The Effects of Globalisation
Posted 2 December 2011
Mind map examining the effects of globalisation in the key areas of economics, crime and culture

What is Globalisation?
Posted 27 November 2011
Article outlining some different views on what globalisation is and to what degree it is actually occurring

New International Division of Labour
Posted 25 September 2011; updated 8 October 2011
Feature exploring Folker Fröbel’s concept of transnational corporations exploiting cheap labour in the developing world

Marxist Critiques of Development
Posted 6 September 2011
Feature on the work of Andre Gunder Frank and Immanuel Wallerstein critiquing Modernisation Theory

Modernisation Theory
Posted 30 June 2011
Detailed feature outlining and partially evaluating Walt Rostow's Modernisation Theory for the developing world

Stratified Democracy vs Modernisation Theory
Posted 4 January 2011; 1st update: 30 June 2011
Feature exploring the detrimental effects on the developing world of Walt Rostow's Modernisation Theory and how Don Beck's Stratified Democracy concept offers a more organic route to development.

The EU: an Organisation divided by Values
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 23 August 2010
A report on the values faultlines undermining the European Union's attempts to create an integrated entity.

'Killing the Terrorists'
Posted 10 January 2009
The argument for being tough on terrorists and the causes of terrorism.

These pages use the models and theories of the Integrated SocioPsychology approach for analysing and understanding the factors underlying international conflict and global issues and developing appropriate intervention strategies. More immediate 'hotspot'-type observations can be found in the Blog.

The ‘Features’  and ‘Case Studies’ contain material that is explicitly oriented towards the Integrated SocioPsychology concept. Material in the other sections originated for delivery to academic specifications and has an Integrated SocioPsychology elaboration applied where appropriate.

Those who support the Integrated approach and are interested in such matters are invited to submit pieces for publication here as 'guest features' or 'guest reports'. Please get in touch with your ideas via the Contact page.

Features

Different Values: Different Democracy
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 29 June 2005
An exploration of the concept of Stratified Democracy.

The Often Misunderstood Dynamics of Global Change
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 11 July 2007
A shortish exploration of the importance of critical values mass in the process of large-scale change.

Innovation & Values in the 21st Century
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 20 October 2007
An exploration of how 'innovation' is different at each values level in both the developing world and the developed world.

Values & Development - the Keys to the 21st Century
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 3 January 2008
A consideration of how values affect development in and relations between the developing world and the developed world.

Case Studies

Don Beck & South Africa
Written with input from Dr Don Beck
Posted August 2005
A commentary on Don Beck's involvement in South Africa's transition from Apartheid to multi-cultural democracy.

'Developing Countries, Democracy & Values'
Guest feature by Alan Tonkin
Posted 14 July 2008
A discussion of the criticality of changes in values for developing countries seeking to avoid becoming failed states.

The Rosedale MeshWORK
Guest report by Gernia Van Niekerk
Posted 15 October 2002
Gernia's report of a MeshWORK design for intervention in a part of rural South Africa.

Global Development

TNCs, NGOs and International Agencies
Posted 9 October 2011
Mind map considering how different types of organisation contribute to and interact in the process and consequences of globalisation