To capture the distinction, anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing (2005) has suggested that we adopt the metaphor of “friction” rather than that of movement in thinking about globalization. Whereas conventional discourse of globalization inflects the notion of mobility (i.e. capital flows freely), the idea of “friction” reminds us that movement of any sort can only occur with engagement.The main theme of this passage is

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To capture the distinction, anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing (2005) has suggested that we adopt the metaphor of “friction” rather than that of movement in thinking about globalization. Whereas conventional discourse of globalization inflects the notion of mobility (i.e. capital flows freely), the idea of “friction” reminds us that movement of any sort can only occur with engagement.<br>The main theme of this passage is