workingPaper
La globalización del miedo
Fecha
2006Registro en:
1692-0163
Autor
Ordóñez Díaz, Leonardo
Institución
Resumen
The Globalization of Fear. An important feature of the current globalization process
is that the feelings of fear hunt every time with more intensity to the inhabitants of
the global village. The increment of the terrorism, the environmental threats, the risks
associated to the development of new technologies and, indeed, the atmosphere of
uncertainty that characterizes the contemporary life, produces a growing propagation
of fear. In this article we will examine first, the reasons for which the current society
is so vulnerable to the fear, specially the one derived from terrorism. Then, we will see
how the mass media increase this vulnerability. Finally, we will show in which way it
can be said that today we are attending the emergence of a global society in state of
permanent fear.