Question

n well-developed paragraphs, answer the following questions:

1) What is the 'local' and what is it relationship to the 'global' in the context of globalization processes. Provide examples to support your ideas--try to reach beyond the textbook. Cite all sources.

2) What is soft power and how is it communicated effectively? Since we are the leading nation in global consumerism, find examples of soft power from outside the U.S. For example, what nations have soft power influence on American culture? What about other developing nations, what types of soft power do they have on developing countries? Reach beyond the textbook. Cite all sources.

Answer 1

1) Globalization involve the spread of the global economy to regional economies around the world . It requires integration of local economies into the global market. It is one of the development process.It offers the people to access to wide range of product. But some of them are concerned about the local market changes that come after the globalization threaten the validity of locally made product .   

For Example: The new availability of product in market which has cheaper price that may led to the displacement of local farmer who earned a living by selling goods locally.

But there are lot of advantages for globalization .It increases international trade in cultural product such as movies , books ,musics. The expansion of these products and services leads to the changes in local cultural values and traditions.

2) power is the ability to affect on others to get a result on according to one's will. It can be accomplished by coercive, payment/attraction and persuasion . This instrument concept is used in china, Europe and Us. Soft power is more effective method than hard power methods .Hard power cause by changes in world order whereas strength of soft power is based on endurance and sustainability. soft power is the capacity to persuade others to do what one wants .It is a voluntary action.

In Norway, it has the ability to build the soft power system because it is a small state.In European countries , by using soft power help them to construct peaceful country for almost 70 years.

The classical example of American soft power is Marshall plan. After world war 2, the united state has pumped billion of dollars to Europe to prevent it from the falling to the influence of the communist soviet union.The Marshall plan include food and medical care, expert advice to recover their society . Other countries that influence on American culture is china ,japan etc

Economies, Education, Leadership, Diplomacy are some of the types of Soft power that developing countries used.