Relationship Between Nationalism And Globalization

The relationship between that of Globalization and Nationalism

Globalization is classed as the infusion of barriers to trade, communication, and cultural exchange. The world today has become very different from what it was previously, because of globalization. The constraints of geography shrink and the world becomes more singular and unified (Waters, 2011). Talking about the positive or negative effect of globalization, some see it as a power that destroys the heritage and culture of different ethnic groups around the world. some of the advantages of globalization are the increase of free trade between countries, cultural barriers are broken down between people, investors in developed countries can invest money into developing countries to

many believe that globalization has diminished nationalism, through increased interdependence and weakening the national barriers between countries. In addition, the compression of time and space allows people to interact more rapidly, so national differences have begun to disappear or at least have become less important and noticeable in recent times. another argument maintains that globalization and nationalism have a mixed relationship in that one leads to the other and one promotes the other. Many have also said that globalization has increased the sense of nationalism in such a way that national extremists have emerged. As globalization is an external force that is pushing on the localities resulting in a diminishing national sense, localities have responded very strongly to this pressure by adopting a stronger national

This shows that what has happened or been generated in a specific region or country has influenced other regions or countries in a positive way. which deepened the sense of nationalism. both globalization and nationalism can live together in harmony and benefit from each other. According to Natalie, “Their coexistence is not a battle in which only one is destined to emerge as the winner and the other as losers; it is rather a mutually beneficial coexistence of two compatible tendencies” (Natalie, 2010). Some examples of this relationship can be detected in Georgia, where nationalist forces have been seeking greater globalization through integration in the Euro-Atlantic structure and attracting Foreign Direct Investment. In addition, elites of East European nations also framed their accession campaigns to Euro-Atlantic structure in terms of fulfilling national aspirations, including gaining acceptance, recognition and security guarantees. (Abdulsattar, 2013). This implies that nationalism has been acting as “a doctrine that lays down the basic rules of the game for any movement seeking to gain or hold political power” (Benner, 2001). In this respect, culture politics serves power politics and therefore nationalism and globalization can and do coexist together in a respectful