The Impact of Globalization on the

Academic

 The advent of globalization in the

1970’s had greatly affected the
academic world as it immediately
gained the interest and attention of
most social scientists who were
occupied with social phenomena
related to globalization.

 The impact can be seen in the surge

in number of scholarly works about
globalization. Over the years, the
literature on globalization has been
enriched with the inclusion of new
research areas and topics, such as
studies of transnational sexualities,
global tourism evolution of state
institutions.

 By way of reiteration, the burgeoning

literature on globalization reflects the
enormity of human activities that can
be studied. Also, it shows the extent
of globalization’s impact on human
lives, it shoes how different we have
become compared to our
predecessors in terms of the level of
sophistication and cosmopolitan.

 The globalization literature suggests

that there are two major branches of
research:
1. Those studying specific
problems or issues as they relate
by globalization\
2. Those studying the concept of
globalization itself-theorizing the
very nature of the process.