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EastâWest Perspectives on Privacy, Ethical Pluralism and Global Information Ethics
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are both primary drivers and facilitating technologies of globalizationâand thereby, of exponentially expanding possibilities of cross-cultural encounters. Currently, over one billion persons throughout the planet have access to the Web: of these, Asian users constitute 35.8% of the Web population, while Europeans make up 28.3 % of world usersâand North Americans only 20.9% (Internet World Stats, 2007). Our histories teach us all too well that such encountersâespecially concerning potentially global ethical normsâalways run the risk of devolving into more destructive rather than emancipatory events. Speci?cally, these encounters risk pulling us into one of two contradictory positions. First of all, naĂŻve ethnocentrisms too easily issue in imperialisms that remake âthe Otherâ in oneâs own imageâprecisely by eliminating the irreducible differences in norms and practices that de?ne distinctive cultures. Second, these imperialisms thereby inspire a relativistic turn to the sheerly localâprecisely for the sake of preserving local identities and cultures. Hence the general problem: how we might foster a cross-cultural communication for a global ICE that steers between the two Manichean polarities of ethnocentric imperialism and fragmenting relativism
Globalization, Africa and the Question of Imperialism
The influence of globalization has been a growing concern for social scientists and cultural theorists. For many, global media institutions abet cultural globalization, which is synonymous with cultural homogenization, which refers the processes of global uniformity and standardization of human cultural experience. Drawing from the perspective of globalization, critical discourse analysis and cultural studies, this paper presents an argumentative discussion on globalization and its cultural influence in Africa. It examined how globalization has been associated with a range of cultural consequences. These can be analyzed in terms of three major theses; namely homogenization, polarization and hybridization. In addition, this paper reviews the cultural imperialism argument in terms of how global media institutions negatively affect the culture of Africans
Misconceptions of culture in cross cultural business and management studies
In this paper, I critique the cliched representations of culture in the general context of cross-cultural business and management studies. My primary objective is to demonstrate how a lack of conceptualisation of culture has resulted in the proliferation of misconceptions and cultural stereotypes. I identify some possible causes for the creation and acceleration of these cliches. Then, using the example of 'global culture', I seek to question some of the underpinning assumptions about the very essence of culture. I intend to create awareness about the potential risks of oversimplification of certain terms and concepts and call for more in depth treatment of culture in the broad area of business and management context
An Investigation into a Culturally Sensitive Manner of Teaching English as a Foreign Language
How to teach English globally has continued to be a relevant topic of discussion in the field of TESL, especially how to teach in a manner that is sensitive to the various sociocultural and historical factors surrounding the English language, as well as other languages and cultures. Through an examination of the current global status of English, its historical significance, the dilemmas attached to itsâ worldwide spread and dominance, and an examination of culture in language teaching, an attempt is made to codify some basic principles of culture-sensitive English teaching, as well as address the Christian position on this matter, considering biblical truth
Global Television and Cultural Promotion: Taming the Cultural Dilemma among Nigerian Youths
âThis paper sets out to re-examine the impact of global television on the behavior of youths in Nigeria. The paper identifies cultural imperialism as the most significant impact of global television achieved through programs like sports, drama, musicals, and violent movies transmitted to Nigeria and other third world nations. These programs are transmitted under the guise of informative, educational and entertainment programs while the Nigerian youths are the most affected victims. Through careful analysis of previous researches and literatures, this paper posits that Nigerian youths are caught between the dilemma of the foreign cultures and their indigenous cultures in terms of dress codes, speech, dance and the general ideologies. This paper concludes that aggressive cultural communication and governmentâs programs targeted at youths at all levels are one of the suggestions that can help tame the cultural dilemma among the youth
Globalization from WHO and for Who: A Tour to Reformed Imperialism
Globalization today is at a dangerous crossroads. Although many alleged it has provided enormous benefits, but the systemic risks and growing inequality it causes
necessitate urgent action. The myth of a borderless world is crashing down. Traditional pillars of open markets; the United Kingdom and United States are wobbling. This is evident in the Brexit vote which stunned European Union and the world at large, couple with the recent policies of the American government towards its fellow western allies and immigrants. Many people are beginning to feel so troubled about our economic future. The failure to arrest these global developments is likely to lead to growing nationalist policies, protectionism and xenophobia, which the world is already witnessing. Globalization has created growth, no doubt. But what kind of growth? And for who? This crisis posed by globalization has forced many to question the motive behind this phenomenon. Could this be renewed imperialism? This paper adopts rational and analytic methods in exposing this argument
What Should We Share? : Understanding the Aim of Intercultural Information Ethics
The aim of Intercultural Information Ethics (IIE), as Ess aptly puts, is to â(a) address both local and global issues evoked by ICTs / CMC, etc., (b) in a ways that both sustain local traditions / values / preference, etc. and (c) provide shared, (quasi-) universal responses to central ethical problemsâ (Ess 2007a, 102). This formulation of the aim of IIE, however, is not unambiguous. In this paper, I will discuss two different understandings of the aim of IIE, one of which advocates âshared norms, different interpretationsâ and another proposes âshared norms, different justificationsâ. I shall argue that the first understanding is untenable, and the second understanding is acceptable only with qualification. Finally, I shall briefly suggest an alternative way to understand the aim of IIE
Are the media globalizing political discourse? The war on terrorism case study
The paper challenges the claim that an increasingly global media is creating a homogenisation of political
discourses at the international level. In particular, it explores the extent to which the U.S. government managed
to affect global perceptions of the War On Terrorism through the media in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11
events.
The research starts from the consideration that the U.S. government created, through the repetition of consistent
messages, a very specific interpretation of the 9/11 events (a War On Terrorism frame) and attempted to export
it globally in order to support its own foreign policy objectives. The analysis then focuses on the comparison
between the War On Terrorism frame as delivered by the U.S. government and its reproduction within both the
political and media discourses in a range of local cases at the international level. They include the U.S., France,
Italy and Pakistan.
The research questions current literature on globalisation by drawing on political communicationsâ framing
theory. More specifically, it suggests first that there is no evidence of an on-going globalisation of either political
or media discourses; secondly that the local nation-state level plays a key role in understanding the mechanisms
of framesâ spreading at the global level; and thirdly that national culture is a major determinant in defining
local political and media discoursesâ contents, even in presence of a strong persuasion attempt by a powerful
international actor such as the U.S. government
Philosophy of Media Manipulation in the Globalization Era: Options for Countering
Corporative global media cannot be an instrument of the culture of peace, because they have made widespread individualistic values of the consummative society. Through their symbolic power, they successfully dominate over every sphere of existence of a society: politics, economic life, social ties, national culture, human communication and private life. Traditional media could not be a factor in the promotion and development of culture of peace, simply because they are proponents of corporative economic and political interests. It is in the interest of citizens to counter the activities of ârapacious capitalismâ (SCHMIDT 1998), of local comprador political and economic elites, and the practice of robbery of their work; to bridle the proliferation of weapons and acts of aggression
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