NIMS-IS 200.C EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
ANSWERS FOR SUCCESS
◉ What does the distinction which Steger ("Globalization a
Contested Concept") makes between "forces of particularism"
and"forces of universalism" tell us about the peculiarity of
globalization? Answer: It shows how globalization connects local to
the global. Both particularism and univrsalism are the result of
globalization. Particularism and universalism have reached
unprecedented levels only because interdependencies that connect
local to global have been growing faster. (Our global age with its
obsession for technology and its mass market commodities indelibly
shapes the violent backlash against globalization.)
◉ In what ways do the two main "eras" of globalization which
Friedman ("The World is Ten Years Old") discusses differ? In what
ways are they similar? Answer: While the first era of globalization
was also able to connect nation-states and corporations, the new era
of globalization connects more countries, corporations, as well as
people, faster and deeper. This is because the first era of
globalization was built on falling transportation costs which lead to
global connectedness but today's era of globalization is based on
falling telecommunication costs which allows a deeper global
interconnectedness. Essentially, both eras of gloalization made the
world smaller, connecting more people, more deeply, however the
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
ANSWERS FOR SUCCESS
◉ What does the distinction which Steger ("Globalization a
Contested Concept") makes between "forces of particularism"
and"forces of universalism" tell us about the peculiarity of
globalization? Answer: It shows how globalization connects local to
the global. Both particularism and univrsalism are the result of
globalization. Particularism and universalism have reached
unprecedented levels only because interdependencies that connect
local to global have been growing faster. (Our global age with its
obsession for technology and its mass market commodities indelibly
shapes the violent backlash against globalization.)
◉ In what ways do the two main "eras" of globalization which
Friedman ("The World is Ten Years Old") discusses differ? In what
ways are they similar? Answer: While the first era of globalization
was also able to connect nation-states and corporations, the new era
of globalization connects more countries, corporations, as well as
people, faster and deeper. This is because the first era of
globalization was built on falling transportation costs which lead to
global connectedness but today's era of globalization is based on
falling telecommunication costs which allows a deeper global
interconnectedness. Essentially, both eras of gloalization made the
world smaller, connecting more people, more deeply, however the
