What is the relation between politics and globalization? - Park Jieun

 - Summary

Political globalization is defined as a multidimensional and interconnected organization of space and time, and can be discussed as a tension between processes that create complex global politics. Historically, the process of democracy expanding worldwide and reaching the constitution has become the most important form of political globalization. Accordingly, the state comes to be established centered around the nation/people. Furthermore, we can talk about sustainability, including human rights and environmental issues. As society is established around the nation/people, a tension is also created between the state and the people. Political globalization means a new form of non-territorial politics, creating a transnational form of globalization such as international NGOs or the UN. The formation of civil society operates horizontally, and works to promote globalization under mutual protection. It shows an interconnected appearance as a form of sharing sovereignty and leading the state and politics for individual, independent rights.


- Interesting point

Here, the point to note is that a tension between the people and the state arises concurrently with the people becoming the center of society. The state delegates only a portion of its sovereignty to the people, not complete authority. Since the people are the creators of the state and the source of its power, the state can have high expectations for them. However, I believe this implies an unavoidable tension is necessary to protect the state from the few who always arise to start a revolution, contrary to expectations. This is because there must be constant tension and boundaries regarding which to prioritize: guaranteeing human rights or state security.


- Concerns, Discussion and Questions

How can the tension between the people and the state become a positive, mutually beneficial tension? Globalization causes the separation of the state and the people, leading to tension in that gap. If this tension escalates severely, it seems necessary to discuss whether there are NGOs capable of adequately resolving it. Although various organizations like the UN exist, they cannot individually attend to and protect every single country. Even if assistance can be received, resolving the core issue requires the emergence of new thinkers or essential mutual understanding. Yet, resolving conflicts with those who already hold different ideologies will require significant effort. Since this can ultimately manifest as extreme political phenomena, I believe discussion on this matter is necessary.


- Using AI

I used Gemini for the translation and summarization of the response.

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