Blog Reading Assignment 1 "What is Globalzation?" - Darlene Audrey

Summary 

As I read the Blackwell Companion to Globalization book (Ritzer, 2007). I understood that globalization is something that you cannot avoid. It is very general and specific because it has many viewpoints and is characterized in many ways, so it can be called globalization. In this book, globalization is represented by three different aspects:

  1. Global connectedness and rising global consciousness are the two main directional trends that characterize globalization. Consciousness is a shared perception of the universe; it does not entail agreement.

  2. A specific sort of globalization is completed by establishing the United Nations. Thus, just with the UN's operations, the four main pillars of globalization are nation-states, individuals, global politics, and humanity.

  3. Four main dimensions of human life make up globalization: the cultural, social, political, and economic.

These dimensions are intricately linked, with one or two characteristics predominating at any given time or location. For instance, economic and cultural factors are intimately intertwined in today's society. The book also mentions how crucial it is to avoid deifying globalization. It is essential to understand that it is not a thing or a "it" to be globalized. Recognizing that it is a conceptual entity rather than a tangible something is crucial. This is crucial given the worldwide impact of the interest in, discourse on, and analysis of globalization. The book highlights what we have called the ineluctable contentious nature of globalization talk. The global nature of any discussion of globalization must inevitably result in understanding the impossibility of definitively and essentialistically answering the question, "What is globalization?". But this also shouldn't be seen as a free pass for a flood of stories about globalization as a bad thing.


Interesting aspects

The complexity and variety of impacts of globalization are discussed in one chapter of "The Blackwell Companion to Globalization" by Roland Robertson and Kathleen E. White. The chapter examines the complexities of globalization and how it affects all facets of society. The book contends that globalization is not a monolithic phenomenon but a dynamic, complicated process that impacts many countries in various ways. They investigate the many impacts of globalization on multiple parts of the world and its numerous aspects, including economic, political, cultural, and social. This viewpoint refutes the dogmatic idea that globalization is a constant and homogenizing force and emphasizes the necessity for a multifaceted, situation-specific understanding of this phenomenon. In general, this chapter provides a thorough and insightful overview of globalization's complexity and range of effects.


Discussions 

It is crucial to consider how globalization affects various national political systems as it continues to change our planet. They talk about the independence of national political systems during the development of globalization in this chapter. They contend that national sovereignty may survive with globalization and does not inevitably erode due to it. How national political systems preserve their independence and authority over their issues in the face of globalization is a crucial question raised by this. What possibilities and difficulties does globalization bring for national political systems, and how can they deal with this complicated and dynamic process?


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