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1. Globalization and World Politics Globalization and World Politics Markéta Votoupalová Contact • Markéta Votoupalová, Ph.D. – NB264 – E-mail: [email protected] Course requirements • Active participation (24 + 16 points) – News (4 points) – Readings, Ted Talks – Discussion • Presentation • Mid-term test • In-class exam Mid-term test • Multiple-choice questions • Open questions – short answers • In class – 7th April (8th week) • 15 points In-class exam • 4 open questions • During week 13 (12th May) • 30 points Presentations • Teams • 60 minutes + discussion • Use Power Point, Prezi... • Activities: games, quizes, short videos... • Topics according to presentations => always to be narrowed down! • Check the dates! • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16fqWZ2bA1H t8JTVFV1KgxgArx7aLo_OJ1JrttzK7Mro/edit#gid=0 • 15 points Date Presentation no. Title 24.3.Presentation I integration policies/current migration challenges – a case study current conflict or security problem – case study (Syria, Ukraine, 31.3.Presentation II terrorism, Boko Haram...) 7.4.Presentation III cyberterrorism/terrorism – a case study problems in developing/developed countries – case study 28.4.Presentation IV (development aid, diseases, education, blood diamonds...) 5.5.Presentation V media coverage, social media, propaganda – case study Course contents • See the CESP website Introducing each other • What do you study? • What is your expectation of this course? • Why Prague and the University of Economics? News • How often do you read news? • Do you double-check the information? • Which sources do you find reliable? News Fake news Amazon rainforest fires • https://factcheck.afp.com/prayforamazonas- thousands-people-are-sharing-old-pictures- posts-about-amazon-rainforest-fires Fun resources • School of Life – Youtube • Big History ProJect – Sample video: • https://www.bighistoryproJect.com/chapters/5#crisscr ossing-and-connected • FP's The Editor's Roundtable (The E.R.) – http://the-e-r-podcast.foreignpolicy.com/ Factfulness? H. Rosling https://www.gapminder.org/ Discussion I. • Is globalization a new phenomenon? – Why yes? – Why not? • Discuss in groups Discussion II. • Is globalization positive or negative? – What prevails? • On a global level – Is the impact of globalization the same all around the world? • For you personally Aspects of globalization • What aspects can you identify/distinguish? – … – … – … – … – … Dimensions of globalization • By David Held; Paul James; Manfred B. Steger 1. Economic 2. Political (security; institutional) 3. Cultural (social; religious) 4. Ecological + Ideologies Issues of globalization • States and markets • Science and technology, development • Territoriality – ‘unbundling’ • Identities – local and transnational • Society and politics – networks • Uncertainty and competition • ... Concept of Globalization (James & Steger) • When was ´globalization´ first used as a concept? • Has the meaning of the concept changed? • What was first – globalization as a process or globalization as a concept? • Globalizations? Al-Rodhan & Stoudmann • Connotations: progress, development, stability, integration, cooperation × regression, colonialism, destabilization • Different perspectives, different world positions – George Ritzer (2003): “Attitudes toward globalization depend, among other things, on whether one gains or loses from it.” • Definitions – Narrow and exclusive × broad and inclusive – Complex and multifaceted • The concept first appeared in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 1961 • Many of the definitions refer to questions of economics (67 of 114), often they involve political and social aspects as well • Cesare Poppi (1997): “More than any other concept, globalization is the debate about it.” Globalization? • The term ‘globalization’ suggests a sort of dynamism best captured by the notion of ‘development’ or ‘unfolding’ along discernible patterns. • It always corresponds to the idea of change , and, therefore, denotes transformation. Anthony Giddens • British sociologist • 9 – modernity • 12 – contradictory, fragmentation, unity • 13 – transformation of time and space David Held (& Anthony McGrew) • Professor of Politics and IR (Professor of IR) • 13 – the widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness • Globalization/Anti-Globalization (2007) • Globalization Theory (2007) Jan A. Scholte • Professor; global studies • 13 – distanceless and borderless qualities • 14 – de-territorialization, ‘supraterritorial’ relations • Globalization (2005) Saskia Sassen • A Dutch-American sociologist; globalization, human migration • A Sociology of Globalization (2007) • Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages (2008) • The Global City : New York, London, Tokyo (2001) Some others • Immanuel Wallerstein : The Capitalist World Economy (1979) – a capitalist world economy; a global division of labour • Kenichi Ohmae : The End of the Nation-State (1995); The Borderless World (1990) – the borderless world • Paul Hirst & Grahame Thompson – a myth • Anthony McGrew – a historical process; a significant shift • Ulrich Beck – the weakening of state sovereignty and state structures • Thomas Larsson – world shrinkage • Robert O. Keohane – transnational flows; networks of interdependence • Manuel Castells : The Information Age (1996-8); The Internet Galaxy (2001) • Robbie Robertson : Three Waves of Globalization (2004) • Benjamin Barber : Consumed (2007) • Serge Latouche : The Westernization of the World (1996) • George Ritzer : The McDonaldization of Society (1993) • Thomas L. Friedman : The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (2007) • Jagdish Bhagwati : In Defense of Globalization (2007) Three perspectives on globalization • By David Held & Anthony McGrew 1. Hyperglobalist – The existence of a single global economy transcending and integrating the world’s maJor economic regions – The de-nationalization of strategic economic activities – Global markets can escape effective political regulation (by nation states) 2. Sceptical – Cautious about the revolutionary character of globalization – The intensity of contemporary global interdependence is considerably exaggerated – The world is breaking up into several major economic and political blocs (with different forms of capitalism) – The continued primacy of national power and sovereignty 3. Transformationalist – A shift or transformation in the scale of human social organization that extends the reach of power relations across the world’s maJor regions and continents – Highly uneven process, it divides as it integrates – A multidimensional process (not only economic); an historical process (not novel) – A vigorously contested process Development of globalization Roots and drivers of globalization • Science • Technology • Production • Transportation • Communication • ? The prehistoric period (10000 BCE- 3500 BCE) • Hunters and gatherers: contact was geographically limited and mostly coincidental • (8000 BCE) Farmers and herders, i.e. agriculture : population increases, establishment of permanent villages, construction of fortified towns – Nomads → se[led tribes, powerful states based on a1ricultural food production • Decentralized, e1alitarian nature of 1roups Z centralized and highly stratified patriarchal social structures headed by chiefs and priests , additional social classes : full-time craft specialists (invention of new technolo1ies. and professional bureaucrats and soldiers • Bowever, 1lobalization in this period still very limited 2he premodern period (8700 BCE- 1700. • Writing (spread of ideas, coordination of comple4 social activities or lar1e state formations., wheel (transportation. ;> their diffusion in Eurasia • 2he a1e of empires • Multiplication and e4tension of long-distance communication and exchange of culture (e.1. reli1ions., technolo1y, commodities, and diseases – Silk Road : connected the Chinese and the 0oman Empires – ´One belt, one road´ initiative! • China / East Asia ;> Europe emer1e as primary historical a1ents Silk 0oad Ori1inal Silk 0oad • Westward e4pansion of ChinaSs Ban Dynasty ( 06 BCE– 0 CE) • 2rade networks: Af1hanistan, Fazakhstan, Fyr1yzstan, 2aJikistan, 2urkmenistan, and :zbekistan, India, Pakistan ;> to Europe • Central Asia ; epicenter of one of the first waves of 1lobalization (economic, cultural, reli1ious. • Chinese silk, spices, Jade, and other 1oods moved west , 1old and other precious metals, ivory, and 1lass products east NowadaysM https://www.cfr.or1/back1rounder/c hinas-massive-belt-and-road- initiative 2he early modern period (1700-1770. • Europe (influence of Islamic and Chinese cultures. • Expansion westward : Searchin1 for a new, profitable sea route to India • Inventions, innovations (printing press . , the Reformation (power of the Catholic Church reduced, helped spread related RliberalS ideas of individualism and limited 1overnment. - Uprotestant ethicU • Another )ualitative leap that 1reatly intensified demo1raphic, cultural, ecolo1ical, and economic flows between Europe, Africa, and the Americas • 0ise of European metropolitan centers and their merchant classes laid the foundation of the ‘capitalist world system’ – Substantial support from their respective 1overnments (e.1. national Joint stock companies like the Dutch and British East India companies. – Direct political rule ( colonies . – Atlantic slave trade • 0eli1ious warfare within Europe • Westphalian states system 2he modern period (1770-1970. I • World trade increased dramatically; peaked before WW1 • Colonial rule • New industrial regimes
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