globalism

Worldwide integration philosophy

Globalism is the view that national interests should be subordinated to worldwide concerns, or that economic and political integration across borders is desirable.

Critics use it pejoratively to describe policies they see as eroding national sovereignty: Globalism has hollowed out American manufacturing.

Proponents frame it as cooperation and interconnection: Globalism has lifted millions out of poverty.

The term often carries political charge, with "globalist" sometimes used as a slur suggesting shadowy international elites.

ideology

internationalism

Favoring cooperation among nations

protectionism · localism · interconnectedness · interdependence · borderless · Davos · elite · populism · sovereignty · neoliberalism

economy

capitalism

Private profit-based economy

neoliberalism · deregulation · privatization · outsourcing · offshoring · IMF · WTO · development · industrialization · GDP

culture

multiculturalism

Coexistence of diverse traditions

hybridization · world-music · cosmopolitan · cross-cultural · diversity · traditions · heritage · localization · glocalization · K-pop

migration

immigration

Relocating abroad permanently

asylum · remittance · expatriate · visa · border · displacement · citizenship · naturalization · cosmopolitan · deterritorialization

politics

multilateralism

Multi-party international cooperation

  • sovereigntySupreme independent authority
  • treatyBinding pact between nations
  • NGOIndependent charitable organization

supranational · diplomacy · international-relations · interventionism · hegemony · geopolitics · transnational · bloc · summit · accord

trade

export

Foreign-bound sale

  • importObtain from overseas
  • tariffTax on traded goods
  • NAFTAContinental free-commerce bloc

customs · shipping · logistics · supply-chain · commodity · freight · sanction · quota · embargo · mercantilism

technology

internet

Interconnected computer systems

digital · instantaneous · cyberspace · e-commerce · blockchain · fintech · automation · outsourcing · virtual · platform

Categories
Opposites
political-economic scope

globalismnationalism

Devotion to one's country

localism · isolationism · national sovereignty · anti-globalization · deglobalization

cultural orientation

globalismlocalism

Preference for nearby things

cultural nationalism · parochialism · traditionalism · nativism · provincialism

economic philosophy

globalismprotectionism

Shielding local producers

economic nationalism · autarky · self-sufficiency · mercantilism · trade barriers

Phrases
Family

globalization, globalize, globalized, globalist, globalists, globalizing, antiglobalist, globalisms, deglobalizing

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