LESSON 2

• World-systems approach


  World Systems Theory is inherently linked to globalization. It is a way of explaining how different economies are tied together globally.
• Flow of labor from the Periphery to the Core

  1. Outsourcing

  2. Migration
• Global culture approach


  Highlights both the interconnectedness and tensions inherent in the spread of cultural influences worldwide, emphasizing the complex interplay between global and local dynamics in shaping contemporary cultural landscapes
• Global society approach


  The world as a "global village" (McLuhan, 1962; 1964; 1968)
• Global capitalism approach


  The current epoch in the centuries-long history of the capitalist economy, heralded by many as a free and open economic system that brings people from around the world together to foster innovations in production, for facilitating exchange of culture and knowledge, for bringing jobs to struggling
• Philosophies and ideologies of globalization

  • Neoliberalism
  • Cosmopolitanism
  • Cultural Imperialism
  • Postmodernism
  • Environmentalism
  • Liberalism
  • Feminism
  • Nationalism
  • Environmentalism
  • Critical Theory
• Philosophies and ideologies against globalization

  • Anti-globalization Movement
  • Protectionism
  • Localism
  • Nationalism
  • Indigenous Rights Movements