Title:
Globe speak : global issues, national narratives
Authors:
Albrow, M.
,
Dicke, W.
Year:
2008
Serial number:
7
Journal:
The Broker
Pages:
20
-
21
ISSN:
1874-2033
Language:
eng
Subject:
Economic Development and Trade
Keywords:
economic development
,
globalization
,
social development
Abstract:
‘Global’ and ‘globalization’ carry many meanings. Politicians are increasingly using the terms in public discourse, but often in the neoliberal sense. Understanding how ‘global’ and ‘globalization’ are used helps reveal possibilities for new national policies. Although the neoliberal idea of ‘global’ has recently been dominant, another shift is underway. The anti-capitalist protests at the 1999 WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle and the World Social Forum with its slogan, ‘Another world is possible’, reflect this shift in meaning. The movement is now known as ‘alter-global’ rather than ‘anti-globalization.’ It is important to show the potential variety of global narratives. In doing so, we open up policy-making options.
Organization:
The Broker
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 2008 IDP. This article has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license.
Document type:
E-article
File:
137949.pdf