AO1: Cultural globalisation has helped a movement towards a world where there has been a homogenisation as cultural differences between nations are flattened out and the world becomes more united as a consequence. AO2: Cultural globalisation has increasingly created a world where national borders do not block the transfer of cultural commodities so that we share the same technology, music sport etc as well as the same brands and this is also linked to concepts such as the spread of democracy AO3: We may conclude that in creating a world of common culture and values including democratic values that globalisation has been more advantageous that disadvantageous AO1: Globalisation has helped to create an enhanced awareness of human rights and of human rights violations (CNN effect) which the world has acted on, including through the creation of human rights courts and tribunals. AO2: The creation of the International Criminal Court in 2002 has allowed for prosecutions against those who are accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide and follows the actions of the special UN tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda which led to significant numbers of prosecutions AO3: We may conclude that globalisation has been advantageous in raising awareness of human rights and helping to establish institutions that act where rights have been violated and also as a future deterrent AO1: Economic globalisation has significantly increased global trade with associated benefits across the world for all with spectacular growth for some and almost universal growth for all– rising tide lifts all boats. AO2: The development of a single global market has driven increased production and has helped to raise living standards across the world with states like China seeing spectacular economic growth and an associated rise in living standards which has been recognised by bodies like the United Nations in falling levels of global poverty AO3: We may conclude that in providing the globally accepted rules of trade, globalisation has been advantageous to most people as it has raised their living standards and access to global commodities AO1: Political globalisation has brought states together in institutions like the United Nations to resolve conflict and tensions peacefullyPolitical globalisation has created a rules based system which has helped to move beyond an anarchical system and has created political governance institutions like the United Nations which are dedicated to peace and security through collective action and diplomacy rather than war and conflict AO3: We may conclude that globalisation has been advantageous in creating a more peaceful world where states learn to peacefully coexist based on globally accepted rules and institutions

AO1: Cultural globalisation has led to the dominance of western views and values and undermined other cultures and has led to a backlash in recent years. AO2: The majority of the major elements of global culture appear to be western dominated with western companies being the most recognisable worldwide, and films, music etc also being western dominated and this has led to a backlash including religious fundamentalism and anti- globalisation movements AO3: We may conclude that this backlash and resentment threatens order and increases the likelihood of conflict which shows that globalisation is actually more of a disadvantage than advantage AO1: Globalisation has led to the development of a western based perspective and dominance in human rights and to western interventionism. AO2: Human rights institutions are arguably dominated by a western perspective which some see as a form of neo-colonialism that seeks to undermine or erode the cultures of other societies and which fails to take into account the different values of other cultures and which also justifies selective and controversial human rights interventions AO3: We may conclude that the tensions created between states and cultures over the definitions of and implementation of human rights makes clear that globalisation has been more disadvantageous than advantageous AO1: Economic globalisation has led to the spread of neoliberal economic ideas and has encouraged consumerism and materialism with consequences for the environment and an imbalance in prosperity. AO2: Economic globalisation has arguably made some states and people wealthier at the expense of others as a cause of the use of cheap labour and repatriation of profits by global companies and that continued growth has required the use of more and more raw materials such as oil which has led to environmental degradation including global warming AO3: We may conclude that an imbalance in benefit of economic growth will inevitably cause tensions and resentment and that the materialism and consumerism linked to economic globalisation is in fact ruinous to all and a sign that globalisation is certainly more disadvantageous that advantageous AO1: Political globalisation has weakened the power of the state and has led to the creation of several organisations which appear to be dominated by the west. AO2: Political globalisation organisations such as the IMF and World Bank have been accused of having a western bias and dominance through ideology, share ownership and senior post holdings and many states appear to resent the impact on their sovereignty that the organisations hold AO3: We may conclude that the resentment/anger of many that is directed towards the ideology and western dominance of political globalisation institutions makes clear that globalisation is more disadvantageous than advantageous