Globalization and Migration

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The movement of people and cultures across borders, and its impact on national identity and cultural relations.

Definitions: Globalization and Migration: Understanding the technicalities of what the two concepts mean, the differences and similarities, and their impact.
Historical Overview of Globalization and Migration: Studying how globalization and migration have evolved over time, and discovering the varied reasons for migration and its impact on societies and economies.
Theories of Globalization and Migration: Exploring key theoretical contributions towards globalization and migration such as diaspora theory, world-system theory, and cultural globalization theory.
Globalization and Labor Mobility: Assessing the current patterns of global labor mobility, its effects on labor markets and economies, and the policies that govern it.
Cultural Globalization: Analyzing the impact of globalization on cultural identity and differences, cultural hegemony, and the extent to which globalization leads to a homogenous global culture.
Diaspora Communities: Studying the impact of diasporas on host communities, their maintenance of identity and links to their home culture, and the role they play in shaping the world economy.
Women and Migration: Assessing the gendered impact of migration, the vulnerabilities of migrant women, and the political and economic implications of female migration.
Human Trafficking and Forced Migration: Examining the phenomenon of forced migration including human trafficking, through an analysis of its causes, impact, and responses.
Refugee Crisis: Understanding the political, social, and economic impact of refugee crises, and assessing the responses of host countries and international organizations in dealing with displacement of populations.
Immigration Policy: Evaluating national and international legislation and policies on migration and their implications on multiculturalism, security, and rights of migrants, with particular reference to the USA.
Globalization and Health: The study of the impacts of globalisation and migration on the health status of populations, including the effects of transnational health policies.
Identity, Ethnicity, and Race: Exploring issues related to identity, ethnicity, and race in the context of globalisation and migration, and understanding how they impact the experience and expectations of communities and individuals.
Social Justice and Globalization: Analysing the relationship between globalization and social justice, human rights, and poverty reduction.
Environment and Sustainable Development: Exploring the nexus between globalization and environmental sustainability, climate migration, and the implications of globalisation on natural resources.
Globalisation and Terrorism: Understanding the relationship between globalisation and terrorism, the interactions of ideological differences, and the political implications.
Globalization and Education: Assessing the globalisation of education, the implications of market-driven educational policies, and the role of education in shaping national identity and cultural difference.
Urbanisation and Migration: Evaluating the relationship between migration and urbanisation, the impact of urbanisation on migrant populations, and the influence of migration on urban development and planning.
The Global Economy and Migration: Studying the role of migration in the global economy, the impact of globalisation on economic development and how migratory movements are shaping the economic landscape globally.
Social Movements: Exploring ways in which social movements have responded to globalization and migration challenges, how they have contributed to shaping policy responses, and the potential for progressive social change.
Conflict, Peace and Migration: Mapping the relationship between globalization and conflict, war, and the different ways in which conflicts can generate population displacement and migration.
Quote: "Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide."
Quote: "The term globalization first appeared in the early 20th century... and came into popular use in the 1990s to describe the unprecedented international connectivity of the post-Cold War world."
Quote: "Advances in transportation, like the steam locomotive, steamship, jet engine, and container ships, and developments in telecommunication infrastructure such as the telegraph, the Internet, mobile phones, and smartphones, have been major factors in globalization."
Quote: "Globalization is primarily an economic process of interaction and integration that is associated with social and cultural aspects."
Quote: "This increase in global interactions has caused a growth in international trade and the exchange of ideas, beliefs, and culture."
Quote: "However, disputes and international diplomacy are also large parts of the history of globalization and of modern globalization."
Quote: "Large-scale globalization began in the 1820s, and in the late 19th century and early 20th century drove a rapid expansion in the connectivity of the world's economies and cultures."
Quote: "In 2000, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified four basic aspects of globalization: trade and transactions, capital and investment movements, migration and movement of people, and the dissemination of knowledge."
Quote: "Globalizing processes affect and are affected by business and work organization."
Quote: "Academic literature commonly divides globalization into three major areas: economic globalization, cultural globalization, and political globalization."
Quote: "Removal of cross-border trade barriers has made the formation of global markets more feasible."
Quote: "Though many scholars place the origins of globalization in modern times, others trace its history to long before the European Age of Discovery and voyages to the New World, and some even to the third millennium BCE."
Quote: "Advances in transportation and developments in telecommunication infrastructure have been major factors in globalization and have generated further interdependence of economic and cultural activities around the globe."
Quote: "The term global city was subsequently popularized by sociologist Saskia Sassen in her work The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (1991)."
Quote: "Globalizing processes affect and are affected by... sociocultural resources."
Quote: "Economically, globalization involves goods, services, data, technology, and the economic resources of capital."
Quote: "Globalizing processes affect and are affected by... migration and movement of people."
Quote: "Its origins can be traced back to 18th and 19th centuries due to advances in transportation and communications technology."
Quote: "In 2000, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified four basic aspects of globalization..."
Quote: "The expansion of global markets liberalizes the economic activities of the exchange of goods and funds."