Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Namrata Sen
Vol 18, No 5 ( 2023 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 249-259 | Published on: 30-05-2023
Abstract
Globalisation is a phenomenon with multi-faceted dimension and is widely known the world over and hence not a novel concept. However, what is novel is the renewed interest and changing perspectives on the subject matter owing to the outbreak of the “Covid-19” pandemic in the month of December, 2019. Sporadic incidents of infection caused by this virus soon turned to a worldwide threat with its nippy proliferation. The waves of this shock were felt with varying degrees of intensity in almost all the countries of the globe within a very short span of time. And this led thinkers and experts to ponder upon how globalisation may have in very evident ways spurred the entire chain of events both at its source and end. Meaning, globalisation played a significant role in the commencement of the event and also in finding ways to deal with the same. Globalisation has created such a web of interconnectedness that boundaries seem to have become more or less insignificant. Meaning, the world has actually transformed in to one global village, close enough to be benefitted as well as adversely affected by almost every occurring in any part of the globe. Covid-19 pandemic too was no exception to the same. This paper begins with the history of globalisation to depict the why and how regarding its current status. Apart from this it also seeks to understand in details how and to what extent globalisation played a role in the series of events that unfurled with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, it centers its focus on the “movement of people and ideas” resulting from globalisation to describe in details the reason for change in perception on globalisation in this Covid-19 hit globe.
Keywords:
Globalization, Covid-19, pandemic, phenomenon, movement, mankind, interconnectedness, globe