Globalization and Development was a supportive textbook that supported what the different authors argue about globalization and its effect on different regions such as the Middle East. Globalization is an outcome of modernization. In addition, it created a North-South transnational. With globalization every aspect of life was renewed so it fits in the idea of one global. New economy emerged, new governments and new wars. New wars emerged as an outcome of security concerns. Even NGOs activity got influenced as the world is striving to make everything compatible with the idea of one globe. NGOs activity moved from aid to security and therefore became part of the global system. The World is now divided between the North and the South and these division is not based on geographic characteristics but power and influence ones. The distinction between the army and government becomes blurry. These are all outcomes of globalization. As a consequence, globalization becomes very similar to modernity in terms of its core ideas of control and homogeneity.
While modernity aimed to controlled the involved regions such as the West because it took place in this region, globalization aims to control and homogenize the whole glob because the territorial borders are no longer visible. With the new system of security and global economy, everything becomes control and freedom are restricted. Therefore, it is not hard to juxtapose between modernity and globalization because they both sought the same purpose. The implication of globalization on the Muslim world further complicate the relational dynamics between the East and the West (discussed in my other responses).
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ReplyDeleteSAA, I am interested in your comment about how globalization is an outcome of modernization. I personally believe that modernization's purpose is to advance our quality of life. Modernization acknowledges the importance of technology, literature, the arts and so on. While I see globalization as a global process where interconnection increase between states. I see globalization as a way for countries to increase international trade, foreign investments, economic treaties, and foreign relations.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting though to think about why you think modernity aimed to control the West and globalization aims to control and homogenize the whole globe. I am also wondering how this lead to make new system of security and global economy become under control and freedom are restricted, because eI personally think the opposite. I believe modernity supports liberation and freedom, so is globalization, as it both promotes the import ants of human rights. This is basically why the more modern our society gets, the more freedom they demand, and the more relations non-governmental organizations and states have with each other.
Rossa D.