1. Forces of
Globalization

2. Globalization Is it: An economic phenomenon? A social phenomenon?
A environmental phenomenon?
A political phenomenon?

3. Globalization

4. Politics
Government and politics are undergoing dramatic changes that are restructuring the role with respect to both local and transnational concerns.

5. Politics
From the end of WWII to 1989 (when the Berlin Wall was dismantled) world politics was organized around 2 superpowers
Capitalist West
(America)
Communist East
(Soviet Union)

6. Politics
The fall of the Berlin Wall “signalling the end of communism”. This created a new world order organized around global capitalism.
Capitalist West
(America)
Communist East
(Soviet Union)

7. Politics The emergence of super-national organizations: NAFTA ASEAN
OPEC
WTO
Aim to treat the world and different regional clusters as seamless trading areas unhindered by the rules that ordinarily regulate national economies

8. Politics The World Trade Organization:
…. In brief the world trade organization (WTO) is the only organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations.

9. Who is in it? Politics WTO The Goal:
To improve the welfare of peoples of the member countries
WTO
Who is in it?

11. Politics WTO The Functions:
Over riding objective is to help trade flow freely, smoothly, fairly and predictably by:
WTO
Administering trade agreements
Acting as a forum for trade negotiations
Settling trade disputes
Assisting developing countries in trade policy issues, through technical assistance and training programs
Cooperating with other international organizations

12. Politics Indicating global geopolitical changes
Rather than disappearing, the powers and roles of modern government are changing as it is forced to interact with these sort of organizations
Government is less of a container of political and economic power and more of a site for flows and connections

13. G20 the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
19 of the world's largest national economies, plus the European Union (EU)
G-20 economies comprise 85% of global gross national product, 80% of world trade (including EU intra-trade) and two-thirds of the world population

14. G20
“The G-20 is a forum for cooperation and consultation on matters pertaining to the international financial system. It studies, reviews, and promotes discussion among key industrial and emerging market countries of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability, and seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organization”
Members:
Argentina
Austrailia
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
South Korea
Turkey UK US

16. G20
What the protestors are saying..
What happened?

17. Adopted by the United Nations 1948
International
Bill of Human Rights
Adopted by the United Nations 1948
1998 – Treaty to establish a permanent International Criminal Court deals with crimes such as:
genocide
ethnic cleansing
sexual slavery
maiming/torture