Global-Local Relations and Time

Abstract

An examination of the connections between “globalisation” and time. A number of different senses of the global are outlined; and one particular version of the “globalisation-thesis” is elaborated. It is argued that part of what is involved in globalisation is a set of temporal changes; and that globalisation is significantly cultural. Some implications of these claims for place are developed – in particular, with whether they presume another kind of time, the glacial, beyond the obviously instantaneous time of globalisation. The connections with the thesis of “de-traditionalisation” are elaborated. Some methodological and ethical considerations are mentioned in conclusion.