Resource Title

Globalisation: The Youth and The Truth

Summary

This youth work resource focuses on Globalisation and our relationship and connection to a globalised world. Relationships and connection are core principles of youth work and in working with young people. It is these everyday interactions, conversations, stories, that define the culture of a group and organisation.

Understanding the relationship and connections we have with global issues and global movements is also important in the development of young people and working with groups of young people.

How well young people understand their relationship and connections with global economics, culture, the environment, political forces, and technology may determine the sustainable future of the planet.

Resource Details

Author: Valerie Duffy, Leo Gilmartin, Dermot O’Brien, and Diandra Ní Bhuachalla
Publisher: National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI)
Country of Publication: Ireland
Year: 2022
ISBN: 978-1-900210-79-9
Page Count: 80

Curriculum Subject: Politics and Society
Intended Audience: Youth Groups
Format: Activity Pack
Topics: Democracy, Globalisation, Media
SDGs: General introduction to SDGs, 16. Peace and Justice, 10. Reduced Inequalities, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Countries of Focus: Global, Europe, Asia

Description

The activities in this youth work resource are intended to provide support in exploring and building our understanding of globalisation and its effect on our lives. What does extreme wealth have to do with globalisation or the role of colonialism on today?

The activities set out to identify the ‘right pathways’ to engage, change and live with globalisation and more importantly to recognise them, to navigate them with confidence, to face our struggles along the way with compassion and empathy while recognising that we all have the right to start somewhere, and we should aim to leave no-one behind.
The focus on Globalisation is supported by taking a Personal, Local, National, and Global view of issues – these are known as the PLiNGs.

Using a range of 16 activities familiar to educators and youth works, with an addition of new ones, the resource looks at the role Globalisation plays in all of our eyes by looking at the Five Faces of Globalisation:

The Environmental Face of Globalisation
The Cultural Face of Globalisation
The Political Face of Globalisation
The Economic Face of Globalisation
The Technological Face of Globalisation

Available from:

Download Globalisation: The Youth and the Truth PDF (9.6MB)

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