W7. Political Globalization_Jo Sungbin

1. Summary

Political globalization is about access to a social world that emphasizes de-nationalism and transnational processes. The power of the world has caused the decline of the nation state, while at the same time creating other kinds of politics, such as the development of a multinational network. On the other hand, a process of de-territorialization and re-territorialization emerged. For some, the process of political globalization opens up the possibility of new liberation while the globalization of another country leads to the loss of autonomy and division of the social world. The political globalization argued in this article can be understood as the tension between the three processes(global geopolitics, global normative culture and polycentric networks.) that interact to produce a complex field of global politics.

First, the globalization and political members of the nation-state and the model of institutionalized state governance form a universal aspiration for democracy. The nation state is an important means for political autonomy through the people's sovereignty, and democracy is an important member of the nation's global community. At the same time, criticism of democracy provides the core for the incorporation of various forms of controversial politics. Democracy is both universal aspiration and universal distrust. Dictatorial, authoritarian, and stereotypical, importative, and illegal rather than substantive. Where democracy exists, democratic deficiencies are always found.

Second, the world normative culture, which has been spread over a long period by the INGO (International Non Governmental Organization), has played a role as a medium for a world-class personality that maintains the personal world. The world normative culture unifies and fragmentates individuals, and this process also opens up the possibility of a new humanism created from the perception that human needs are ahead of democracy. Also, recognizing that we are living in the 'World Risk Society', a new community of fate emerged.

Third, the development of global civil society creates opportunities for recognition of autonomy, new actors and new forms of state governance, but at the same time can create new instability and danger. Global civil society actors do not necessarily work for peace, freedom and democracy. There is a tendency to support themselves in ways that lack the autonomy, accountability and democratic qualifications possessed by civil society entities. Terrorists such as drugs, traffickers and organized crime create new political spaces and multinational networks in a way that undermines early world politics.

2. Interesting contents

I am very interested in politics. Before I read this article, I thought that capitalism and democracy, led by a Western culture that has both power and power, would lead to globalization. But after reading this article and watching the recent political upheaval in Northeast Asia, I regret the thoughts of the past. It was also interesting that the so-called 'New World Order', such as the US invasion of Iraq, was viewed from a sociological point of view. Based on the lessons learned from this article, When I looked into the relationship between Korea and China, which is resolved and normalized, the relationship between Korea, America, Japan and Australia, which surrounds North Korea. I can learn more about things

3. Discussion point

Francis Fukuyama said that the ideological war ended with the failure of socialism through the end of history. But various forms of democracy and ideologies are emerging. What will be the direction of future globalization in this situation?