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Globalization and Global Society Course S upervisor: Dr. Rong-yang Huang

Globalization and Global Society Course S upervisor: Dr. Rong-yang Huang. Outline. Agenda One Agenda Two Agenda Three. Globalization and You. Globalization and Globalism. Is There a “Global Society”?. Globalization and You. What globalization is?.

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Globalization and Global Society Course S upervisor: Dr. Rong-yang Huang

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  1. Globalization and Global Society Course Supervisor: Dr. Rong-yang Huang

  2. Outline • Agenda One • Agenda Two • Agenda Three Globalization and You Globalization and Globalism Is There a “Global Society”?

  3. Globalization and You

  4. What globalization is? • “…a process that embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions, generating transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction, and power.” (Held & McGrew, 1999)

  5. What globalization is? • It is not a single process but involves four distinct types of “change”: • 1. Stretches (social, political, economic activities across political frontier, regions, and continents.) • 2. Intensified (our dependence on each other, as flows of trade, migration and culture increase.) • 3. Speeds up (the world. Including ideas, goods, information, capital and people.) • 4. Deeper (distant events have a deeper impact on our lives.)

  6. What globalization is?

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  10. What globalization is?

  11. What globalization is?

  12. What globalization is?

  13. What globalization is? • A “big idea” or cliché? • Can we give it more precisely? • Interconnectedness of everybody? • The absence of hierarchies in global networks? • What limits on the power of government? • What role of individual will be?

  14. From government to governance model Global change flow Multi-centric world State-centric world Governance model transition governance model Government model

  15. Global order Integration Authority Fragmentation Global governance：inclusive words

  16. Micro Macro Global governance flow Changing patterns of global life Changing patterns of global order interaction Individual actor (J. Rosenau, 2000)

  17. Globalization is a paradox • Fragmegration = Fragmentation + Integration • Globalization is a reasonable paradox • Glocalization or global localism

  18. Yes, it’s you!

  19. Globalization at risk?

  20. Governance dilemma

  21. * Democracy deficit: Who is participating in? Who should take responsibility? * Global inequality: Ungovernable  regime change

  22. Agenda Two Globalization and Globalism

  23. Globalization: • 1. an objective process • 2. the world is “compressing” • Globalism: • 1. a subjective thought • 2. a global “consciousness” is needed

  24. A gift or curse from the West？

  25. Westernization？Americanization？

  26. How to judge globalism? • Global interdependences and movements • Are the poor getting poorer? • Global justice and the bargaining problem • Altering global arrangements • Institutions and inequality • Fair sharing of global opportunities

  27. Global common issues or risks Global governance creation ？ Global society？ Is it the same as International society？ Vague concepts Karen A. Mingst

  28. Agenda Three Is There a “Global Society”?

  29. Governance Transition Governance that is global Governance in the global Do we have the constitution of global civil society？ Where are we now？

  30. The fact is….. • Cultural differences continue to matter. • Incompatible between globalized cultural standards and local standards  “decoupling”: you talk the talk, but you do not walk the walk. • Hybrid cultures (‘Glocalized’ cultures) are the likely result.

  31. The linkage of regime and governance regime Institutional linkages Institutional linkages Global governance regime regime Regimes network

  32. To be continue ……

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