Week 9: Global and local identities

Additional Resources and Alternative Perspectives

Interested to learn more about this week’s topic? We have selected some materials for you. These resources consist of introductory information, in-depth texts, case studies and challenging, counter perspectives.

 

Introductions and definitions

• Globalisation,(UNESCO
• The Processes of Globalisation, Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2002)

 

Additional contexts

• How nationalism and globalism can coexist, Wanis Kabbaj (2018) TED
• Why Globalism FAils and Nationalism is Relatable, Jordan Peterson (2017)

 

Different Perspectives

• Migration and Its Impact on Cities Report (MENA Region p. 81-89), World Economic Forum (2017)
• When Does Globalization Lead to Local Adaptation? The Emergence of Hybrid Islamic Schools in Turkey, 1985–2007, Divarci, A., Witteloostuijn, A., Boone, C. (2017)
• What global cities are (not) telling us: the politics of immigration, identity and invisible frontiers. Interview with Saskia Sassen, Ouishare (2018)

 

Relevant Research

• Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide, Yuval Noah Harari (2017)
• Globalization and Nationalism: The Relationship Revisited, Natalie Sabanadze (2010)