5.3. Local responses to global interactions
The varying power of local places and actors to resist or accept change
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Local and civil society resistance to global interactions:
rejection of globalized production, including campaigns against TNCs and in favour of local sourcing of food and goods by citizens
rise of anti-immigration movements
Geopolitical constraints on global interactions:
government and militia controls on personal freedoms to participate in global interactions
national trade restrictions, including protectionism and resource nationalism
The role of civil society in promoting international-mindedness and participating in global interactions, including social media use and campaigning for internet freedom
Two detailed examples of places where restricted freedoms have been challenged
Discuss the article:
What are the consequences of globalization for Britain?
What were the reasons for the Brexit vote?
Why would British car company not build its cars in Britain?
What will be the public perception of Dyson?
How is globalization changing the power of TNCs?
Local and civil society resistance to global interactions: rejection of globalized production, (N&C p. 601-3) including campaigns against TNCs and in favour of local sourcing of food and goods by citizens
Local and civil society resistance to global interactions: rejection of globalized production, (N&C p. 601-3) including campaigns against TNCs and in favour of local sourcing of food and goods by citizens
Review from Food an Health and Core 3
What are the main criticism of modern agricultural systems?
What are the alternatives?
What are the main principles of the circular economy?
How are these ideas reactions to globalization?
What is civil society? SOURCE
What examples do you know of supermarkets who banned plastic?
What examples do you know of supermarkets who banned plastic?
What strategies do you know to pressure TNCs to change their behavior?
What strategies do you know to pressure TNCs to change their behavior?
Exercise:
Exercise:
Have a look at Greenpeace's website on ways they promote sustainable food.
Read through the articles and take detailed notes about:
Greenpeace's main argument agains the globalized production of food
The TNCs being targeted and Greenpeace's demands
Their strategies against TSCs, including awareness, protest, local response and consumer action
Local and civil society resistance to global interactions:
Local and civil society resistance to global interactions:
Rise of anti-immigration movements
Rise of anti-immigration movements
What is populism?
What populist movements are you aware of?
What are right wing ideologies?
What are populist leaders main arguments?
What is the populist perspective on:
Trade
Immigration
Technology
Government
As you watch the video, take detailed notes about the populist movements and their main points of contention
In groups of 2, you will read the following articles and make a brief summary to the class.
Geopolitical constraints on global interactions:
Geopolitical constraints on global interactions:
government and militia controls on personal freedoms to participate in global interactions
What is censorship?
What is isolationism?
Why would countries want to censor the media?
What are the obstacles to censorship?
What are the consequences of censorship?
What is a virtual frontier?
What is a VPN?
As you watch the videos, take detailed notes about the geopolitical constraints on global interaction:
What type of content is censored?
How is it censored?
Why do private firms self-censor?
What are difficulties in censoring internet content?
Why won't china completely block the internet and create its own?
4Ps
Further reading: Google in China, The Great Firewall
Eritrea
Eritrea
As you watch the videos, take detailed notes about the geopolitical constraints on global interaction:
What type of content is censored?
How is it censored?
Links to migration
Links to free speech
Limits on technology
Information on Freedom Friday
4Ps
Further reading: Trolling to death threats
Geopolitical constraints on global interactions:
Geopolitical constraints on global interactions:
national trade restrictions, including protectionism and resource nationalism
national trade restrictions, including protectionism and resource nationalism
Protectionism
Protectionism
What is the purpose of protectionism?
What is its impact on globalization?
What is the impact for consumers?
On jobs?
What is the impact of companies?
What are the advantages?
What is the impact on the government?
How can it make the country more secure?
Should certain types of industries be protected more than others? Think of:
Food
Culture
Energy
Defense
Trump's trade war with China
Trump's trade war with China
What is the reasoning for Donald Trump's tariffs?
What are the possible consequences?
What is a trade war?
What will be the consequences on American consumers and companies?
Further reading with video
Resource Nationalism
Resource Nationalism
In groups of 2, read one of the following article and give a one paragraph summary to the class, including key people, places and vocabulary terms.
Friday Morning Homework:
Friday Morning Homework:
Since so many of you will be absent, you will have the period to work on the CS below and the Mexico case study homework.
The role of civil society in promoting international-mindedness and participating in global interactions, including social media use and campaigning for internet freedom
Two detailed examples of places where restricted freedoms have been challenged
Read N&C p. 610-612
Complete a 4P sheet for each CS
Answer Activity 15 and 16
Answer Check your Understanding p. 613 #8, 9, 10
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
How actions to support human development involve spatial interactions from local to global scale
Differing evidence and perspectives on how diversity is changing at local, national and global scales
How acceptance of, or resistance to, global interactions takes different forms and occurs at different scales
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