In-Class ExerciseIn-Class Exercise
How would you define globalization?How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of What is one specific example of
processes of globalization?processes of globalization?
Aspects of GlobalizationAspects of Globalization
PoliticalPolitical EconomicEconomic CulturalCultural
Overlapping ProcessesOverlapping Processes
POLITICAL
CULTURALECONOMIC
Barber, “Jihad Vs. McWorld”Barber, “Jihad Vs. McWorld”
Features of McWorldFeatures of McWorld Imperatives leading to McWorldImperatives leading to McWorld
• Market imperativeMarket imperative• Resource imperativeResource imperative• Information-technology imperativeInformation-technology imperative• Ecological imperativeEcological imperative
Features of JihadFeatures of Jihad Fate of democracy?Fate of democracy?
Cultural Impacts of GlobalizationCultural Impacts of Globalization
Homogenization thesisHomogenization thesis• Melting-pot modelMelting-pot model• Cultural imperialismCultural imperialism
Fragmentation thesisFragmentation thesis• Uniting of territorial communities, Uniting of territorial communities,
dividing of relational communitiesdividing of relational communities
Hall on National CulturesHall on National Cultures
National cultures as discoursesNational cultures as discourses Are national cultures really unifying Are national cultures really unifying
identities?identities? Implications of globalization for Implications of globalization for
national cultures? 3 possibilities:national cultures? 3 possibilities:• Erosion of national identitiesErosion of national identities• Strengthening of national and local Strengthening of national and local
identitiesidentities• Emergence of new hybrid identitiesEmergence of new hybrid identities