The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the broad, interdisciplinary subject of globalization:
Globalization (or globalisation) – processes of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. Advances in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, including the rise of the Internet, are major factors in globalization, generating further interdependence of economic and cultural activities. Globalizing processes affect and are affected by business and work organization, economics, socio-cultural resources, and the natural environment.
Global studies – interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary academic study of globalizing forces and trends. Global studies may include the investigation of one or more aspects of globalization, but tend to concentrate on how globalizing trends are redefining the relationships between states, organizations, societies, communities, and individuals, creating new challenges that cannot be solved by nations or markets alone. Study of the factors contributing to globalization may originate in many academic concentrations, such as political science, economics, sociology, and many others.
History of globalization – generally broken-down into three periods: Archaic, Proto-globalization, and Modern.
The Archaic period is defined as events and developments from the time of the earliest civilizations until roughly 1600.The period of Proto-globalization roughly spans the years between 1600 and 1800. It was largely shaped in this era by the operations of colonialism.The Modern period of globalization covers from the 19th century until the present time. Imperialism and industrialization have figured largely in shaping modern globalizing forces and trends.Links below are to articles, unless otherwise specified.
Since globalization is not an independent phenomenon but is highly interrelated with world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture, explanations of why globalization occurs and what the effects of globalization are or can be expected are related to theories ranging from economic development to revolutionary socialism.
Globalization terminology (category)List of globalization-related indicesCorruption Perceptions IndexDemocracy IndexGlobal economic indicators (category)Freedom in the WorldGlobal cityGlobalization IndexInternational business development and the organization of business and trade worldwide are fundamental aspects of globalization and the development of globalizing systems.
Global business organization (category)Corporate citizenshipGlobal sourcingCross-border leasingGlobal strategyGlobal R&D managementIntermodal freight transportLow-cost country sourcingOutsourcingSupply chain managementGlobal supply-chain financeIndustrial ecologyInternational businessStandardizationInternational standardsInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO)International tradeFree trade zonesSpecial Economic ZonesMultinational companiesEconomic globalization – increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, services, technology, and capital. International economic activities and institutions that influence or characterize economic globalization include:
Economic globalization (category)Free marketsInternational economicsDevelopment economicsEconomic integrationInternational financeGlobal financial systemInternational monetary systemsWorld currencyNorth–South divideSocial economyTrade globalizationWorld economyGlobal economic indicators'(category)All aspects of globalization are essentially sociocultural in nature. Here, aspects of the globalization of culture are detailed, including cultural diversity, cultural homogenization and its backlash, as well as multiculturalism, multilingualism, global civics, world governance and other political developments and social movements related to globalization.
Anti-globalizationCriticisms of globalizationCultural globalizationCultural appropriationCultural diversityCultural homogenizationInterculturalismMulticulturalismTime–space compressionDemocratization of technologyEconomic liberalismEndangered languagesGlobal civicsGlobal eliteGlobal digital divideGlobal healthGlobal inequality (category)International inequalityGlobal politicsGlobal justiceInternational lawInternational human rights lawWorld democracyWorld governmentConsumer movementOccupy movementSupranational unionTransnationalismGlobal villageGlobalismInternational developmentInternational educationInternational organizationInternetWorld Wide WebMultilingualismPizza effectRace to the bottomSocial webTransformation of cultureTransnational cinemaTransnational organized crimeUniversal Declaration of Human RightsWesternizationWorld EnglishesWorld Music AwardsWorld populationWorld Values SurveyAlong with the globalization of business comes a new spatial division of labor, which occurs when production processes are no longer confined to national economies and labor becomes sourced from different parts of the globe. This global workforce has implications ranging from immigration policy to basic human and labor rights.
Workforce globalization (category)New international division of labourBrain drainReverse brain drainContingent workforceHuman migrationExpatriateForeign bornImmigration policyIllegal immigrationMigrant workerVisasInternational labor standardsGlobal labor arbitrageGlobal Labour UniversityGlobal Proficiency CertificateOptional Practical TrainingGlobal workforceLabor rightsOffshoringPrecarious workVisa policy by country (category)The natural environment can be contrasted with the built environment, comprising the areas and components that are strongly influenced by humans. In the age of globalization, few absolutely natural environments remain. Human challenges to the natural environment, such as climate change, cross-boundary water and air pollution, over-fishing of the ocean, and the spread of invasive species require at least transnational and, often, global solutions.
Global natural environment (category)Environmental treaties (category)Biological globalization (category)Natural environmentGlobal biodiversityInvasive speciesColumbian ExchangeClimate changeGlobal dimmingGlobal warmingOzone depletionPlanetary boundariesWorld oceanEarth system scienceEcological economicsEcological imperialismEnvironmental social scienceHuman ecologyGlobal changeGlobal commonsGlobalization and diseaseSustainabilityWater scarcityWorld energy consumptionWorld Environment DayProcesses of globalization present humankind with many issues that are considered problematic in at least one culture or society, and often multiple societies.
Global issues (category)Climate justiceEconomic inequalityFair tradeForced migrationGlobal dimmingHuman overpopulationHuman traffickingIllicit financial flowsInvasive speciesInvestor-state dispute settlementGlobal digital divideGlobal justiceMigrant sex workNorth–South divideOzone depletionPeaceRace to the bottomTransnational organized crimeWater issues in developing countriesWater scarcityWorld hunger and malnutritionWesternizationGlobalization by location (category)Globalisation in IndiaEconomic liberalisation in IndiaGlobalization in ChinaGlobalization and women in ChinaMiddle East and globalizationGlobalization-related organizations (category)Global environmental organizations (category)Global policy organizations (category)Intergovernmental organizationsInternational nongovernmental organizationsGlobal trade and professional organizations (category)Global workforce and labor organizations (category)International medical and health organizations (category)Social entrepreneurship (category)Globalization-related lists (category)Lists of environmental topics (category)Lists of political parties by United Nations geoscheme (category)2009 flu pandemic by countryInternational athletics championships and gamesList of demonstrations against corporate globalizationList of epidemicsList of free trade agreementsList of global sustainability statisticsList of globalization-related indicesList of globalization-related journalsList of human rights articles by countryList of human rights organisationsList of intergovernmental organizationsList of international rankingsList of Occupy movement protest locationsLists of ecoregions by countryLists of endangered languagesThe Superclass ListWorld economy – various embedded lists and indicatorsWorks about globalization (category)Books about globalization (category)Documentary films about globalization (category)Serials about globalization (category)List of globalization-related journalsWriters about globalization (category)Category:Anti-globalization writersCategory:World system scholars
