what is globalization?

1. Summary

Robertson and White are uncontroversial concepts without a definition in which globalization is essential. They distinguish between the expansion of globalization related to free trade of globalization through globalization and the expansion of international companies through globalization and globalization. While acknowledging the importance of these economic factors  such narrow views argue that they are not enough.

Instead they propose a multi-dimensional framework that argues that globalization should be understood as cultural social politics and economic dimension interaction. Important trends in this process are global connectivity and those for global conscious growth and global conscious growth. Connectivity refers to the current density of dense communication and economic exchanges and economic exchanges on Earth. Deeper consciousness means that people have a world-aware social space due to the shared social space.

To analyze the form or pattern of globalization  we present four main reference points that are formed simultaneously in this process. They are opposed to popularization  where globalization simply weakens state power. Instead the state itself is a fundamental component of global systems and concepts, such as globalized norms and concepts and concepts.Similarly  it's a self contained project. It's a globalized project to continually search for your identity on global trends.

Finally, the author refutes that globalization and localization have been made to refute the introduction of the concept of globalization or Americanization. They adapt, adapt, and adapt to global phenomena, local cultures, and local cultural cultures. These dynamic relationships create heterogeneity over selfish world cultures over uniforms.

2. Something new and Interesting

Reimagining the role of a nation-state in globalization is the most impressive insight I have gained from reading this article. Like many people, I have generally accepted the narrative that globalization is an external force that actively weakens national sovereignty, as seen by the power of transnational corporations to bypass domestic laws or the influence of international organizations. It was a paradigm shift for me that Robertson and White argued that a nation-state is not a term that is opposed to globalization but an essential part of it. The idea that the modern nation-state model itself has become commonplace through globalization, and that the debate over multiculturalism and national identity is now the central stage of globalization provides a much more nuanced and accurate picture of modern world politics.


3. Questions and discussions

Robertson and White's multidimensional models (economics, politics, society, and culture) are important improvements over pure economic theory, but raise important questions about the power dynamics between these dimensions. The authors present them as intertwined and equivalent, but we wonder if this explanation can obscure the potential hierarchies between them.


This leads to my debate question. While the four-dimensional approach is analytically useful, can it fully explain the potentially dominant role that economic dimensions play in shaping the various dimensions in the current era of global capitalism? Wouldn't it be argued that economic forces driven by the logic of capital often act as the main driving force in setting the conditions for political decisions, social structures, and cultural flows?


For example, while political decisions to conclude trade agreements are political acts, trade agreements are often overwhelmingly dictated by economic pressures from the TNC and global financial markets. While new social connections are being formed, the platforms that enable trade agreements are huge economic players that fundamentally structure these social interactions. Likewise, cultural globalization often follows an economic path. For example, the global proliferation of K-pop is inseparable from the sophisticated marketing and capital investments of entertainment companies. By presenting the same dimensions, would there be a risk that the model would underestimate the causality of economic foundations affecting other aspects of the global hyperstructure? I would like to discuss whether a more critical view of acknowledging the dominance of economic drivers is still needed to fully understand the forms of modern globalization.

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