Is the Modern “Global World” Global?
https://doi.org/10.24833/2949-639X-2024-4-10-5-31
Abstract
The term “deglobalisation” has recently evolved into almost a key concept in the political narrative. It is understood as the dismantling of globalisation and the return of nation-states to the world which is characterised by interstate wars. However, experts often overlook the fact that only 150-200 years ago there was a civilisation in the world that surpassed ours in the scale of global freedoms and interdependencies. According to the researchers of the phenomenon, the first period of globalisation occurred in 1870-1914. The author proposes to extend it over the whole XIX century, proving that the globalisation level at that time not only kept up with modern requirements but also exceeded them. To some extent, today’s “global freedoms” are merely a pale shadow of those enjoyed by people in the XIX century.
The reason for that was the strengthening of the state role. The globalisation in the XIX century evolved in the context of a weak state. Since then, the state has exerted its control over all spheres of life, tightening its grip and introducing registration. Thus, from the perspective of this long-term process, i.e. from 1840s until today, we have lived in the world of strengthening rather than weakening of the nation-states. This means that our globalisation may have been just a poor attempt to regain the global freedoms of the past.
About the Author
A. V. Fenenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Political Science, Professor at the Department of International Security
Moscow
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