The trajectory of globalization in the 21st century has been marked by dynamic expansion, intensifying interdependence, and, more recently, by significant disruption and backlash. Defined broadly as the increasing cross-border flow of goods, services, capital, information, and people, globalization has shaped the political institutions, governance models, and socio-economic structures of Western democracies in both enabling … Continue reading Critically assess the trajectory of globalization since the onset of the 21st century and evaluate its multifaceted impacts on the political institutions, governance models, and socio-economic structures of Western democracies from a comparative government and politics perspective.