ASAN 493 - GLOBALIZATION: IMPACT ON THE PHILIPPINES
AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Spring 2010, Wed 3:00-5:30 pm, Moore Hall 113
Instructor: Dr. Federico V. Magdalena
Tel: (808) 956-6086
Email: fm@hawaii.edu
Moore Hall 415
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course examines globalization as a process and a condition, whose impact on Third World
countries is nowhere more pronounced than today. It shall focus on the Philippines, a highly
westernized but relatively underdeveloped Asian society, and selected countries in Southeast
Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
“Globalization” is the current buzzword just as “development” was the mantra in the ‘60s and
‘70s. It is described – objectively - as the increasing integration of the world economy, interaction
and interdependence of people, countries, technologies, and trade around the world. In subjective
terms, it means a heightened awareness of, and greater sensitivity to, the world and the state of
human existence (e.g., cultural identity).
The course will examine globalization in these Southeast Asian countries in at least four
dimensions: political, economic, cultural, and ecological. While it has enhanced economic
growth and cultural exchange, and lengthened life span of people, globalization has also
exacerbated inequalities between rich and poor nations, weakened their sovereignty, caused
enormous environmental degradation (pollution, destruction of forest cover, etc.), and promoted
economic dependency on the World Bank/International Monetary Fund and their agents, the socalled G-7 countries. The course shall, therefore, evaluate the positive and negative impacts of
globalization along ten issues, namely, 1) trade and economic transformation/ marginalization, 2)
politics and governance, 3) security/terrorism, 4) labor and diasporic movements, including
human trafficking, 5) cultural activities, including tourism, 6) global warming/environmental
degradation, 7) class and gender differentiation, 8) technological advance, 9) human rights, and
10) health issues. It will not be possible to cover everything associated with globalization.
FOCUS:
The course is Writing Intensive (WI) in its focus. Students will submit one term paper at the end
of the course, and two other papers (one can be a book review and the other, a critique) as
requirements for the writing intensive part. There will also be a classroom midterm exam. Other
requirements will be discussed in the first meeting. The suggested style format for writing a
scientific paper is that of American Psychological Association (see
http://apastyle.apa.org/previoustips.html, or http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm).
The weights for computing the grade are as follows: Term paper, 30%, critique, 20%, book
review, 20%, midterm (classroom), 20%, and 10% for class participation, attendance and extra
credit.
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handouts (soft copies), announcements, and other matters to keep you posted of course activity.
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TEXT: Readings are available as a Course Pack.
Buy a copy from Professional Image, 2633 King Street, Phone: 973-6599. In addition to the
Course Pack, there will be readings from internet resources, documentaries, and books found at
UH Libraries.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
Date
First week
(Jan 13/10)
Activity
(Videos may change, depending on availability)
Sixth week
(Feb 17)
Seventh week
(Feb 24)
Introduction and explanation of course & requirements.
Understanding globalization, issues and the debate
Readings: Globalization101; Chanda (2002); Wikipedia; Emory; Jackson
(2007); Robertson (2007); Pfefferman; Held et al. (2005); Smith (2006)
Measuring globalization. Readings: A. T. Kearney/Carnegie
Tentative Guest Lecturer (Aug 28)
VIDEO: New Rulers of the World
Globalization theory, economy & trade
Readings: Friedman & Ramonet 03, Stiglitz (2006)
Globalization and economy (continued)
Readings: Featherstone (1992); Held et al (1999); David (2001); Shah
(Poverty)
VIDEO: Globalization in theory, The challenges of a global economy
Globalization, politics and security
Readings: Hamm; Banlaoi; Haas; Herman; Riggs; Berner; Lane (2006);
McGrew (1997); Pollard (2004)
Globalization, politics & security (continued)
VIDEO: Globalization and the politics of public health
Globalization and culture
Readings: Rothkop; David (2001); Cato.org; Balko (2006);
Eighth week
(March 3)
Globalization and culture (continued)
Readings: Featherstone (1992); Shah & Phua (2004)
Ninth week
(March 10)
Globalization, human rights, class/gender/race
Readings: Patt; Dunklin; Constable (2006); Jones (2004);Youngblood (2007)
VIDEO: Globalization & human rights
Globalization and class/gender/race (continued)
Readings: Kwong (2005); Magdalena (2005); del Rosario (2005)
VIDEO: The Gender Wars
Second week
(Jan 20)
Third week
(Jan 27)
Fourth week
(Feb 3)
Fifth week
(Feb 10)
Tenth week
(March 17)
Eleventh week
(March 24 No Class)
Twelfth week
(March 31)
HOLIDAY (SPRING RECESS)
Globalization and migration (diaspora)
Readings: Meijl (2007); Asis (2006); Diamond; David; Hefti; Okamura
Thirteenth week
(April 7)
Globalization and tourism
Reading: Azarya (2006); Gonsalves; McLaren (2003)
Fourteenth week
(April 14)
Globalization and health
Readings: Barnett (2000); Nutt
VIDEO: Globalization and the Politics of Public Health
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Fifteenth Week
(April 21)
Sixteenth week
(April 28)
Seventeenth
week
(May 5)
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Globalization and environment
Readings: Shah (Global Warming); Panayotou (2000)
VIDEO: Turning Down the Heat
Globalization and terrorism
Readings: Shelley; Lim; CFR (JI and ASG); Scruton (2002)
Other unfinished topics on globalization
LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION: Wrapping up, Evaluation
READINGS: This is a general list of references. The required readings are in asterisks and
mostly included in your Course Pack. The others, which are available at Hamilton Library,
may give you an idea of the topic for your term paper and book reviews.
Books/Articles –
Berger, Peter L. & Samuel P. Huntington (eds.). Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the
Contemporary World. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. UH Manoa Hamilton,
HM621 M36 2002 (read Introduction).
Berner, Erhard. “Globalization and Local Resistance: The Creation of Localities in Manila and
Bangkok.” Bielefeld, Germany: Universität Bielefeld, Forschungsschwerpunkt
Entwicklungssoziologie, 1994. UH Manoa: Hamilton Asia Folio. HV40330 B47 1994.
*David, Randolf S. “Globalization, Poverty and Social Conflict,” in Reflections on Sociology &
Philipine Society. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2001.
Featherstone, Mike. Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalization and Modernity. Sage Pub., 1992.
*Friedman, Thomas L. & Ignacio Ramonet “Dueling Globalizations: A Debate.” Article 12, in
Annual Editions – Global Issues 03-04.
Held, David et al. Debating Globalization. Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA: Polity 2005.
UH Manoa: Hamilton JZ1318 D43 2005.
*Jackson, Robert M. (ed.). Annual Editions: Global Issues 07/08, 23rd edition. McGraw Hill,
2007. (This edition covers a variety of topics about globalization.)
Lane, Jan-Erik. Globalization and Politics: Promises and Dangers. Aldershot, England;
Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2006. UH Manoa: Hamilton JZ1318 l358 2006.
*Meijl, Toon Van. “Beyond Economics: Transnational Labour Migration in Asia and the
Pacific.” In IIAS Newsletter, Spring 2007: 16-17.
*Nutt, Amy Elis. “Nature’s Assassins.” Short magazine/newspaper article.
Pollard. Vincent K. Globalization, Democratization, and Asian Leadership:Power Sharing,
Foreign Policy, and Society in the Philippines and Japan. Aldershot, Hants, England ;
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2004. UH Manoa: Hamilton Asia, JZ1720 P65 2004.
*Robertson, Roland et al. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Globalization. New York: Routledge, 2007.
JZ1318 E63 2007. UH Manoa: Hamilton Main Reference-Library Use Only.
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Scruton, Roger. The West and the Rest:Globalization and the Terrorist Tthreat. Wilmington, DE :
ISI Books, 2002. UH Manoa: Hamilton, JZ 1318 S37 2002.
Shah, Mohd Hazim, Phua Kai Lit (eds.). Public Policy, Culture and the Impact of Globalisation
in Malaysia. Selangor, D.E. : Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia, 2004. UH Manoa: Hamilton Asia,
HN700.6 A8 P83 2004.
Smith, Dennis. Globalization: The Hidden Agenda. Cambridge; Malden, MA: Polity 2006. UH
Manoa: Hamilton JZ1318 S65 2006.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2006.
UH Manoa Hamilton HF 1359 S753 2006.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Globalization and its Discontents. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2003. UH
Manoa Hamilton HF 1418.5 S75 2003.
Wallerstein, Immanuel. “The Modern World-System.” From: The Modern World-System:
Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century.
New York: Academic Press, 1976. pp. 229-233.
Yamashita, Shinji and J.S. Eades (EDS.). Globalization in Southeast Asia : local, national and
transnational perspectives. New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2003. UH Manoa: Hamilton
Asia, ds523.2 g565 2003.
Youngblood, Robert L. “The Rhetoric vs. the Reality: Human Rights in the Philippines, 19922006,” Paper presented during the 41ST Annual Conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, June 15-17, 2007. Typescript (available at CPS).
Online Resources – (Please take note that these materials are volatile. They may not
be available when you try to download them in the future.)
*Asis, Maruja M. B. “The Philippines’ Culture of Migration.” (January 2006) In
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=364. Accessed 8/3/07.
*Azarya, Victor. “Globalization and International Tourism in Developing Countries: Marginality
as a Commercial Commodity,” Current Sociology 2004.
http://csi.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/52/6/949.pdf Accessed 2/26/07.
*Balko, Radley. “Globalization & Culture: Americanization or Cultural Diversity?” (Sept. 2006)
In http://www.aworldconnected.org/debates/id.2871/debates_detail.asp. Accessed 8/04/07.
*Banlaoi, Rommel C. “Globalization and Nation Building in the Philippines.”
http://www.apcss.org/Publications/Edited%20Volumes/GrowthGovernance_files/Pub_Growth%2
0Governance/Pub_GrowthGovernancech16.pdf. Accessed 2/23/2007
*Barnett, Tony. “HIV/AIDS and Globalization: What is the epidemic telling us about economics,
morality and pragmatism?” In
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/DESTIN/publink/barnett/HIVAIDS_and_Globalization.
doc. Accessed 2/20/07.
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*Cato.org. “Globalization and Culture.” In
http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/v25n3/globalization.pdf. Accessed 8/04/07.
*CFR. “Jemaah Islamiyah.” (June 2007). In http://www.cfr.org/publication/8948/#1. Accessed
8/04/07.
*CFR. “Abu Sayyaf Group.” (January 2007). In http://www.cfr.org/publication/9235/. Accessed
8/04/07.
*Chanda, Nayan. “What is Globalization?” Nov. 2002. In
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/about/essay.jsp. Accessed 2/20/07.
*Constable, Nicole. “Brides, Maids and Prostitutes: Reflections on the Study of Trafficked
Women.” (Portal July 2006) In
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/portal/article/viewFile/164/274 Accessed 2/26/07
*David, Randy.” “Diaspora: Identity in the Global Age.” In
http://www.ffon.org/documents/randy.doc. Accessed 2/20/07
Del Rosario, Teresita. “Bridal Diaspora: Migration and Marriage among Filipino Women.”
(Indian Journal of Gender Studies 2005) In http://ijg.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/23/253.pdf?ck=nck.
*Diamond, David. “One Nation, Overseas.” (June 2002) In
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.06/philippines_pr.html. Accessed 2/20/07
Doran, Christine and Jim Jose. “Globalization, the Patriarchal State and Women’s Resistance in
Singapore,” http://gtd.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/6/2/215.pdf. Accessed 2/23/07
*Dunklin, Arthur L. “Globalization: A Portrait of Exploitation, Inequality, and Limits.”
http://globalization.ocaap.org/content/v5.2/dunklin.html Accessed 2/18/07
*Global Policy. “Globalization Index.”
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/econ/2006/11globindex.pdf Accessed 2/20/07
*Globalization101. “What is Globalization?”
http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html.
*Globalization Website. “Globalization Issues.”
http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/issues01.html Accessed 2/20/07
*Gonsalves, Paul. “Globalisation and Tourism: Deadly Mix for Indigenous Peoples.” (March
1999). In
http://www19.homepage.villanova.edu/karyn.hollis/prof_academic/Courses/2041Travel/globalization_&_tourism.htm. Accessed 8/3/07.
*Hamm, Bernd. “Democracy in the Light of Globalization.” In
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/politics/2007/0219globaldemocracy.pdf. Accessed 8/3/07.
Hannam, Kevin. “Tourism and Development: Globalization and Power.” Progress in
Development Studies 2002. http://pdj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/2/3/227.pdf. Accessed 2/26/07
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*Hefti, Anny Misa. “The Philippines: Globalization and Migration.”
http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN006918.pdf Accessed
2/23/2007
*Herman, Edward. “The Threat of Globalization.” 1999. In
http://www.wpunj.edu/newpol/issue26/herman26.htm or
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/define/hermantk.htm Accessed 2/26/07
*Patt, Martin. “Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery in the Philippines.” In
http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Philippines.htm. Accessed 2/26/07.
*Jones, Rochelle. “How does Globalization Impact Minority Women in Southeast Asia?” (Nov.
2004). In http://www.awid.org/go.php?stid=1424. Accessed 2/26/07.
*Kearney, A.T/Carnegie. “Measuring Globalization: Who’s Up, Who’s Down?” In
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/wwwboard/gindex.php?PHPSESSID=91a52b056e443d2d39d63d465be7897d. Accessed 8/04/07.
*Kearney, A.T/ Carnegie. “The Global top 20/Measuring Globalization.” (Dec. 2006) In
http://www.atkearney.com/shared_res/pdf/Globalization-Index_FP_Nov-Dec-06_S.pdf.
Accessed 2/20/07.
Kellner, Douglas. “Globalization, Terrorism and Democracy: 9/11 and its Aftermath.” In
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/essays/globalizationterroraftermath.pdf. Accessed
8/03/07.
Kellner, Douglas. “Baudrillard, Globalization and Terrorism.” In
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/essays/baudrillardglobalizationterror.pdf. Accessed
8/03/07.
Kwong, Jo. “Globalization: Threat or Opportunity to Women in the Developing World?”
Independent Women’s Forum, March 2005. Also http://www.iwf.org/pdf/global_threat.pdf.
*Magdalena, Federico V. “Misusing the Internet: The Case of Filipino Mail-Order Brides.” In
http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/pinay-mob.html. Accessed 2/26/07.
*McLaren, Deborah. “Tourism and Development.” (Extract from her book, Rethinking Tourism
and Ecotravel, Kumarian Press, 2003). In http://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/ttcd/EG-05.doc.
Accessed 8/03/07.
*Okamura, Jonathan Y. “The Global Filipino Diaspora as an Imagined Community.” In
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/CMTS/MonoPaper3-6.html. Accessed 2/26/07.
*Panayotou, Theodore. “Globalization and Environment.” 2000.
http://www.unu.edu/interlink/papers/WG1/Panayotou.pdf Accessed 2/26/07
*Pfefferman, Guy. “The Eight Losers of Globalization,”
http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2429. Accessed 2/20/07
Riggs, Fred. “In Response to Globalization, Can Democracies do Better?”
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~fredr/glodem.htm Acessed 2/20/2007
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*Rothkop, David. “In Praise of Cultural Imperialism? Effects of Globalization on Culture.” In
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/globcult.htm.
*Shah, Anup. “Climate Change and Global Warming Introduction.” In
http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GlobalWarming/Intro.asp?p=1. Accessed 8/01/07.
*Shelley, Louise. “The Globalization of Crime and Terrorism.” In
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0206/ijge/shelley.htm. Accessed 8/04/07.
Soesastro, Hadi. “Globalization: Challenges for Indonesia.”
http://www.cipe.org/publications/ert/e35/e35_10.pdf. Accessed 2/26/07
Stiglitz, Joseph. “Making Globalization Work,”
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/econ/2006/0908stiglitzglob.htm Accessed 2/26/07
Sunanta, Sirijit. “The Globalization of Thai Cuisine.” Paper presented at the Canadian Council for
Southeast Asian Studies Conference, Oct 2005.
http://www.yorku.ca/ycar/CCSEAS%20Papers/The%20Globalization%20of%20Thai%20Cuisine
2.pdf. Accessed 2/26/07
Wallerstein, Immanuel. “After Developmentalism and Globalization, What?” Social Forces,
March 2005, 83(3):321-336; also https://socialforces.unc.edu/epub/pub_soc/cornell.pdf
Accessed 2/21/2007
*Wikipedia. “Globalization.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization. Accessed 2/20/07
Videos *The Challenges of a Global Economy. International Monetary Fund, 1996. Videotape 18326 (15
mins).
*Globalization in Theory. BBC Executive Video Seminars. Princeton, NJ: Films for the
Humanities & Sciences, 1996. Videotape 16071 (28 mins).
*Globalization and the Politics of Public Health. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 2003.
Videotape 21632. (58 mins).
*Globalization & Human Rights. New York, N.Y. : Globalvision ; [San Francisco, Calif.] :
International Center for Global Communications, inc. : Cinema Guild, 1999. Videotape 17110
(57 mins).
Globalization and the World Trade Organization. West Lafayette, IN : C-Span Archives, c2000.
Videotape 18091 (120 mins) .
*New Rulers of the World, by John Pilger. Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c2001. Videotape 20521
(53 mins).
*Turning Down the Heat. DVD 4794 (46 mins).
*The Gender Wars. Videotape 17000 (50 mins).