GLOBALZN 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Manfred Steger, Anthony Giddens, World Health Organization
17 Oct 2018
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An essentially contested concept - no objective correct description, many equally plausible understanding. Different things for different people in different contexts. Integration of markets, transportation systems and communication systems, enabling corporations, countries and individuals to reach around the world father fastest cheapest and deeper. Increased interconnectedness and interdependence of people in countries. Anthony giddens; intensification of worldwide social relations. More numerous and more intensive connections between individuals and communities across the world. These connections come from and inforce time space compression (distance is no longer a barrier to instant connection) Information, communication, transport technology but avoid technological of determinism decisions still key. Global actions have increasingly affect local experiences. Creates increased global consequences - via shared experience eg, world cup, olympic games. Globalization is a dynamic process, not a static movement.
