An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture Second Edition An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is a clear and comprehensive guide to the major theories of popular culture‚ from the Frankfurt School to postmodernism. Dominic Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which theorists have tried to understand and evaluate popular culture in modern society. Among the theories and ideas the book introduces are mass culture‚ the Frankfurt School and the culture industry‚ structuralism
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Dominika Kampa (1207347) World Politics seminar tutor: Nicholas Taylor What is ‘globalisation’‚ and why is it important to our understanding of world politics? Discussing globalisation became quite a popular trend‚ especially in past twenty years. Previously nobody had talked about it‚ but ever since the 1970s when the debate was initiated and particularly after 1989 the subject gained increasing interest of media‚ masses and academia. As a result‚ inevitably‚ it became such a profound part of
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Africa and Mexico. NICs have not yet reached a developed status but have‚ in an economic sense‚ overtaken their developing counterparts. Another characterization of NICs is that of nations undergoing rapid economic growth (usually export-oriented). Globalisation is a set of processes leading to the integration of economic‚ cultural‚ political and social systems across geographical boundaries. It refers to increasing economic integration of countries‚ especially in terms of trade and movement of capital
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THE EFFECTS OF GLOBALISATION ON TRADE – A SPECIAL FOCUS ON RURAL FARMERS IN UGANDA by Edward Mubiru‚ World Vision International‚ East Africa Regional Office Report revised November 2003 Introduction Interest in globalisation is world wide‚ although globalisation is often viewed only in the context of economics. In its broadest sense globalisation affects crosscutting lifetime choices of people everywhere. It includes democracy‚ human rights‚ and international commitments to reduce poverty
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What is globalisation and its impact on indian economy? A. First about globalisation‚ its meaning‚ dimensions‚ measurment and content perspectives: Globalization is the increasing interconnection of people and places as a result of advances in transport‚ communication‚ and information technologies that causes political‚ economic‚ and cultural convergenceThe word "globalization" can be traced back to 1944. The term has been used by economists since 1981; however‚ its concepts did not permeate
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In what ways does globalisation affect regional integration in Africa? Globalisation is the “coalescence of varied transnational processes and domestic structures‚ allowing the economy‚ politics‚ culture and ideology of one country to penetrate another.” (Mittleman 1994‚ 428) By its very nature it is an intrusive process‚ one that ignores the sovereignty of states in order to allow the features of one state to infuse into another. Its modus operandi accordingly‚ is the manipulation of interactions
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Globalisation is a series of social‚ economical‚ technological‚ cultural‚ and political changes that promote interdependence and growth. Globalisation raises the standard of living in developing countries‚ spreads technological knowledge‚ and increases political liberation. The main cause of globalisation is influence from other‚ more developed‚ countries. Globalisation is a historical process that results from human innovation and technological progress. The social effects of globalisation are
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Globalization and Health Research BioMed Central Open Access The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework Maud MTE Huynen*1‚ Pim Martens1‚2‚3 and Henk BM Hilderink4 Address: 1International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS)‚ Maastricht University‚ Maasticht‚ The Netherlands‚ 2Faculty of Natural Sciences‚ Open University‚ Heerlen‚ The Netherlands‚ 3Zuyd University‚ Heerlen‚ The Netherlands and 4Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP)‚ Bilthoven‚ the Netherlands
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What is globalisation‚ what are its causes‚ what are some of its consequences‚ and how has it affected the way we think about mind‚ knowledge‚truth and morality today? Do you think that globalisation is something to be celebrated or something to be feared? Explain your answer. Is globalisaton good or bad ? Globalisation means economic resources and factors of production(including commodity‚ labours‚ capital and information)‚ breaking the national border‚ flowing
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Introduction Globalisation generally refers to various dynamic phenomena that have the following elements in common: (i) they cut across national boundaries and (ii) they result in higher integration or interdependence of human societies. Globalisation can be of an economic‚ social‚ political or environmental nature‚ for example. In this paper we shall restrict ourselves to economic globalisation‚ that is to increasing flows of production factors (capital‚ labour)‚ of products (goods
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