By Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans

Viewed as a harmful strength or an inevitability of contemporary society, globalization is the point of interest of a large number of disciplines. a transparent knowing of its procedures and terminology is primary for a person enticing with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the foremost Concepts deals a complete advisor to this cross-disciplinary topic and covers ideas reminiscent of:

  • homogenization
  • neo-Liberalism
  • risk
  • knowledge society
  • time-space compression
  • reflexivity.

With vast cross-referencing and proposals for extra studying, this publication is a vital source for college kids and readers alike as they navigate the literature on globalization studies.

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Livingston points out that real-time media coverage may work as an accelerant, an impediment or an agenda setting agency. The first, coverage working as an accelerant, refers to the effect mentioned above, shortening the time in which the state can respond to events. Impediments to ‘‘operational security’’ and to policy objectives generally are also evident. Media coverage may undermine public backing of a military engagement, or of particular responses. The agenda setting agency of the media works in a number of ways.

It is impossible to adequately cover all aspects of colonialism here as it is a field of study itself (see Further reading). Postcolonialism is also used to refer to a mode of literature, especially that emerging from former colonies, and the textual interpretative strategies that have been developed to interpret and discuss such texts. See also: core-periphery model, homogenization, subaltern, world systems theory 30 COMMODIFICATION Further reading: Bhabha 1994; Ce´saire 1972; Dirlik 1998; Johnson 2004; Memmi 1965 COMMODIFICATION A concept which refers to the process by which products, services, or any form of human activity are transformed into commodities.

While many of these were once supported by tax revenue and delivered to the public free of charge, a growing number have now been taken over by private companies with members of the public now having to pay to access them. Commodification is also observable with respect to information and knowledge as in recent years we have witnessed the growth of what is referred to as the knowledge economy. Through things such as patents, copyright and intellectual property rights, the control of information and knowledge is increasingly being placed in the hands of an ever-decreasing number of multinational corporations.

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