POLSCI 2I03 Lecture Notes - North American Free Trade Agreement, Civic Nationalism, Global Politics
11 Nov 2013
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Historical context that has provided the backdrop and the lead up to the 21st century. Connotations of different phrases are important to different scholars and activists. Differences of these connotations and their meanings and what is implied. What do these phrases say and what they would imply an emphasis on. Why would the textbook choose to call this the globalization of world politics rather than world. Global implies that some things are relevant to the entire world. Some things covered, while significant might not be relevant to some. If you paint things as global, you"re universalizing and you"re assuming things are the same for everyone around the globe. Globalization is bringing down the nation-state, because global forces are undermining the ability of societies to govern themselves, and control their own economies. It is not only a key concept, but key organizing concepts that help understand issues.
