mannfred Steger
= He provided the best scholarly description of
globalization.
= He described the process as “the expansion and
intensification of social relations and consciousness
across world-time and across world-space.”
= He notes that “globalization processes do not occur
merely at an objective, material level but they also
involve the subjective plane of human
consciousness.”
Expansion
= Refers to “both the creation of new social
networks and the multiplication of existing
connections that cut across traditional political,
economic, cultural, and geographic boundaries.”
Intensification
= Refers to the expansion, stretching, and
acceleration of these networks.
