Ideologies of Globalization Flashcards
(12 cards)
A set of political ideas and beliefs coherent enough to warrant the status of a new ideology, and the dominant ideology of our time against which all of its challengers must define themselves.
Globalism
A range of processes nesting under one rather unwieldy epithet. It has been used to describe a wide variety of phenomena, including a process, a condition, a system, a force, and an age.
Globalization
A future social condition characterized by thick economic, political, and cultural interconnections and global flows that make currently existing political borders and economic barriers irrelevant.
Globality
A new social condition that could potentially transform globality, brought about by the successful colonization of our solar system.
Planetarity
A set of political ideas and beliefs
Ideologies
Core Concepts (of globalism)
‘Globalization’ and ‘market’
Six Core Claims of Globalism
- Globalization is about the liberalization and global integration of markets
- Globalization is inevitable and irreversible
- Nobody is in charge of globalization
- Globalization benefits everyone (… in the long run)
- Globalization furthers the spread of democracy in the world
- Globalization requires a global war on terror
A crucial process in the formation of thought systems that specifies the meanings of core concepts by arranging them in a ‘pattern’ or ‘configuration’.
Decontestation
An elitist and regimented model of ‘low intensity’ or ‘formal’ market democracy.
Polyarchy
A libertarian variant of liberalism that emphasizes ‘free markets’ and ‘free trade’, inspired by thinkers like Herbert Spencer, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.
Neoliberalism
A late-twentieth century brand of Anglo-American conservatism associated with views of Keith Joseph, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan.
Neoconservatism
