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What is a discourse |
Ways of talking, describing, presenting. A structured, systematic way of talking/story telling |
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What is globalization a discourse for |
Political discourse Historical change Mobility |
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Globalization as a discourse for mobility |
•borders have become less containing and capital flows are stretched across national borders where they were once contained •speed up - more rapid transfer of products across borders |
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Mediums through which mobility is possible |
Media - connects and enables things to move e.g. phones and shipping Communication- dependent on people directly moving. Able to communicate without moving large distances = new sources of understanding |
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What has to be fixed in place for things to move? |
Regulatory infrastructure e.g. roaming charges after brexit |
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Proximity and distance (4) |
•fixed infrastructures - ports, roads, satellites etc Don't need to move to develop a global consciousness or go somewhere to draw on different influences •instantaneous communication depends on someone putting in place an extensive network of infrastructure •proximity and distance are geographically variable •sense of what is near and far changes over time and is conditioned by networks were plugged into |
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Globalization as discourse of responsibility |
1. Causes and consequences- impacts and exposure 2. Who's responsible? Governments, individuals, NGOs |
