🌍 Strand 2: Globalisation and Localisation

Question 1

What % of the world’s wealth is owned by the top 1%?

Answer 1

52% (Oxfam 2024)

Highlights class inequality as discussed by Marx and dependency theory by Gunder Frank.

Question 2

What % of global greenhouse gases come from just 100 companies?

Answer 2

71% (CDP report)

Reflects the concept of corporate control over nature as articulated by Shiva.

Question 3

How many people globally are considered migrants?

Answer 3

281 million (IOM 2023)

Related to cosmopolitanism (Appiah) and identity tensions (Eriksen).

Question 4

What % of Irish jobs are linked to foreign-owned companies?

Answer 4

Around 20%

Indicates Ireland’s global economic integration and raises dependency concerns.

Question 5

What % of the world has internet access?

Answer 5

66% (2023)

Raises issues regarding the global digital divide as discussed by Nussbaum.

Question 6

How many global languages are at risk of extinction?

Answer 6

~2,500 (UNESCO)

Tied to cultural erosion through globalization as highlighted by Eriksen.