70,76,77 and Long Journey - Julia C

The chapters of this week showed a sociological side of globalization. First, in chapter 70, Peter Evans argued that the neoliberal institutions that we see as the face of globalization are not the only forces behind this process. Nonetheless, counterhegemonic forces, like NGOs, labor groups and feminist organizations challenges this status quo, questioning the inequality that hegemonic cause, and forcing more global systems. In the feminist cause, they work for better working conditions for women, fair salaries and women's rights. Through global networks, this groups press governments and corporations, and organize to improve quality of life independent of the global regimes. Then, we see that globalization has a lot of bad things to offer, but countering that, there is always good to be done by those who organize to resist. 

Chapters 76 and 77 talk about the bad parts of globalization, and just as we saw in chapter 70 that groups get together to fight for the good, other groups claim to do the same, also unsatisfied with globalization, nationalists. Haidt in chapter 76 argues that the global claim for economic advantages are not the only motivation for people to live, but humans need to feel included, secure, belonging, and then they resist globalization. With globalization rising, the world feels more and more the same, and people fell a sense of losing their cultures and traits. Nationalist movements use this and appeal to a rescue of tradition, taking political advantage of people's fear. It suggests that globalization resistance through nationalism is not about economy, but a cultural and emotional movement, an expect consequence of it. In 77, Mishra deeps this thought, talking about the phenomena of nationalism and anger towards modernity. While some benefit, many feel out of this progress, and sometimes betrayed by the promises of globalization. This sense of exclusion gives power to nationalist anger, leading to extremism and political violence. The author reminds us of other periods of time that the same happened, like the actions after 9/11, where the strange emotions of people became anger and nationalism. 

 Finally, in the Long Journey article, we see social hierarchies and how unequal Mexican society is. This sentiment of being trapped in a position in poverty, lacking ways of getting on the upper classes and a better life. It is necessary to fight a lot more the lower you are, and even so the system can make it harder. The author shows that it is not just the economy, but the social places shape the opportunities people receive.