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Chapter 5d - Cultural Landscape Changes
Urban landscapes are increasingly homogeneous. This is driven by market forces, urban planning and transportation. Cities are increasingly dominated by tall buildings, highways, and branded franchises...
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Chapter 5b - Cultural Imperialism
Cultural imperialism can be defined in different ways, either focusing on the cultural power of one nation state over another or in terms of any powerful actor exerting cultural dominance over another....
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Chapter 5a - The Global Spectrum of Culture and Diversity
Culture is influenced by the economic and social structure of place. Places vary in identity and demographics. Some cultures are more powerful and influential than others. US culture has massive global...
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Chapter 5e - The North African Diaspora in Europe
The North African influence in Europe has a long history as well as emerging as a more recent diaspora in the 1960s. In many ways these communities create an energy and vibrancy that redefines the cultural...
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Chapter 6a - The Rejection of Globalized Production
Globalized production involves the interconnection of three industrial sectors, namely the extraction, production and design & marketing. This distribution hides invisible injustices that civil society...
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Chapter 6b - Anti-immigration Movements
Anti-immigration movements are on the rise and the factors that explain it are complex. Political parties like the Republican Party in the USA has shifted towards popularism and with this, politics emboldens...
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Chapter 6c - Government and Malitia Controls on Freedoms
Governments all around the world struggle with finding the balance between enabling civil liberties and over exerting restrictions. Some countries set up permanent infrastructure to intercept information...
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Chapter 6d - National Trade Restrictions
The global economy is not a level playing field and there are clear differences in power that mean some countries and groups do better than others. Countries adopt protectionist policies for different...
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Chapter 6e - The Role of Civil Society and International Mindedness
Civil society works in the space between government, business and family and are a diverse community of interconnected groups involved in education, campaigns, advocacy and activism. They work to improve...
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Chapter 9d - Cybersecurity and E-passports
Technologies are increasingly important for security and management of global flows in data and people. This page illustrates how resilience for individuals, organisations and governments can be improved...