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The study of one world or many worlds? To what extent, if any, do these socio-political systems represent separate worlds?  

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The study of one world or many worlds? To what extent, if any, do these socio-political systems represent separate worlds? Liberal policies of the Western world have led to greater global activity, and many would argue globalization, advances in communication, technology and transport have led to the creation of one world, where all countries are part of a global market, a global economy. Others believe that we are still dealing with separate worlds and cultures. These arguments and exploring the evolution of this global world and its impacts will be addressed in this paper. Buzan and Segal, in `Anticipating the Future' view the twentieth century as a century-long struggle of various ideologies; monarchism, liberal democracy, communism and fascism, highlighting the role of various events such as the World Wars and the Cold War in this process. Their basic argument consisted of the idea that the `West' triumphed in the...

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