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Globalization and Social Transformation of the Local in the Developed and Fast Growing Economies of the World
Globalization and Social Transformation of the Local in the Developed and Fast Growing Economies of the World
Wednesday, 18 July 2018: 08:30-10:20
Location: 802A (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)
WG01 Sociology of Local-Global Relations (host committee) Language: English
Globalization refers to widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of contemporary social life. New communication technologies have facilitated the process of globalization and transformed the socio-cultural milieu of different societies in such a way that the fields of interactions are cutting across the boundaries of communities and nation states. The transnational flow of people, commodities, ideas and activities is closely associated with the information technology. These new communication technologies are not only integrating various forms of media in single communication devices but also connecting people through internet enabled applications particularly social networking/social media. Thus communication now has global dimensions and facilitating the people in extending their social net beyond the boundaries of nation states and new categories of concepts and methodological tools are emerging to understand the changing reality. These changes have posed a serious challenge to the state centrist assumption of social sciences in recent past. Social Scientists who have conventionally focused their analysis on the relationship between media, culture and society are now shifting to analyzing these emerging trends at different levels. In what ways globalization and new communication technologies are transforming the socio-cultural and economic milieu of different societies both at the local and the global level will be the thrust of the proposed session.
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