Knowledge and the Local Community

Abstract

When talking about the local community, it is not possible to ignore the influence of the global marketplace and the impact of worldwide networks. Often the global and the local are depicted as being antagonists. Fromcertain perspectives this is clearly the case: globalisation makes local jobs precarious; its disrespect for frontiers tends to steamroller local culture; etc. Taking up arms and opposing globalisation and global networks in the defence of the local community is, to my mind, not a very fruitful strategy. In this text I aim to show that once you have set local knowledge building on the right footing with the measured and appropriate use of such tools as the Internet, you reinforce that community and make the relationship with the rest of the world worthwhile and enriching.When the local community is thriving and healthy, globalisation does not need to be an incurable illness.

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