Globalization
What is the definition of globalization?
The process in which people, ideas and goods spread throughout the world, spurring more interaction and integration between the world's cultures, governments and economies
When did colonies begin to enter the post-colonial period?
after the world wars
What are identity politics?
¨Sociopolitical identities that focus not on shared national identity, but on perception of shared culture, language, or race
¤How politics are shaped by identification with certain group
How is migration being controlled?
Through refugees, refugee camps, and immigration laws
What processes does globalization contribute to?
urbanization, modernization, and industrialization
When did globalization begin?
1400s
What allowed states to spread ideology at home and abroad?
Propaganda
Why is migration easier today than it was in the past?
easy global transport and technology
What are the values of a civil society?
¤Includes values such as free speech, political participation, voting rights
What is Neo-colonialism
the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies
What are five things globalization includes?
¤International commerce
¤Travel and tourism
¤Transnational migration
¤Mass media
¤Information flows
What two ideologies were pitted against each other in the cold war
Capitalism and communism
What is Neoliberalism and what does it encompass?
¨Control of finances shifted from the government to the private sector
¤Encompasses free markets, privatization, deregulation, and fair trade
¤Austerity measures
Backed by powerful transnational financial institutions
True or False (if false explain why):
Globalization has lifted all nations out of poverty
¨In some countries, large proportions of the population have been lifted out of poverty (eg. India)
¨Poverty has remained high in other places, like African countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
How were empires looked at in the cold war, and why?
¨The World Wars were so destructive, that “empire” is now believed to be a bad thing, so both the USA and the USSR accuse the other of being imperialist. They use this as an excuse to influence other nations.
What is mercantilism and when was it prominent?
¨Core country maintains control over its peripheral and semi-peripheral colonies through a favorable balance of trade.
16th-18th centuries
¨The Cold War divided the world into three spheres, what were they?
¤First world: the Capitalist societies (North America, Europe…)
¤Second world: the Communist societies (Soviet Union, China…)
¤Third world: former colonies and “undeveloped” nations, which the First and Second compete for.
What is antiglobalization and what does it focus on?
¨Concentrated on combatting the spread of neoliberal economic policies, or at least introducing some oversight/regulation
¤Environmental concerns (eg. tragedy of the commons)
¤Human rights/labor issues
¤Lack of representation
What is the difference between patriotism and nationalism?
Nationalism is an extreme form of patriotism in which people believe their country is superior and that others are inferior
What country was developed after WWII that is still causing problems today?
Isreal
What is an example of colonizers using racism to shape the minds and identities of those they subjugated?
¤During Belgian colonization of Rwanda, Tutsis were empowered over Hutus because they were believed more similar to whites. This later culminated in the Rwanda genocide of 1994 and the Congo wars of 1996-2003.
After the cold war, what kind of markets dominated internationally?
capitalist markets
Describe transnational citizens
people who have the means and desire to travel between places, often for economic reasons, and who may not think of themselves as belonging to only one culture or nation-state.
What were some of the countries that developed after the treaty of Versailles?
What did Prof Seamon say anthropology was referred to in the early 20th century
Handmaidens of imperialism