Week No.

7 - 8

World of Regions
 The Global Divide

The Global North/South Divide - The

concept of a gap between the Global
North and the Global South in terms of
development and wealth.
 The Global Divide

Since the process of globalization is

uneven, it follows that there is an
imbalance in the socioeconomic and
political categories of the world.
 The Global South

A metaphor for interstate inequality

and a product of western imagination
(Claudio, 2014).
 The Global North

Home of all members of the Group of Eight

(G8) – Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, United Kingdom, Russia and the
United States of America.
The Global South and Third World

The terms Global South and Third World are

conceptually the same.

They both refer to conditions usually found in

developing countries.
Asian Regionalism
 Regionalism

– encompasses a broader area. It

can be examined in relation to
identities, ethics, religion, ecological
sustainability, and health
Countries, Regions, and Globalizationalism
1. Regions are “a group of countries located in the same
geographically specified area” or “an amalgamation of two
regions [or] a combination of more than two regions”
organized to regulate and “oversee flows and policy
choices.”

2. The words regionalization and regionalism should not be

interchanged.
 Countries respond economically and politically to
GLOBALIZATION in various ways:

Some are large enough and have a lot of resources to

dictate how they participate in processes of global
integration.

Other countries make up for their small size by taking

advantage of their strategic location.
 State-to-State Regionalism

Countries form regional associations for several reasons:

1. For Military defense

2. To pool their resources
3. To protect their independence
4. Economic Crisis
 Non-State Regionalism
Communities – also engage in regional organizing.

New Regionalism varies in form:

International organizations can range from small,
focused groups to large unions addressing diverse
global issues.
Regional organizations harness individuals, NGOs, and
associations to achieve shared goals.
Aligned with reformists outside traditional institutions.
Their strategies and tactics vary.
State-to-State Regionalism vs.
Non-State Regionalism
 Other regional organizations:

Activists across Central and South America.

Young Christians across Asia, Africa, the
Middle East, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
Migrant Forum in Asia.
 Organizations’ primary power

– lies in their moral standing and their ability

to combine lobbying with pressure politics.
 Challenges to Regionalism
Resurgence of militant nationalism and populism.
Continuing financial crisis.
The disagreement on the extent of sacrifice over
the sovereignty of member states for the sake of
regional stability.
Differing visions of what regionalism should be for.
Thank you for listening!