TheWestandtheRest要点详解.pptVIP

* * * * * *  Prospects Divisions or unity? Conflict or cooperation? The liberal globalist perspective: Globalization, for all its problems, makes the world safer and more prosperous Danger of de-globalization and fragmentation of the world system into competing blocs A new world order can be created through collective efforts of states to manage the global system  A conservative perspective Nations compete, the West is challenged, new wars are likely Geopolitical conflicts The West will remain distinct The West must struggle to maintain its hegemony and advantage Peace and security can be achieved only through Western strength and unity  Radical perspectives: globalist and nationalist Globalist The main axis of conflict in the world is not between the West and the Rest, but between global capital and global labour Organizing workers everywhere, building solidarity of the oppressed Struggles for democracy, human rights, disarmament, ecological recovery – everywhere The goal – a world order based on democracy and justice, to be achieved through either reforms or revolutions  Nationalist Agrees with the radical globalist vision, but emphasizes the role of nation-states as key instruments in the global struggle for a new world order National sovereignty vs. global control Economic nationalism (protectionism) Preservation of national identity, defence of national interests * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The West and the Rest  3 main themes: The world’s cultural diversity in the age of globalization – does it breed conflict and impede cooperation? The distribution of power in the world system Organization of societies in the world system  3 main perspectives: liberal conservative radical Francis Fukuyama, the liberal view – the world is increasingly integrated on the basis of Western liberal ideas Samuel Huntington, the conservative view – the world is divided into civilizations which tend to come into conflict; t