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Modernity and its Futures (SC311): What is meant by Globalisation?
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Modernity and its Futures (SC311): What is meant by Globalisation? Globalization is on everybody's lips; a fad word fast turning into a shibboleth, a magic incantation, a pass-key meant to unlock the gates to all present and future mysteries. For some, globalization is what we are bound to do if we wish to be happy; for others, globalization is the cause of our unhappiness.1 Globalisation is a fervidly contested and often misunderstood concept. It has occupied and divided economists, sociologists and anti-capitalists alike. Anti-globalisation protestors have regularly and successfully picketed World Trade Organisation summits as part of their stand against the might of globalisation. However since globalisation this has taken a number of different forms, it is difficult to discuss in a general way or isolate an apparent definition. Conversely when the term is used it is tends to be in relation to three forms. Some use the term when referring...
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