Global Networks Types of Migration
GLOBALIZATION refers to the emergence of an 1. Internal Migration – Defined as the
international network, belonging to an process where migrants look for a new
economic and social system. residence within their own country,
state, or continent
It is the most powerful force for change
2. External Migration – It means moving to
in the world today affecting all societies
a different country state or continent
in the planet
for a new residence
It entails the movement of capital
3. immigration – this means moving into
goods, free flow of goods and services,
another country
and expansion of multinational
4. Force migration – this happens when
corporation
the state or authorities forced its
Roland Robertson, a professor of sociology at people to migrate for a reason
the University of Aberden, was the first person
Types of Globalization
who defined globalization as "the
understanding of the world and the increased 1. Economic Globalization is the
perception of the world as a whole." increasing economic integration and
interdependence of national, regional,
Martin Albrow and Elizabeth King, sociologists,
and local economies across the world
define globalization as "all those processes by
through an intensification of cross
which the peoples of the world are
boarder movement of goods, services,
incorporated into a single world society.
technologies and capital.
One of the goal of GLOBALIZATION is
Examples:
for the world to become more
INTERDEPENDENT. • Trans-national trades are companies that
People and countries of the world are extend beyond the borders of one country
closely woven together especially in the example of these are Unilever and
economic aspect. McDonalds
FACTORS THAT CAUSE GLOBALIZATION 2. Social Globalization is a social
transformation or process leading to
1. Labor is defined as work, especially
the achievement of people-centered
hard physical work.
development. Human-centered
2. Migration It refers to the movement of
development concept is offered as an
people from one territory to another
alternative strategy to bring about a
for the purpose of taking up residence
more equity development outcome.
The growing demand for laborers of the most
capitalist countries precipitated the migration Examples:
of many from the unprivileged communities • UN General Assembly
• Partnership of International
People are more willing to move Development Programs
between different countries today in • Social Integration, Gender Equity and
search for work. access to Social Services
Remittances now play a large role in • HIV/AIDS Awareness
transfers from developed countries to 3. Political Globalization refers to an
developing countries. increasing trend toward multilateralism
People migrate for various reasons: in an emerging transnational state
apparatus and the emergence of
1. Environmental national and international non-
2. Political governmental organizations that act as
3. Cultural watchdogs over governments.
4. Economic 4. Financial Globalization is a collective
concept that refers to increasing global
linkages created through cross-border
financial flows. Financial integration
refers to an individual country's linkages
to international capital markets.
5. Technological Globalization is
accelerated in large part by
technological transmission, the spread
of technology across borders
6. Ecological Globalization occurs when
ecosystems are constantly exchanging
materials through the movement of air
in the atmosphere, the flow of water in
rivers and the migration of animals
across the landscape.
7. Geographical Globalization is defined
as the set of processes (economic,
social, cultural, technological, and
institutional that contributes to the
relationship between societies and
individuals around the world.
