Blog assignment 3 - Political Globalization / Sangwoo Jeon

  1. Summary

 The concept of globalization used here means multidimensional acceleration and interconnection of time and space across borders. Political globalization refers to a world that emphasizes post-nationalism and transnational processes. For some, the process of political globalization opens up the possibility of a new liberation, while for others globalization brings about the loss of autonomy and division of the social world. Political globalization can be understood as a tension between three interactive processes: global geopolitics, global normal culture and polycentric networks

 There is little doubt that one of the most common forms of political globalization is the spread of democracy around the world based on the parliamentary state system. Since 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the communist regime in Europe, democracy has become a generally accepted form of government. In that sense, globalization is directed toward a democratic country.

 The globalization of democracy has laid the foundation for America's 'new world order' around the world, from the Gulf War to the invasion of Afghanistan. Although the United States has emerged as a global power, global geopolitics is not what Pax Americana or Karl Schmidt calls the Western world order 'Normos.' The United States will not be able to establish world hegemony and will be challenged by many power centers. Thus, the first aspect of political globalization is the geopolitics of world power.

 The second dimension of political globalization means the rise of a global normative culture. One of the main expressions of this is human rights, which are at the center of the global cosmopolitanism, but it also involves global environmental issues. It's also the dimension of globalization, not the West in particular. As a result of global communication and popular culture, political communication is now global and no longer limited to borders.

 The nation once held a key position in world norms, but today the global normative culture has moved beyond the state system and is tense with an individual nation. This global normative culture provides a normative point of reference and political orientation to the state.

 The third dimension is a polycentric networks, a non-national political form that comes from multiple sites and cannot be reduced to a single center. This process of political globalization involves networks and flows, new sources of mobility and communication, and represents new relationships between individuals, countries and societies.
The concept of a civil society is controversial and refers to the political sphere between the state and the market in which informal politics is carried out for the current purpose. In global terms, it's a new space beyond the borders of state and government, and it's independent of world capitalism. The world's civil society revolved around a variety of grassroots organizations and social movements, from the International NGOs to the worldwide anti-capitalist protests, to the world's social forms to the world's civil society movement.

 This political globalization has resulted in changes in nationality and citizenship, public sector and political communication, civil society, space and borders.

2. What’s interesting points?

 The most interesting part was that the country would no longer look like it was before. This means that a country can mean a weaker regulatory power within its borders than before and can affect other countries across its borders. Many countries around the world make economic and social treaties with each other and create new norms. It also deals with sensitive areas that may conflict with existing national norms.

3. Discussion points

 Although global norms have emerged and they have led to policy forms in various countries, it is often ignored by the political situation of individual countries. I think I still have a long way to go to achieve a true world normative culture. What should international organizations, countries and individuals do to do this?