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    24 GLOBALIZATION, CIVILIZATIONAL ‘TRADITIONS AND MULTIPLE, MODERNITIES SN, Bisenstadt ‘The contemporary scene and globalization Mos sca siti wer not fly prepared forthe catent anstons and tratsformations, neither te more rai of, sich ste demise of he ‘communist sytem aorthe more pedeisanonesin Weiser ape What do ‘thes ransionsandtarsforatonstellsaboute nae beconempoary word and comtemporary societies? In parca, he ive at neaton ‘lite extent to which ndoalized cet ae ey to converge aad 8 ‘Single mvern civilization (with eal variants) develop? “Tis question as ome very larg oer Development Studies eve since suepionings nthe te 140s and 1950¢ Weallremebertefamusthery ofthe convergence of instil societies rpounded athe ely 19603 by ‘Tinbergen and eters. This sa propos momen lok a tee theories sin What do recent experenes ad problems el ux about hem andthe fare othe contemporary iteration ater glabal—scee? sete term global” advised, because we now havea rowing plobalation of Inverts and inoenees that canot be uadestood spines of ‘nteracone between nana societies aod sate apaatnes, A the ame time te growing verity atocl and egionl eves ad te emergence of ‘nan iw pole semingy conrad ots impression camo te Utdersood except te contest of this lobia. Pee «a SN, Bownad “Transformations ia Hastera and Westera Europe ‘Told hte quetion lt ws consider te tssfrmations noting plac inline Western andar Europe The twopeeceses erm (be going inslmost opposite deco. On the be had we en Wester Europe a slight movement nth det of wife. Thit«peseal ‘movement, th elavel ite lence, tough heres gute Ite ola steel eocate withthe various ps towards eifinton In ‘aster Europe th wend sens 1 be the oppesi, sometimes with very ‘opleatant sn loody manifesto of dsiegrtn, ’A te same ine there are some imlariesBetwees the procese in ‘Eat and Wester Enope. Oe ofthe simlaries, of ous, sth he ‘cononiesofEatem Eoopewe—teing]y—moviginte drecioneo. Caled aketesnomies inte ae drei as Western Europe (tal fetura othe aparatentre of his end ater). This only pata be ath, owever th fl ptr mach mere completed. Despite he movenext of Eat ad Wet in ifereat ection (peter fderalizatn a Wessers Europe he beakdown of fedelization in Eastern Europe), believe they ‘hare some common ot, shicharebasily he roo European Wester ‘moet ints various pes amy ones he common regime shold ote conde at sot of sstacrac ancien régime They were moder regimes, bt of ei pe ‘hishabenay im belt ace long before the breakdown sed shock calleages by ling he tht the ob Soviet Union was basically amet a “decree Did ent havea conetation nd elects? When people ‘sted laugh ake theme following qaeton Why were he xs 0% {nfavourfhavagaconsituton ct electnsand why die Sovietsinsitie ‘ot andthe regulate and conel he ina very bral way? The answer, of ‘Shuai te whole mae oflepimation was fern The legitination ‘ofthe Soviet ep was modem he Jacob morimage, ina ese, ofthe leptimatigarangemensinWesten Europe Jacbnelemensenistedin ibe ‘West ofcourse, flere gies ‘Another como factor ia thse regs in both East and West stat they enaiehed frat but nately coaditry way fay lear ound forscityand th bate These boundaries wereoppositin may stay, bt they were composed of sla component, albeit ergaize’ ferent Wha we estoy an thsisa very impr common element ‘nthe process boh East and Wests tha ese boundries ons ute’ Inthe tenth ndespecal the went centayare now eingradily ‘eaafored. Semel. aga entiely diferent inthe Wes andthe Eas “Te nton te, ehich wath epitome of there bounds a Wester oo¢ Cert ire iesteing ent dappering Totti disappears loan, Chita Trion and Mule Moe ey oft nation ste san exaggeration AI the sre ine hare ino Sob tt ‘he boundaries are changing ulteracally Teamaieveof be bounces ‘of tbe former commit regimes. Pst of ll the “communist emis” ‘whatever we may cll it bas changed. The intra boundries, st only {eoapic bt also politcal an social are changing gray. ‘The tansformations in astern and Western Europe ato share some Jers pelitcl socal and cat characte. The fie the est ‘haneinthentre the rltions between state snd soci, parulry the ‘Ascohantment—t would almost say Breauberny eth lee of ie ‘map’ power) te plc arena the lever forthe eon society. Common ote crignal projects of modernity. spec afer the French Revolution hoop! Europe andthenin tbe East was thelist society ean be econstraced by poll bebe, by ola con even by lia wap: ieret types of wopi, pen and mre ted, alin ‘or pep less taltaran. This ong belie nthe primacy ofthe pois! ‘sora har ow been weaeed and retard in both he Wet td the East. “This does oo mean hat the pollic! area ise as bsome weaker. terms of te resoresvallabe of, thas stengtned sigaicanly With ‘much reteeverageavalaberosaresitsalmostinposiberdoanyting ‘the socalled murat econoes, ven i Wester Europe, without tte ‘erection. One other band the sate plical wenn he cee bas lostsomeof ibe charisma gules wich were ery seogiatbe intents and early twetth century. One very interesting indie iatachment to ‘he arm. The most damatc station Ihave sen io teen yas is ‘Switzerland. Apart rom the post office adh ulvay, thea ithe aly ‘a-Si inn, andthe two ace bowl pert oging ‘Ss soit few ears ape thre was referendum a Switzerland on he ‘lito oh amy ity pe cet ofthe popaltion were vou. Inthe Same vel, soldiers we erasing themes ito wade alan inthe Netherlands and elteere. Could we ever nage the ray of « popet nintent-centrynatog it pecriting ttle forma ian et ose an elactorte vting i oto exsteace? The pit ta te pla ‘ees low gute otf scars power, nts deni ot ‘nan power “Tis can aloe seen very esi herald new oil vere lie ectopic movement the wons's movemest release") Which are emunding resources fromthe cate. Theo longer want Fecontoct the centre ina igh idecloial way: ter. hey want 0 move tof the cee create ew astonomous ara for soe, wih ess ena onto. This weakening of the symbolic sigicance ofthe oli! ens, ‘ft elie ta plier can afore iia byl, ala very song 5.8. Elena ‘he Eat of ous. Take, for example te eminent Hungarian wer G oarad, who was aking about leaving plies. Leaving poli is alsy polis, btadileet kind This, amy opinion, somedhiecommoato the ‘evelopment nh Wester and Eater Eon ‘Clos elatedtothisisthe rowingemphasisociisociety-Ciilsocty ts even become something of slogan whichis at alway at deine ‘he ephasis Hel, however, i important and indicate. Is gua» symbole ight tom bepeiacyfthepolical arena laWesternanEatcn Europe weave ha hs very ston emphasis onc sot To perhaps no ‘more tha en year, Civil socety was Surely mentioned a a sly ‘anceptin soil since cso he 1980s, 19608 019708 Sadly ihasreappesred. The gn my iw, a very ilereingindion ofthe ‘iminihing poston of be pliteal wea andi wil le bese be ery Interesting when we comet compare European nda sory. "Tosthere recommen clementin Ease and Westen ape common roo andcurrentyacommonenphasisoe iil sce, Ther ae moe and toe common coc ceasing Ea pobalzaton9coinapbre The Inerchanges betwee feet European costes, in oth Wester ani Esern Europe ae becoming ever closer at every level, eeonan sciminsratve, plincal and idesogcl At he same tine we ie ies) Puts of developmen in each. Boh tes observations ree 0 someting much wider. oa wordvide convergence of insta societies, Multiple programmes of modernity “The cent scene sone of growing globalization and thas in many ways growing madenzaton economia policy and esol. tous fe cae ta, wit be excepts of sme ara such a5 the Calf aes (Gerainlyunafow years agoalsoiies ihe wold ow, wilson ecome, idem secictes would be wrong to talk bout a5 4500 ttastionl act, even thoughts many Walton packets ded. ‘woe wrong 1 ak abot any contemporary society a ational oe. ‘ren African societies with al thir dnepraion in may cases hey ‘Ssnepratig as modern ‘What do we mean by moder’? Tis question snow mach ks iia, toanswec than foe yeas go alas oer the cret—sameines ae ‘rouse boat moder’ and postmodern, wich Seems to be 2 Imuch more peng concern tan the meradional platy. The ‘Glowingentriaare cia. ve. ndsungusing betwee eaicoa tnd moder Tobe moet sciey must have acai velo ehnology ‘ery pons the opening-op o's marketecnamy a apie fee pavimonsaltypeofecaomy Potcalyorteolagcly thc hastobeavery ltaaon, Chilo Trans and Mate More as song emphasis on some combination of equality and pasion. am ‘eran ot alking aboot nda: we lok a apn Te, for Iestace, we fn ts of paripaton of erent kinds, lo egal a Some wi bat equality of diferent types fom the gown i the ‘oncepto of heatonmoas nda! hat domiaatesinthe West Fly tbe legimation of te repine les in some sor of sccoublty tthe population. These, a my view, are the mia rita for dey. “athe sain time lthne moder societies fer rea mone nth ‘They re cet ot tecoming ll of Kind with ioe las ans. ‘What we ar wiesing toy, on a eins sale in Europe ad alsa on world ses the development of mip mdern societies or cilzations ‘xml ctrl programmes of modernity, a would pee call tem, ‘Toeterm colo fed notin a parow ese bat wih very aac Incational implications diferent conceptions of authori, isto ‘wiling and plcl economy All ese conceptions re basicaly mater Aespte the ferences between thea. "Tis doer aot mean thot their mutual elaons ate becoming. more Inmonious. The oder erature on develepent and medion very ten mplied thatthe moe mode soon come, he more armen nd cooperative their mutual Yelaons wil te. The rea tenson i Bat fespectve was between wadtional and modern and eel pele wold fhusbe betwee hese wo. This sao longer a errally hard ew. There sreow many aierent moder soietes and rowing tensions etme em ome of them diet confit of ite, but many also do diferent ‘altar oreptons. Teseconceptios diferstatbekiod of modern they wastand ow hey see ech other To give oe isan, he stration ade coat ‘erwen he United Sates an Japan are tonya onic heya 0 sarculualconfisaboutlileen concen tonto trata felons. dolegy ato. Trade conflict camot be verona ply conomic ems the eco apt sport, bat i ical ‘Seownt forthe actual confit. In Europe and twoughout the world we have growing globalization. swing contact a te development of nen eben meses of ‘mode tino marely 2 question of diferent epee of development hich elt weer economic nics we measure em by, Catng arose these ferent dees of developent, However, e afte cull conceptions within mode "Tike or example the nature f emeracy i India one ofthe most fascinating problems inthe study of contemporary soces. In terms of population Inia the pent contionlSomocracy nthe wel td). ‘Mos theoies of democracy somehow fat tthe ndon ase, Apparent a6 EN fat there is something wrong wih the tories. Tis tee type of ‘esocray, ey sro, bat diferent fom he Eropean aa Armen ype ‘We ofen forget that te European and American decries se ls

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