1. GLOBALIZATION October 16th

2. Globalization What is it? What causes it? What are its effects? How is it similar to/distinct from Americanization?

3. Globalization: Various Strands.... economic integration foreign investment trade macroeconomic policy labour market integration integrated production processes political integration EU, NAFTA WTO, OECD, IMF NORAD, NATO, UN cultural integration cultural homogenization

4. Globalization: Causes technology interlinkages between strands – economic integration creates incentives to create cultural integration Coca-Colonization – cultural integration creates demand for economic integration political globalization as a “political project” expand the scope of markets

5. Globalization: Effects Retribalization vs. McWorld power of the state – up, down and out power of various groups in society polarization additional power resources for some marginalized groups

6. Americanization and Globalization... distinction similarities (from a Canadian perspective) – Americanization is similar to globalization similar constraints on public policy/role of government – globalization is similar to Americanization globalized culture is heavily American “race to the bottom”

7. Americanization and Globalization... distinction similarities (from a Canadian perspective) different implications asymmetry of continental integration (overemphasizing globalization) cultural paranoia (overemphasizing Americanization)

8. Americanization/Globalization and the Canadian Political Context Canada cannot make decisions as if it exists in isolation effects of globalization/Americanization – direct effects – symbolic effects these processes may have major effects simply because Canadian policy-makers and public believe they are having these effects central elements of the political landscape