Hello all,
I am posting my 2016 essay outline here for you all to see. I had 40 marks in essay this year, which is not much. I attempted the globalization topic.
World as a global village: learning to live together
Thesis:
multilateral cooperation and peaceful coexistent are the needs of the hour to survive in the modern global village
1.
Introduction
2.
Concept of global village and present scenario
• Millennial generation (generations Y and Z)
• Communication: ideas transported in clicks and people linked over oceans
• Technological advancements: cellphones, smart technology and the world wide web
• INGOs and TNCs
3.
But have we truly realized the concept of a global village?
• No, we have not.
• Wallerstein’s agenda: globalization is a new form of colonization
• The north-south divide is ever widening
• International organizations running the new global world order
• The biased international agreements not benefiting the LDCs
• We have not implemented the Bali Package. The Kyoto Protocol and other international agreements
• Increasing socioeconomic inequalities in the world
• Growing regional conflicts and the inefficiency of global systems in addressing them
4.
Analysis: is it possible to coexist peacefully in the global village that is taking shape?
• Yes, if we resolve inter-state conflicts and implement multilateral cooperation
5.
How can world communities learn to coexist peacefully?
• INGOs: responsibility to forward the concept of harmony of interest
• Introducing reforms in the UN (veto system)
• Reviewing the TRIPS agreement (at least in pharmaceutical and agricultural domains)
• Mutual efforts to protect the global commons
• Global resolve to end prevalent conflicts in Kashmir, Palestine, Syria and other regions
• Technological and socioeconomic cooperation
• Implementing the multi-sum security principle to ensure security, trade, and development.
• Promoting fair competition in international trade
• Individual responsibilities
6.
Conclusion