Globalisation and peace in the twenty-first century: a structuralist approach

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

15 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Humanities/philosophy

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Summary :

Introduction.
The potentially disruptive trends of globalisation.
1. The issue of trade.
2. Trade and war: The lessons of history.
3. The liberal view of free trade as a factor of peace.
4. The alternative view of free trade as a threat to international stability.
5. The issue of cultural globalisation.
6. The classical view of cultural globalisation as a factor of peace.
7. The alternative view of cultural globalisation as a potential threat to international security.
Civilising globalisation.
1. Regulating trade.
2. The case for reforming the world economic system.
3. International integration organisations as a way to civilise globalisation and international relations.
4. The need for world governance.
5. Multilateralism and legitimacy.
6. Multilateralism and efficiency.
Conclusion.
Bibliography/notes.

Abstract

In his Glance at today's world (1931), French poet Paul ValÃ ry wrote "Le temps du monde fini commence" (1). By "monde fini", he meant that the world now had well-established geographical limits, implying there was no more Terra incognita or utopia where to transpose our dreams, either in reality or mentally, and that countries were to become increasingly interdependent. Problems were to become world-scale ones, which should only be dealt with on the international level, through an increased cooperation between states. At the eve of this new century, the first part of ValÃ ry's prediction has come true. For a number of technological and political reasons, the world has come through a process of cultural and economic "globalisation" which has not yet come to an end. By "globalisation", I mean the increasing economic interdependence and the multiplication of trade and cultural relations between regions of the world that barely had any contacts a century ago. Now, trying to know if the 21st century be less conflictual than the 20th makes it necessary to examine the long-term trends of world politics, such as globalisation. globalisation will certainly go on in the 21st century, and we need to know if it will be more a factor of peace or a factor of trouble. Many politicians, economists and IR theorists argue that globalisation is a factor of peace, arguing that increased economic interdependence cannot but lead countries to cooperate.