“Globalization or globalisation
is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and
governments worldwide.” (wikipedia-Globalization)
l Summary
“Globalization consists
primarily of two major directional tendencies, increasing global connectivity
and increasing global consciousness.” (2008, Robertson and White)
Globalization means the world's compression, its
focus on the world as a whole. The meaning of globalization has been
progressive for centuries. In relation to modernity, globalization clearly represents
recent developments. The word 'globalization' is sometimes used very vaguely, and contradictory. But its use itself is part of the "global
consciousness."
There are three dimensions of globalization:
cultural, political and economics.
Cultural globalization is one of the most visible
parts of globalization. It includes both 'cultural homogenization' and cultural
diversification. Globally, cultures are becoming more and more alike and fused.
Political globalization refers to the development of
a political infrastructure of global governance. Today, the meaning of global
interdependence is accepted worldwide. International, transnational and
multilateral institutions have surged since World War II.
Economic globalization is the increasing economic
interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase
in cross-border movement of goods, service, technology, and capital.
l What was interesting/what did you learn
I thought 'globalization' was a relatively recent
phenomenon. But in the broad concept, it is something that has been going on
for centuries.
An analysis of the way the world forms a global order,
and the way people perceive such a world, is a way of understanding
globalization. When we think of the world, we think of the whole world narrowly
in our view. We need to think flexibly about the world and grasp the various
branches of globalization.
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l Discussion Point
An anti-modern attitude is
inevitably modern in some sense.
The anti-global attitude
shows that the issue is included in the discussion of globality. In that sense,
there will never be a regression in globalization.
<- Really? What do you think?
I think the progress of modernization is natural. This is based on technological advances. Sometime, introduce people who mimic classical movements on channels such as National Geographic. But such people are very few, and modern people inevitably live in a more modern civilization and support it. Globalization lies in the flow of modernization. The degree varies, of course, depending on the "openness" of each country, but it is rare to be cut off from the world, at least by establishing "Cheohwabi" like "Joseon." Therefore, I think that as modernization progresses, we need to understand globalization and be prepared to embrace it. I don't think this is essential for individuals. But we should be careful that there will be risks to 'biases' that are different from self-assertions.
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