WEEK 7: NO READINGS, MID-SEMESTER TEST MODULE 3: CULTURAL (AND POLITICAL) GLOBAL

WEEK 7: NO READINGS, MID-SEMESTER TEST
MODULE 3: CULTURAL (AND POLITICAL) GLOBALISATION
WEEK 8: CULTURAL DIVERSITY, CULTURAL DIVIDES, OR GLOBAL CULTURE? Global culture: possible? desirable? Clash of civilisations or clash of globalisations?
The earlier forms of globalisation diffused ideas and culture from east to west, since the end of the Cold War from west to east, and today…? While east-to-west diffusion aided the rise of Europe and modernity, some see contemporary cultural globalisation contributing to a deepening civilisational divide. This week we consider the forms and impacts of cultural globalisation.
1. Is there such a thing as ‘global culture’? Is it desirable?
2. Are we witnessing a ‘clash of civilisations’ or a ‘clash of globalisations’? Explain the difference,
and its significance in foreign policy terms.
3. What politically is/isn’t driving the globalisation of culture and identity?
Required Reading:
Huntington, S. (1993), “The Clash of Civilisations?”, Foreign Affairs, Vol.72, No.3, pp.22-49. Hoffman, S. (2002), “Clash of Globalisations”, Foreign Affairs, Vol.81, No.4, pp.104-115.
Bettiza, G., Bolton, D. and Lewis, D. (2023), “Civilizationism and the Ideological Contestation of the
Liberal International Order”, International Studies Review, Vol.25, No.2, viad006.
Rothkopf, D. (2000), “In Praise of Cultural Imperialism?”, in O’Meara, P., Mehlinger, H.D., and Krain,
M. eds., Globalisation and the Challenges of a New Century, Bloomington: Indiana University
Press.
Mahbubani, K. and Summers, L. (2016), “The Fusion of Civilizations: The Case for Global Optimism”,
Foreign Affairs, Vol.95, No.3., pp.126-135.
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Recommended Reading:
Cowen, T. (2002), Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World’s Cultures, Princeton NJ and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bisley, N. (2007), Rethinking Globalization, Houndmills Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 7. Bohas, A. (2015), “Neopluralism and Globalisation: The Plural Politics of the Motion Picture
Association”, Review of International Political Economy, Vol.22, No.6, pp.1188-1216. Dionne, E.J. Jr. (2013), “Resurrection: Pope Francis Brings the Freshness of the Gospel to the
Catholic Church”, Foreign Policy, Vol.203, December, p.88.
Gill, S. (2002), “Constitutionalizing Inequality and the Clash of Globalizations”, International Studies
Review, Vol.4, No.2, pp.47-65.
Harrigan, J. and Hamed El-Said (2011), Globalisation, Democratisation and Radicalisation in the
Arab World, Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Henderson, E., and Tucker, R. (2001), “Clear and Present Strangers: The Clash of Civilisations and
International Conflict”, International Studies Quarterly, Vol.45, No.2, pp.317-338.
Horta, P.L. and Roth, N. (2015), “Whose Cosmopolitanism is it Anyway? Musings from the Global
Academy”, New Global Studies, Vol.9, No.3, pp.267-274.
Meyer, J. (1999), “The Changing Cultural Context of the Nation State: A World Society Perspective,
in Steinmetz, G., ed., State/Culture, Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Milanovic, B. (2020), “The Clash of Capitalisms: The Real Fight for the Global Economy”, Foreign
Affairs, Vol.99, No.1, pp.10-21.
Mohammed, S.N. (2013), Communication and the Globalisation of Culture: Beyond Tradition and
Borders, Plymouth: Lexington Books.
Munck, R. (2005), Globalization and Social Exclusion: A Transformationalist Perspective, Bloomfield
CT: Kumarian Press.
Norris, P. (2000), “Global Governance and Cosmopolitan Citizens”, in Nye, J., and Donahue, J., eds.,
Governance in a Globalising World, Washington: Brookings Institution Press.
Norris, P. and Inglehart, R. (2009), Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized
World, chapter 1.
Orsi, D. ed. (2018), The ‘Clash of Civilisations’ 25 Years On, E-International Relations Publishing,
https://www.e-ir.info/publication/theclash-of-civilizations-25-years-on-a-multidisciplinary-
appraisal/, accessed 17 July 2020.
Pieterse, J.N. (2017), “Book Review: Grave New World: The End of Globalisation, the Return of
History; author Stephen D. King”, New Global Studies, Vol.11, No.3, pp.273-275. Pouliot, V. and Therein, J-P. (2018), “Global Governance: A Struggle over Universal Values”,
International Studies Review, Vol.20, No.1, pp.55-73.
Samiei, M. (2010), “Neo-Orientalism? The Relationship Between the West and Islam in our
Globalised World”, Third World Quarterly, Vol.31, No.7, pp.1145-1160.
Sassoon, D. (2002), “On Cultural Markets”, New Left Review, Vol.17, Sep-Oct, pp.113-126. Tehranian, M. and Lum, J. (2006), Globalization and Identity: Cultural Diversity, Religion and
Citizenship, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers.
Tomlinson, J. (1991), Cultural Imperialism: A Critical: Introduction, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University Press.
Tehranian, M. and Lum, J. (2006), Globalization and Identity: Cultural Diversity, Religion and
Citizenship, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers.
Tsarouhas, D. and Ladi, S. (2013), “Globalisation and/or Europeanisation? The Case of Flexicurity”,
New Political Economy, Vol.18, No.4, pp.480-502.
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See also the Special Issue on “Cultural Industries in the Era of Protectionism” in Vol.11, Supplement S2 of Global Policy (2020)