GLOBALIZATIONIR II

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GLOBALIZATION/IR- II
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• Implications of Globalization for IR theory
• Category of state
• Death of discipline?
• (Re)thinking the international
• Globalization Theory new condition of
  spatiality, causative?
• Social theory obsolete?

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• Justin Rosenbergs critique
• Realist ontology as starting point?
• Westphalia international interaction between
  states
• Takes political realism as correct states
• Other ways of thinking the international
  civilization, religion, capitalism, (i.e. other
  ontologies available)
• Reification of space globality (space) inert,
  inanimate cannot be explanation in itself,
  treat abstract as having concrete material
  existence
• Fetishism of space (excessive regard/attachment)
• Methodological territorialism
• Erasure of international

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• Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Empire
• Networks of production, power, resistance
• Overlapping networks of regulation
• Bio-power
• Multitude potential for resistance

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• Implications for IR
• borderless world? (Ohmae)
• State erode?
• Hyper-globalizers state redundant
• Critics role of state transformed
• Competition state (Phil Cerny, Linda Weiss)
• Macro-fiscal management weakened
• Surveillance, military, criminal, policing (Bigo)
  strengthen
• Ideological nature of neoliberal claim

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• State oriented to global economy (not questions
  of justice, democracy, welfare)
• Lose capacity in some areas - interest rates,
  exchange rates (Global finance)
• Increased capacity in other policy areas
  surveillance, taxation tax burdens increased,
  social spending increased global institutions
• DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS

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• NEW MODES of GOVERNANCE
• Economic integration but no global institutions
• New medievalism geo cities, elite urban groups,
  production, knowledge centred in world cities
• Meso regionalism intense economic activity in
  geographical region but bridge frontiers of
  states (Pearl River Delta in mainland China)
• Micro regionalism- Silicon Valley USA, North-east
  in the UK (small geographical areas in
  established states)
• NGOs

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• CITIZENSHIP?
• Territorial identity/national?
• Regional/global (human rights), local
• Fragmented citizenship
• Immigrants/ asylum seekers/ domicile not national
  citizenship

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• Critics argue rich are getting richer, poor worse
  off (within and between countries)
• Absolute and relative poverty increasing
  according to critical scholars
• Mainstream economists, scholars and politicians,
  spokespersons of IOs like IMF and World Bank
  provide upbeat assessments

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• David Dollar and Aart Kraay (2002) widely quoted
  study suggests
• the best evidence shows that the current
  wave of globalization, which started around 1980
  has actually promoted economic equality and
  reduced poverty
• Others at WB suggest 1988-1993, world income
  inequality is very high increasing.

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• USA 2000 greater than at any time since 1920s
• Richest 5 of households receive 6 times more
  income than poorest 20 households
• Paul Krugman 70 of all income growth in the
  USA in the 1980s went to richest 1 of all
  families
• WEALTH richest 1 of households owned 42 of
  stocks, 55 of all bonds, 44 of all trusts. 71
  of all noncorporate business

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• Globalization/Culture
• Convergence? Homogenization?
• Global/local
• Global capitalism and difference (Stuart Hall)
• Hybridity

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