Local–Global Haldrup, Michael
Encyclopedia of Human Geography,
2020
Book Chapter
The concept of local–global relations is an important theme in contemporary human geography. It has been used in critical discussions of the value-laden and biased character of apparently “neutral” ...and/or “objective” geographical accounts, concepts, and representations of positivist science. More importantly, the local–global is a central theme in debates about the changing conditions for industry, livelihoods, social and cultural identity formation, and political governance. Here, the shifting balances of local factors and global forces were a central concern of human geography since the mid-1970s through the 1980s, especially in relation to the changing global geographies of manufacturing that took place in these years. The local–global has however also formed the central theme for theoretical and conceptual developments in human geography. This is significant both within economic geography and in discussions of political and social geographies of “scale.” “Local–global” also signifies one of the few examples in which human geographical discussions have migrated into public and social theoretical debate. Both in relation to contemporary public movements and nongovernmental organizations, the local–global continuum and the shifting balances between these polarities has provided an important framework for political action and rhetoric. At the same time, local–global relations have also been a key theme in social theory since the dawn of the 21st century.
As part of the project of postcolonial national modernization, the United Arab Emirates has seen the transformation of significant areas of the country's desert environment into green landscapes, ...with enormous resources devoted to agricultural development, park landscaping and nature reserves. In addition, recent years have also seen the creation of a number of social institutions dealing with environmental issues. This paper critically considers this dual 'greening of the emirates'. Analysing the material, cultural and social construction of this green nature, I argue that it must be seen in the context of a shift from a premodern to a modern relationship to nature. However, whilst in part this has meant the use of oil money to import what are seen as Western environmental technologies and ideas, it has also involved the construction of a distinctive Emirati form of modern nature. The paper concludes with a discussion of how this represents a case of the 'glocal' geographies of ecological modernization.
This study provides some insights into glocalization via language variations found in the fan-subbed Chinese translation of the online video series The Annoying Orange. Variations are displayed by ...means of written symbols and result from contact with local as well as foreign languages, and from adjustments due to translation. Both regulated and unregulated uses of language are found in our corpus texts. The transliteration of the target language, namely Chinese, varies greatly depending on the background of the translators, who have some knowledge of Taiwan Mandarin and other Sinitic languages as well as of English. The variations can be attributed to the flexibility cyberspace offers to these amateur translators, which helps create the hybridity of their work that demonstrates the effects of both localization and globalization. The accumulated knowledge of the translator, the socio-cultural context, and the synchronic figures of carnivalization within cyberspace bring about a highly complex relationship betw
‘Localization’, defined as capitalizing on the cultural, economic, social, and physical resources of particular places, coupled with local organization and networking, is receiving considerable ...attention as a method of enabling rural economies to survive the various challenges posed by the increased internationalization of investment. Links to the global are, however, often necessary and desirable for the effective development of rural economies. Rural tourism provides a particularly apposite context for investigating localization and links between the local and the global through ‘glocalization’. This article investigates the operation of glocalization in the context of 57 quality rural tourism businesses and 23 related organizations in western Ireland, with reference to the development and use of quality as a niche attribute and networking at local and international scales as part of promotion and marketing.
The main premise of this article is that globalization is both a universal phenomenon with common characteristic tendencies and a condition of plurality defined by the historical and geographical ...specificities of particular localities. This paradoxical point is explained in the theoretical context of the spatial configuration of globalization. The main concepts used to that end are Robertson's notion of glocalization, Castells' notion of polarization, Sassen's notion of global city and Appadurai's conception of imaginary worlds. The main objective is to elucidate, both in theory and in practice, a series of contradictions, ambiguities and irregularities that result from particular articulations of global and local developments. Turkey is used as a case study in order to analyze the practical implications of globalization(s) at both the national and local levels and at the level of neighborhoods. Borrowing from Appadurai's distinction between a locality and a neighborhood, the article argues that an empirical analysis of globalization(s) in neighborhoods helps us problematize the unsettling consequences of practical modes of glocalizations. Such problematization is necessary to understand the universal condition of globalization as an open-ended process that shapes and is shaped by particular cultural, political and spatial patterns.
Globalization has emerged as the defining conceptual and contextual socioeconomic framework of analysis for the early 21st century. Throughout Latin America, globalization has become a buzzword for ...profound structural change, as well as the focus of vociferous and rigorous criticism by those sectors of society disadvantaged, damaged, or bypassed by the forces of global restructuring. This article examines the theoretical and practical implications of globalization for Latin America development, analyzes key regional and local conditions, discusses 'glocalization,' and argues for a policy approach that rethinks the extant framework and restructures the analytical context in a more proactive manner. La globalización ha surgido como el marco analítico, conceptual y contextual definitivo para el siglo XXI. En todas partes de América Latina, la globalización ha llegado a ser un cliché para el cambio estructural, como también el foco de una crítica vociferante y rigorosa por aquellos sectores en desventaja, dañados, o evadidos por las fuerzas de la re-estructuración global. Este artículo examina las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas de la globalización para el desarrollo de América Latina, analiza las condiciones locales y regionales, discute "glocalización", y argumenta por una política que reconsidere el marco existente y reestructure el contexto analítico de una manera más proactiva.
The New York and New Jersey Port Authority defines its organization as the 3rd government body. Public facilities, for example, seaports and airports will be more appreciated if they can be ...integrated into people’s daily lives with participative management by the citizens. The U.S. port and city management is a good model for effectively matching both public mind and business practice from the glo-cal (global and local fusion) perspectives. Our field research of the 7 U.S.A. ports and cities conducted by the Murayama Research Office at Chukyo University found the American way of success in the area of (1) Port and City Integration, and (2) New Public or New Business Management Development. These new concepts can be categorized with the broader meanings of PFIs (Private Financial Initiatives) , PPPs (Public and Private Partnerships) , and Concessions which Japan now has to improve and export. This research has contributed to both public and private sectors by recommending the Glo-cal Management Strategies with “New Public” Management Views on public infrastructures and international businesses, especially in Nagoya, Chiba, Yokohama and other areas in Japan. The theoretical foundation to pursue this research is based on the paradigms that: 1) functions merge with environmental changes and 2) civilization dynamism is invigorated with cultural diversities.
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