Glossary

This is a list of descriptions of words and concepts that are essential in discussions concerning globalization.

Globalization:
Is the ongoing spread and integration of cultural phenomenons throughout different parts of the world. These phenomenons include; religion, politics, products, ideas, economy, and world-views.
The distribution of these macro-social forces often give rise to major international conflicts. Among the most notable are the many wars that has been fought the last decades, latest the war in Afghanistan
According to Thomas L. Friedman globalization has three different periods. The first period is from 1492 to 1800 which describes the globalization of countries. The second from 1800 to 2000 which involves the globalization of companies and the third; from 2000 and up till now, about the globalization of the individual.

Communication:
The activity of sharing information with another person or group. The types of communication are many and among them are: speech, writing, visual images, behaviour and signals.
Communication is relevant for globalization-debates because globalization works through communication across vast distances and because long distance communication is becoming more readily accessible every day because of globalisation.

Lingua franca:
Is a language used to make communication possible between people that don't share a mother tongue. In today's western society English is the common shared Lingua franca, which it has been since world war II. In the middle eastern countries Arabic is the Lingua franca.

Migration
The movement of a group of people from one place on earth to another. The migration is often forced upon individuals as a result of war or starvation in the region of residence. The migrated group of individuals bring traces of their culture to their new region which results in distributed knowledge of the culture and is an important part of globalization.