Globalization wields powerful influence over societies and cultures. Business travelers and tourists both observe and distribute new ideas. New ideas, interactions, foods and products are tried, then embraced or discarded. With the internet or satellite television, films, publications, photographs, news reports and cartoons can travel instantly, entertaining or angering audiences around the globe. With social media like Facebook or Twitter, individuals offer news and own instant pronouncements on trends. Whether slowly through immigration or immediately online, these connections bring about some convergence of norms on fashion to human rights while also provoking challenges from traditionalists. A global society has emerged, and it’s tightly linked.

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Can the Internet Tame Governments? – Part I

Egypt’s government pulled a kill-switch on its internet, yet protesters’ resilience endured
James Cowie
February 9, 2011

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Global communications make transnational engagement from diasporas a growing force
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Global media unite humanity and show pitfalls of low-cost, high-risk mining
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China Sees Globalization’s Downside – Part II

China’s attempt at gaining soft power is tripped up by clash over human rights
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Why Do Terrorists Blow Themselves Up?

Surprisingly, altruism is found among the complex set of factors
Riaz Hassan
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