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Globalization ripples through every fissure in society. People hear the word and envision the unification of countries all over the globe. For “Americans”, images of Epcot sail through their heads to the cheery tune of “It’s a Small World”.

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Janson, E. (2015). Globalization. In: Paraskeva, J.M., LaVallee, T. (eds) Transformative Researchers and Educators for Democracy. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-914-2_9

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