Re: altermondialistes, altermondialisation, altermondialisme

with all due respect I don't think this "nuance" is borne out by usage.

a search with Google on "mondialisation des échanges" (globalisation of 
trade) produced a large number of hits, the second of which was the Unesco 
site, closely followed by various universities in France and Canada.

at a broader level "altermondialistes" seem to be just as upset about 
Hollywood's global domination as by McDonalds...

regards

Harry Forster


At 08:42 04/06/03 +0300, you wrote:
> There is a small linguistic difference between "globalisation" and
> "mondialisation".
>
> Globalisation is a process which concerns all social spheres - economics,
> politics, culture, telecommunications, etc. On the other hand,
> "mondialisation" means globalisation, but only in the political sphere. So
> it is a narrower term than the former. Therefore, "altermondialisation"
> movement could mean that its members are not against globalisation in
> general, but are opposed to the politics of leading countries towards
> developing countries, or something like that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Evgeni Nikolaev