GLOBAL DIVIDES
Global Divide – the gap between global north and
global south country.
Brandt Line – showing the poor and richer nations.
(Willy Brandt)
North – developed
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Japan
• Germany
• France
• Italy
• Russia
• United States
• South Korea
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Israel
South – developing
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Haiti
• Lebanon
• Chad
• Brazil
• India
ASIAN REGIONALISM
Regionalism – defined as political ideology that favors
a specific region over a greater area. It usually results
due to political separations, religions geography, cultural
boundaries, linguistic regions and managerial divisions.
DIFFERENCES
a. Regionalization – a process of dividing an area into
smaller segments called regions.
Globalization – a process which the people of the world
are unified into a single society and function together.
b. Regionalism – is the theory or practice of regional
rather than central systems of administration or
economic cultural or political affiliation.
Regionalization – division of a nation into states or
provinces.
* They form regional organization as a way of coping
with the challenges of globalization.
ASIAN REGIONALISM – product of economic
interaction between Asian countries.
1. ASEAN
• August 8, 1967, the ASEAN was born with 5
original members: Indonesia, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore
• The first summit meeting was held in 1976
2. APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) –
Regional economic forum established with the United
States’ strong support.
3. ASEAN Plus Three
• 1997, Japan, South Korea, and China was instituted
• In 2000s, Japan and China competed over how to
adapt to the relentless tide of globalization via the
politics of membership.
4. East Asian Summit – a regional forum held annually
by leaders of 16 countries in East Asian, Southeast Asian
and South Asian regions.
- In 2010, the East Asian Summit decided to add 2 more
members, the United States and Russia
- Members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, China, the Republic of Korea, India,
Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and the United
States
GLOBAL CULTURE AND MEDIA
Media – a means of conveying something such as a
channel of communication
STAGES
1. Oral Communication - language allowed humans to
communicate and share information
2. Script – the written means to human communication
(Sumerian)
3. Print (Printing Press) - allowed the continuous
production, reproduction, and circulation of print
materials
4. Electronic Media - The wide reach of these media
continues to open up new perspectives in the economic,
political, and cultural processes of globalization
5. Digital Media - relies on digital codes. It can be
created, modified, and stored in any digital electronic
device. Digitalized content is transmitted over the
internet and computer networks.
FUNCTIONS
1. Technological Determinism – technology shapes
society
2. Social Determinism – social shapes technology
Culture - refers to the unified style of human
knowledge, beliefs, and behavior from which people
learn, and the ability to communicate knowledge to the
next generations
CULTURAL FLOWS
1. Cultural Differentialism – cultural difference as
immutable.
2. Cultural Hybridization - globalization spawns an
increasing and ongoing mixing of cultures
3. Cultural Convergence - the globalization engenders
a growing sameness of cultures
