RI Globalisation Definitions Aspects and Factors Slides

Unit 4: Globalisation2021 Year 4 Social Studies & Philosophy

Unit Key UnderstandingsStudents will understand that•Globalisation is a process of increasing interconnectedness and flows across the globe•Key developments led to the rapid onset of globalisation in the mid-20th century•Globalisation has affected people around the world in positive and negative ways•Citizenship in a globalised world entails new responsibilities and opportunities

Unit Essential Questions•What is globalisation?•How has globalisation come about?•What are the impacts of globalisation on individuals and countries?•What are some transnational problems created by globalisation? •How can countries respond to globalization?•How can the challenges of globalisation be addressed?

Unit OverviewPart 1: What globalisationis•Definitions and aspects of globalisation•Factors leading to rapid growth in the 20th centuryPart 2: The impacts of globalisation•Positive and negative impacts of an increasingly globalised world •Transnational problems: trafficking in persons and violent extremismPart 3: Responses to globalisation•Pro-and anti-globalisationapproaches •Measures to address transnational problems

Unit Case Studies Trafficking in Persons Violent Extremism Global Supply Chain Disruptions

What is Globalisation?

SlidoPoll•In your opinion, which ONE word best describes globalisation?

Defining Globalisation•Theprocessbywhichpeopleandgoodsmoveeasilyacrossborders•Primarily an economic concept, with a cultural element•Hasbroughtmanybenefits,butnottoeveryone(WEF, 2017)

Defining Globalisation•An interconnected world•Local events shaped by decisions on the other side of the world•Dominance of large companies•Technology plays important role in bringing countries and cultures together•Applied to many different issues: cultural, economic and political•Can be viewed in positive and negative light(Blair & Curtis, 2009)