Globalization, Neo-Liberalism, and New Social Movements in Singapore
Majeerah B. Sinarimbo
September 26, 2012
Political Science 160
SINGA-PURA (SINGAPORE)
The world becomes more and more complex. Things have never been the same. Changes became rapid and impulsive that at some point, we are confused as to how to address these changes. Conflicts of the early times are not the same with what we 're facing today. Solutions of the past are not exactly effective in the present. We, humans, we 're never stable. The complexity of our behavior is a great manifestation of the unending evolution of our world. The world today might not be the world of tomorrow. All of these, are results of changes. Yes, I am going to talk about changes. Not in a simple way but in a more specific way. We all know that we can not just stand here and let changes dominate us. Though in an optimist 's view, changes might also result to good events, we still have to keep up so that it will not overpower us and leave us in a state of ambiguity and confusion. In order for us to understand changes, we have to ask what causes these changes? There are many actually but we are going to talk about three examples here: Globalization, Neo-Liberalism and the rise of New Social Movements. Very profound terms, I know. That is why I am going to define each of them briefly. Globalization, as common as it sounds, is not actually understood by most of us. Globalization promotes a global community among all countries in the world. It aims to bring a global culture that is obviously shared by everyone. A global community, a global culture, an interrelated economy, that is what globalization is all about. Second is Neo-Liberalism. Neo-Liberalism emerged from Liberalism, which is actually based on the ideas of liberty and equality. What made Neo-Liberalism different from Liberalism is that Neo-Liberalism is more focused on the economy of the state. It supports free trades and open markets. Last is the rise of New Social Movements. In the Classical Social Movements, it
September 26, 2012
Political Science 160
SINGA-PURA (SINGAPORE)
The world becomes more and more complex. Things have never been the same. Changes became rapid and impulsive that at some point, we are confused as to how to address these changes. Conflicts of the early times are not the same with what we 're facing today. Solutions of the past are not exactly effective in the present. We, humans, we 're never stable. The complexity of our behavior is a great manifestation of the unending evolution of our world. The world today might not be the world of tomorrow. All of these, are results of changes. Yes, I am going to talk about changes. Not in a simple way but in a more specific way. We all know that we can not just stand here and let changes dominate us. Though in an optimist 's view, changes might also result to good events, we still have to keep up so that it will not overpower us and leave us in a state of ambiguity and confusion. In order for us to understand changes, we have to ask what causes these changes? There are many actually but we are going to talk about three examples here: Globalization, Neo-Liberalism and the rise of New Social Movements. Very profound terms, I know. That is why I am going to define each of them briefly. Globalization, as common as it sounds, is not actually understood by most of us. Globalization promotes a global community among all countries in the world. It aims to bring a global culture that is obviously shared by everyone. A global community, a global culture, an interrelated economy, that is what globalization is all about. Second is Neo-Liberalism. Neo-Liberalism emerged from Liberalism, which is actually based on the ideas of liberty and equality. What made Neo-Liberalism different from Liberalism is that Neo-Liberalism is more focused on the economy of the state. It supports free trades and open markets. Last is the rise of New Social Movements. In the Classical Social Movements, it