Responsible Geographies and how they (dis)connect the world

Essay aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Globalisierung, pol. Ökonomie, The Open University, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This essay sets out to demonstrate how responsible thinking impacts on geography. It concludes with the argument that taking responsibility indeed shrinks even geographical distance. If responsibility is refused, however, people or events, even if they are in immediate social or geographical proximity, appear distant. The globalizing world, therefore, not necessarily is transforming into a 'global village'.