This document discusses various aspects of global interactions and globalization including economic, environmental, sociocultural, and political dimensions. It examines topics such as the globalization index, time-space convergence, flows of people, money and information, as well as cultural diffusion and anti-globalization movements. The document also explores how global trends impact the local level through concepts like glocalization and the interplay between globalized and non-globalized societies.

1. Global
Interactions
Concept Mapping

2. You will need
some colours!

3. Global
Interactions

4. globalization
adopted
adapted
resisted
disparities
civil society

5. Measuring global interactions

6. globalization index
core
periphery

7. Changing space - the shrinking
world

8. time-space convergence
speed-capacity of air transport
internet
flow of information
adoption of technologies

9. Economic interactions and flows

10. remittances
loans
foreign direct investment
influence of governments
labour flow
outsourcing

11. Environmental change

12. agro-industrialisation
food miles
polluting industry
pollution
environmental awareness
homogenization

13. Sociocultural exchanges

14. cultural diffusion
transnational corporation
consumerism
diaspora
cultural imperialism

15. Political outcomes

16. loss of sovereignty
multi-governmental organization
nation state
nationalism
anti-globalization movements

17. Global interactions at the local
level

18. glocalization
local commercial production
globalized production
non-globilzed society