Globalization and Culture, Introduction.

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Globalization and Culture, Introduction.
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Why Globalization?

• Main employers in Atlanta
• CNN
• Coca Cola
• UPS
• CDC
• Carter Center
• Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport
• Emory University

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Basic Terms

• Globe The Earth, or a spherical representation
  of it.
• Cross-national, Trans-national anything that
  crosses national boundaries.
• Cross-cultural, trans-cultural anything that
  crosses cultural boundaries.

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Basic Terms, contd.

• Global it is possible to speak of the world as
  one social system. Extensively cross-national.
• System a complex whole set of connected things
  or parts organized body of things.
• Social System a complex of connected human
  beings and organized body of human beings.

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Brief History of Globalization

• 1-6th C AD Rise of Christianity and Holy Roman
  Empire.
• 600-1300 Spread of Islam from W. Med. To N.
  Africa, Central Asia, India.
• 1492 Columbus sails to America.
• 1650 Expansion of slave trade, African diaspora.
• 1776/1789 US and French Revolutions
• 1848-78 International trade originating from
  Europe increases six-fold.

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Brief History of Globalization, contd.

• 1885 Treaties of Berlin partition Africa and
  create international Law.
• 1917 WWII brings most European Nations and the
  US into war.
• 1929 Great depression affects the whole world.
• WWII First truly global war.
• 1950s world of nation states, UN, IMF, WB.
• 1989 End of the cold war. G.H.W Bush speaks of a
  New World Order.

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Categorizing Globalization

• Economics International commerce, industry,
  enterprise.
• Politics Empire, systems of global governance,
  UN, OAS.
• Social Migration, travel, non-governmental
  organizations.
• Cultural Shared meanings cross national
  boundaries.

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Micklethwait and Woodridge

• Globalization spreads the idea of liberty and
  fundamental rights of the individual.
• When economies are national, culture can be
  controlled by an elite.
• Globalization reduces the tyranny of place.
• People can leave their places of origin.
• Mass media permits imaginary escape.

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Final Project

• The final project will really be a sort of take
  home exam worth forty points. You will need to
  choose one phenomena of globalization and analyze
  it from the different perspectives on
  globalization we will be discussing. You can
  choose one of the topics I list below, or you can
  choose your own topic and okay it with me. Your
  paper must be of the following structure
• 1-2 pages Introduction to the phenomena and
  statement of the issue.
• 1-2 pages Homogenization
• 1-2 pages Localization
• 1-2 pages Heterogenization
• 1 page Concluding remarks what do we learn about
  culture and globalization from your case?
• 1-? pages Bibliography

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Final project grade

• Presentation of case 5pts
• Discussion of homogenization 10pts
• Discussion of localization 10pts
• Discussion of heterogenization 10pts
• Writing (expr./format/bib.) 5pts
• Total 40pts

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Final project--sources

• You must use 3 sources for each of
  homogenization, localization, and
  heterogenization.
• They can be from any of the three books we used
  for class.
• (Griswold treats localization, so does Darnell
  Hunt)

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Final projectplan for success

• Define topic this weekend
• Spend some time on internet to get familiar
• Spend some time in library to get sources.
• During class lectures from now on, take notes
  when concepts remind you of your topic.
• This weekend start putting your notes together.
• On Monday afternoon, add your notes on
  heterogenization write up an outline.
• Tuesday June 6, listen to final lecture and be
  prepared to discuss paper topic.
• Hand in by Friday, June 9, 5pm in mailbox in
  Baldwin 114.

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Boli and Thomas on INGOs

• International Non-governmental Organizations
  spread world culture
• Universalism
• Individualism
• Rational Voluntaristic Authority
• Rational Progress
• World Citizenship

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Hans Kung

• Hans Kung a Global Ethic (p.47)
• You shall not kill / have respect for life
• You shall not steal / deal honestly and fairly
• You shall not lie / speak and act truthfully
• You shall not commit sexual immorality / respect
  and love one another.

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Kung, contd.

• Convinced?
• Devil is in the details
• Example of Pope John Paul II