18 concepts the spec wants you to use precisely, drawn from the Panther database. Read them, then test yourself.
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The concepts
Americanisation (of globalisation)(tap to reveal)- The idea that globalisation is effectively spreading American culture, capitalism and values worldwide, making the world look more like America.
Anti-globalisation movements(tap to reveal)- Groups that protest against the negative effects of global trade and economic integration.
Backlash against globalisation(tap to reveal)- The growing resistance to globalisation from people who feel left behind or threatened by it.
Cultural globalisation(tap to reveal)- The spread of ideas, values, and ways of life around the world, often driven by the internet and global media.
Economic globalisation(tap to reveal)- The growing integration of national economies through trade, investment, and the rise of multinational corporations.
Globalisation(tap to reveal)- The process by which the world becomes increasingly connected through trade, communication, technology, migration, and shared culture.
Globalisation sceptics(tap to reveal)- People who argue that globalisation is not as powerful or inevitable as its supporters claim.
Political globalisation(tap to reveal)- The growing influence of international organisations and treaties over what national governments can do.
Political globalisation(tap to reveal)- The way political ideas and institutions like democracy and human rights spread around the world.
Sceptic (globalisation)(tap to reveal)- Someone who argues that globalisation is not as new or as powerful as hyperglobalists claim, pointing out that international integration existed before and that states still control many outcomes.
Transformationalist (globalisation)(tap to reveal)- A view of globalisation that says it genuinely transforms the world and how states work, but does not necessarily end the nation state or produce a single predetermined outcome.
Americanisation(tap to reveal)- The way American culture, brands and values spread across the world.
Arms race(tap to reveal)- When two or more countries each keep building up their weapons because they fear the other side is doing the same, creating a spiral of military build-up.
Authoritarian state(tap to reveal)- A state ruled by a leader or small group that holds power by force or fear rather than democratic consent, and that restricts opposition and personal freedoms.
Balance of power (international)(tap to reveal)- A situation in world politics where no single country is powerful enough to dominate all others, either naturally or because other countries join together to stop it.
Banking union(tap to reveal)- When a group of countries share the same rules and institutions for overseeing their banks, so that a banking crisis in one country does not spread to the rest.
Beggar-thy-neighbour policy(tap to reveal)- A selfish economic policy where one country boosts its own economy at the expense of its trading partners, for example by making its currency weaker to undercut their exports.
Benign hegemony(tap to reveal)- When the most powerful country in the world uses its dominance in ways that benefit others as well as itself, for example by keeping trade routes open and providing security.