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Running head: GLOBALIZATION HAS DIMINISHED NATIONALISM
Globalization Has Diminished Nationalism
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GLOBALIZATION HAS DIMINISHED NATIONALISM1
Globalization and nationalism both have a significant position in the contemporary
world. The world has become a global village, and the importance of both concepts has
changed in terms of creating modern societies and nation-states (Eriksen 2014). However,
nationalism is facing difficulty due to the rise in globalization and has become less crucial.
The essay is going to look at the reasons why globalization has diminished nationalism. The
first argument gives a brief idea about nationalism and globalization and talks about
immigration as one of the reasons for shrinking nationalism. The second argument sheds light
on economic nationalism. Lastly, some counter-arguments claim that nationalism has
increased due to globalization. Globalization has made the world homogenized and less
pluralistic as a whole which has diminished nationalism.
Due to globalization, the concept of borders has become obscure as globalization has
ensured the free flow of information resources and individuals (Eriksen 2014). John Kusumi
has termed globalization as the antithesis of nationalism. By this statement, he meant that
there is one globe, and there are no national boundaries. The importance of nationalism is
slowly waning as the concept of national border is fading away because the world is
simultaneously growing closer and further. With this, the notion of the national border is
becoming extraneous, and the concept of cultural homogeneity is coming in. Developed
countries are witnessing massive migration from developing countries resulting in mixed
culture. According to the recent report of the United Nations, migrations have continued to
increase in the past years over 60% of international migrants live in Asia alone (Ortman,

GLOBALIZATION HAS DIMINISHED NATIONALISM2
Velkoff, & Hogan 2014). The idea of a single global cultural community has come into being
and the primitive concept of cultural plurality among the nations has weakened. The free flow
of technology between countries has contributed to the rising multiculturalism as people were
able to explore other cultures. People after learning about a particular culture has critically
analyzed the traits of the culture and adopted it in their daily lives (Pieterse 2019). The
western world hugely influences the eastern world and there are instances where people mix
up westernization with modernization and have blindly adopted western culture. Some
countries have also liberated their citizen and given them the freedom to adopt a different
culture and implement it in their own lives. One such country is Canada. The Canadian
government has adopted “multiculturalism” as its official policy (Kymlicka 2015). In 2016
the economist recognized Canada as the most successful multicultural society of West. The
concept of nationalism has further affected due to the rise of international agencies. One
example is the European Union which has identified with the notion of “European” rather
than a citizen of their native state, As a result of cultural homogeneity, the cultural ties with
their nation are weakening, and the concept of nationalism is becoming outdated (Pieterse
2019).
Due to globalization, the nations are economically interdependent, which has resulted
in the weakening of economic nationalism. Globalization has dramatically helped in bringing
equality globally. The developing countries are a member of the supply chain presently,
China being the prime example (Zhang & He 2014). The core idea of economic nationalism