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Critical Approaching to Knowledge

Autor:   •  February 3, 2016  •  Course Note  •  324 Words (2 Pages)  •  676 Views

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Critical Approaching to Knowledge

  • Knowledge is negotiated all the time
  • Competence being built in different contexts
  • Critical distrust is ok

Globalization: links all human societies with exchange networks & facilitates progress of technology, justice for everyone, even minorities, and welfare of all due to the ceaseless efforts of entrepreneurs taking risks, sharing wealth

  • Allows to stretch moral principles

“No, Thnx”: Huntington & Ritzer

  • The clash of civilizations & the remaking of the world (SH)
  • The “macdonaldization” of society & the “grobalization” of nothing (i.e. growth = globalization)
  • Predicts that distribution of goods through McDonalds, Walmart, etc. is most efficient and will be so
  • Globalization = threat of migrated masses

Cross-cultural Mutual Influences

  • Attempts at governance, including global governance  a natural result of increasing interdependence  parties are represented, must have a proper procedure
  • Open process  don’t know where we’re heading
  • Help create conditions for further development of interdependent networks (R. Keohane)

Stereotyping & Standardizing

  • Types of Action: interaction, motion, trade, travel (intensified by cheap airlines), pilgrimage (testifies strength of religion), warfare, proselytization, colonization, tourism, exile
  • Allows to quickly simplify some recognitions

Globalization: “yes please”

  • Global governance of businesses (time-warner, coca-cola)
  • Politics (UN)
  • Economy/Trade (WTO)
  • Financial Flows (IMF & the World Bank)
  • Armies (NATO)
  • Justice (Courts & Tribunals)
  • Crime Control (Interpol)
  • NGOs & CBOs

Esser museum

Globalizations from Below

  • Clean air & water for billions of human
  • Way out of poverty for majority of the population
  • Empowering & integrating women & underdogs
  • Creating meaningful work for the PC/www illiterate
  • Managing Migrations
  • Creating learning needs & opportunities

Convergence, Divergence, Crossvergence

  • Globalization + Demographics = discontent
  • Ecology + Globalization = government regulation + consumer / shareholder stakeholder / citizen activism at every level
  • Changing consumer values, behavioral patterns, and lifestyle + ICT

Material for Exams:

1 chapter and presentation finance

Shadow Assignment

Conclusion

Have good balance between abstract and concrete

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