Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Deglobalization, Global Exchange, Bourgeoisie

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Bruce Morrison

Document Summary

A complex process of integration and interconnectedness (travels across great distances and links us by shrinking the distances between us) Te(cid:374)di(cid:374)g to(cid:449)ard a (cid:862)(cid:271)orderless (cid:449)orld(cid:863) (cid:894)u(cid:374)der(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g key ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of the state as (cid:449)e pre(cid:448)iously defi(cid:374)ed it) And a single global market, single global culture, society and political order. Super- territoriality transcending beyond state-boundaries of a territorial state. Intensification of transnational flows good (factors of products and merchandises), services, labour (problematic), capital (liberating subjected to intensification); Challenges economic sovereignty (final and absolute); less than what it once was. Diffusion of information, ideas and images culture spreads easily thanks to technology making the transition frictionless. Reducing distinctiveness of national cultures (cid:894)(cid:449)he(cid:374) tra(cid:448)elli(cid:374)g (cid:374)o(cid:449)adays you do(cid:374)"t get the (cid:862)(cid:272)ulture sho(cid:272)k(cid:863) you would have got 40 years ago) Reduced ability of states to manage their own affairs state is less powerful, extending to economy and society, determining policies that influence the domestic populations; capable of governing towards the peoples" interests)