Monday, 16 July 2012

Week 1 - Globalisation

Globalisation. The modern buzz word that is thrown around by the so called experts as the cause for everything that is wrong in the world. Diminishing global boundaries have introduced a new global killer that we should all run for our lives from.

Globalisation is bad, bad, bad.

Sounds scary right? But is it really that bad? At this point we should probably ask ourselves what globalization is and see if it really is so evil after all.

Put simply, globalisation can be defined as the integration of the world’s cultures enabled through advancements in technology, travel and deregulation, which has created a global community. Doesn’t sound that bad right?

That’s because it’s actually not. But like most things, globalisation is both good and bad.

Social media was the catalyst for a political uprising in Egypt which will hopefully transition the country to a better democracy. This is a positive outcome for a country once ruled by a vicious regime and an example of how globalisation is enabling freedom of speech to those who were once voiceless.


But on the flip side, the ever diminishing boundaries between countries can leave the global community vulnerable when things go wrong as we have seen recently with the Greek economy crashing. 


So there is no doubt that globalisation presents many changes. But it is not the evil monster it is being made out to be. There are always two sides to every story.


References:

RussiaToday 2010, Hartmann: Globalization is killing America, YouTube, Retrieved 15th July 2012, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap_Qu1g5yPc>

Schoen, J 2012, Europe, US and the world brace for messy impact from Greece, NBC News, Retrieved 15th July 2012, <http://economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/16/11733028-europe-us-and-the-world-brace-for-messy-impact-from-greece?lite>

Vargas, J 2012, Spring Awakening How an Egyptian Revolution Began on Facebook, The New York Times, Retrieved 15th July 2012, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap_Qu1g5yPc> 
Weber, S 2006, How Globalization Went Bad, Foreign Policy, Retrieved 15th July 2012, <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2006/12/27/how_globalization_went_bad>



Images:

http://connectedincairo.com/2011/06/27/stability-the-generation-gap-and-the-egyptian-uprisings/

http://ntopinion.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/greece-collapse-will-trigger-global.html
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2 comments:

  1. Erzsebet22 July 2012 at 03:45

    Hi Joel,
    Congratulations on your first blog post.

    As a first post, you have done a very good job. A few points to considering in your next blog:
    - You define Globalization in your fourth paragraph, but there is no reference to any theorist.
    - In academic writing, we generally use the full words as opposed it's, hasn't, etc.
    - You speak of the political uprising in Egypt. This is a very interesting point and although you have provided reference to this, it could be good to expand on this in your own words.

    Best of luck for your next post!

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  2. Erzsebet31 July 2012 at 03:17

    Following on from my previous comment, I forgot to mention that although you did a good attempt in the referencing list, remember to always put your posts in alphabetical order.

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