Globally Speaking - The Politics of Globalisation is a joint project between Radio Australia, ABC New Media and the Australian National University's National Institute for Asia and the Pacific. http://www.abc.net.au/global/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation en Radio Australia Globally Speaking - The Politics of Globalisation is a joint project between Radio Australia, ABC New Media and the Australian National University's National Institute for Asia and the Pacific. clean If the flow of people around the world is one element of globalisation then it is not a recent phenomenon . It can be argued that globalisation has its origins in the 'out of Africa' migrations, commencing some 200,000 years ago. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_1.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia If the flow of people around the world is one element of globalisation then it is not a recent phenomenon . It can be argued that globalisation has its origins in the 'out of Africa' migrations, commencing some 200,000 years ago. In the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis and economic instability in other emerging markets, the dominant view that the benefits of globalisation and free trade outweigh the costs is increasingly being challenged. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_2.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia In the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis and economic instability in other emerging markets, the dominant view that the benefits of globalisation and free trade outweigh the costs is increasingly being challenged. What impact are global media and communications having on culture? Some argue that globalisation is a threat to local cultures by creating a homogenised world culture. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_3.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia What impact are global media and communications having on culture? Some argue that globalisation is a threat to local cultures by creating a homogenised world culture. How can Australia respond to the processes of globalisation? In the more than 200 years of white settlement, Australians have struggled to define a sense of national identity while accommodating successive waves of migration. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_4.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia How can Australia respond to the processes of globalisation? In the more than 200 years of white settlement, Australians have struggled to define a sense of national identity while accommodating successive waves of migration. Where cities of the industrial revolution were formed around natural resources, in a globalising world, different locational factors become important. Globalisation has overwhelmingly been an urbanising phenomenon and it is creating inequalities both within and between cities and their rural hinterlands. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_5.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia Where cities of the industrial revolution were formed around natural resources, in a globalising world, different locational factors become important. Globalisation has overwhelmingly been an urbanising phenomenon and it is creating inequalities both within and between cities and their rural hinterlands. Globalisation challenges our traditional sense of citizenship. If global corporations are now overtaking national governments as the building blocks of world order, how should we adapt our concepts of civil society and citizenship? http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/global/global_6.mp3 Thursday, 10 January 2008 00:00 GMT ABC, Australia, Radio Australia, Asia, free, current affairs, journalism Radio Australia Globalisation challenges our traditional sense of citizenship. If global corporations are now overtaking national governments as the building blocks of world order, how should we adapt our concepts of civil society and citizenship?