1. Summary
People yearn for democracy globally. But democracy is distrusted because of elitist, authoritarian and others at the same time. And globalization tie the world by cosmopolitan norms and works to individuate and fragment simultaneously. Last, globalization makes a chance for autonomy but at the same time makes instabilities. In other words, globalization has two sides. New conflicts are coming up because of political globalization. For example, there are the right to difference, individual versus community, liberal democracy versus cosmopolitan.
2. An interesting item learned
I could think about the conception of the space and border once more. We can go anywhere on the Internet due to the the advancement in information technology. We can form new community beyond national border. I take borderless world for granted until now. But conceptualization of globalization with space and border was interesting. The most memorable word is 'spatial turn'. It is the process where social space is constructed and the way space is constitutive of social and political relations. I can rethink space and borders in the global society.
3.Discussion of globalization
As we go into 2000's, globalization has led to the opening of markets in agricultural products, education, services and so on. While globalization has a positive effect of breaking down the world border, it causes negative effects such as an increase in disparity in wealth and an increase in instability in many ways. In addition, local culture can be exterminated by globalization. How are we supposed to take globalization with double-sideness?
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