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    The Great

    Globalization Debate
    PS 314
    Spring 2006
    General Points:

    The concept is not new: but the term is (first


    used in the 1970s)
    Debate intensified by two events: (a) collapse of
    communism and (b) technological revolution
    No one ideological "orthodoxy" (both positive and
    negative views are shared across
    conservatism, liberalism and socialism)
    It is hard to find one generally shared definition
    of globalization
    However, uses of the term encompass things like
    "interconnectedness" and "enmeshed
    societies".
    A major part of the debate (even among those
    who believe that it is one of the principal
    features of modern society; is it a useful
    concept for understanding the world around
    us?
    Lines of the debate
    Positive

    Impacts of
    Globalization

    Skeptical Globalist
    Utility of
    concept

    Negative
    Key areas of debate
    1. The definition of globalization (what
    distinguishes modern globalization
    from other eras?)
    2. The role of nations (states) in
    todays world (are they becoming
    less relevant?)
    3. The dynamics of inequality
    The Skeptics
    The Camp:
    Skeptics are often either Marxists or
    "realists" (power theorists).

    Definitional problems:
    What is the "global" in globalization? It is
    not spatial, cannot be taken literally. And
    if not, then is it useful? What is the
    difference between the "global" and the
    international or the transnational?
    The Skeptics and Nations
    Sovereignty (political power):
    Skeptics argue that the traditional concept
    of sovereignty still explains and predicts

    Culture:
    National cultures persist (and, indeed, for
    some they have actually become more,
    not less, salient)

    Economics:
    National economies and markets are still the
    fundamental building blocks of the global
    marketplace
    The Skeptics and Inequality
    Why has inequality risen over the claimed period of
    globalization?

    One line of reasoning posits that inequalities in the


    global marketplace are a result of traditional
    capitalism, not globalization. This argument has
    a long lineage in Marxist analysis, but has been
    modified by non-Marxists in the form of
    dependency theory.
    Others would argue that these inequalities stem
    from the traditional allocation of power in the
    international state system. Again, this line of
    thought has a pretty long lineage (we might trace
    it back to Adam Smith, for example), but we
    would associate it today with neo-realism (and
    even more recently with neo-Conservatism).
    Globalists
    The Camp:
    The camp is rather politically and
    ideologically diverse
    The Manifestation of Globalization:
    Contemporary globalization is spatially and
    historically distinct
    In addition, it reflects real political,
    economic, and cultural changes that have
    given rise to new forms of organization
    and new institutions
    It is not just technological, but has a very
    real social dimension
    Globalists and Nations
    Political Power:
    Argue that sovereignty is not the central explanatory concept in the
    new globalization era; the sovereignty of the state has been
    challenged by a multitude of actors and institutions.
    National Culture:
    National Culture is breaking down, and being replaced by regional and
    global superidentities
    The traditional phenomenon of "economic sovereignty" is disappearing.
    The Globalists and Inequality
    The Pessimists:
    Some see globalization as a prime creator
    of new kinds of global inequality
    quantitative and qualitative - between
    and across nations (the race to the
    bottom)
    The Optimists:
    Optimists argue that globalization is
    economically successful; some suggest
    that it needs to be accompanied by
    "political globalization" (world
    government?) if we are to eradicate
    inequalities (the rising tide lifts all
    boats)

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