Examine how globalisation processes are transforming all perceptions of space and time
Globalisation is a large and important part of today’s societies around the world. ... This can be said to be a result of space and time. The importance of globalisation is that of the way in which countries are linked and interact, and become reliant upon eachother. In this essay I intend to identify the processes of globalisation, followed by the identification of space and time within globalisation and from this I’m going to look at how peoples perceptions relate to my findings. ... Before we can establish connections between people’s perceptions of space and time, we need to determine where the development of the idea of space and time came from, and also what it means. Five concepts have been developed from globalisation theories. One common notion, which has conceived of globalisation, is in terms of ‘internationalisation’. From this perspective ‘global’ is simply another way to describe cross-border relations between countries, and ‘globalisation’ designates a growth of international exchange and interdependence (Scholte). The second is liberalization; globalisation here is referring to a process of removing government-imposed restrictions on movements between countries. ... These are only two of the five concepts, but already we can establish a link with space and time (Scholte). As we look further into definitions of globalisation, we notice that a lot of these definitions include the words such as ‘borderless’, ‘one world’, and ‘global society’. ... Robertson defines globalisation as a concept: ". ... The confrontation of their worldviews means that globalisation involves "comparative interaction of different forms of life" (Robertson). A general term for the increasing interdependence of world society is Globalisation. ... Hirst and Thompson go on to say that it is widely asserted that we live in an era in which the greater part of social life is determined by global processes in which national cultures, national economies and national borders are dissolving. ... These four dimensions are results of space and time (Spybey). Technology appears to be a recent dimension, even though the technological dimension of globalisation has been developing over the last 200 years. ... These satellites transmit data from all over the world to other satellites and information can travel across the world in seconds. Space in this factor is of no issue. ... This enabled processes to move more rapidly. ... Failure in this technology can disrupt globalisation. Many geographers have drawn upon physical measures, which alter relationships between time and space. ... Globalisation is most advanced here, in the economic dimension, for analysts. The globalisation within the economic dimension is of trader, production, and the finance market. ... Multinational Companies (MNC’s) are expanding and trading all over the world.