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Globalism is an ideology that emphasizes the current trend toward international organizations and institutions. In politics, globalism can also be defined as being pro-globalization. Globalization is the integration of states, through increasing contact, communication, and trade, to create a common global culture for all humanity.^[1]

Globalism may be contrasted with regionalism or nationalism. In politics, regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal (administrative divisions, country subdivisions, political divisions, subnational units). Regionalism centers on increasing the region's influence and political power, either through movements for limited form of autonomy (devolution, states' rights, decentralization) or through stronger measures for a greater degree of autonomy (sovereignty, separatism, independence). Regionalists often favor loose federations or confederations over a unitary state with a strong central government. Regionalism may be contrasted with nationalism.

While globalism is an ideology, globalization denotes a process of increased global interconnection. Globalization is an element of globalism.

Other beliefs encompassed by globalism include:

1. The idea of a central world government.
2. The idea that global governance is better than national advantage.
3. The idea of "harmonizing" national laws into and under a global body of law.
4. The idea that autonomy of nations is related to chauvinistic urges.
5. The notion that international trade agreements should be signed for a higher purpose despite disadvantages to either party.

Some authors (notably Joseph Nye) treat globalism as a benign point of view related to inevitable processes. Dictionary definitions emphasize globalism as a political belief or policy.

Other authors (Francesco Stipo) believe that world is evolving towards a unitary framework, where different organized communities cooperate to prevent conflicts and promote the progress of humanity.^[2]

Globalism has become more popular since various Nobel Prize work on non-zero-sum games. This work indicates that in some games the total size of the "pot" may increase through cooperation, and applies it to macroeconomics. Naive over-application of this science causes politicians to emphasize cooperation in all macroeconomic markets of any good or service. Yet some goods do not increase with cooperation: notably oil, natural gas, copper, rare earths and other raw materials.

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Catgeory:International relations theory