Whaling Case Study

The wold has seen a number of struggles in the area of culture. This is because the topic is so broad and diverse and very difficult to be understood. It is imperative therefore to first look at the definition of the word culture.

“Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving.” (www.tamu.edu, 2015)

From the above definition one can see the reasons culture is becoming so controversial. However, in this presentation it is not about the controversy of culture to be discussed but the exemption for whaling issues in relation to globalisation and culture.

The question of the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption is very confusing. Different people may have different viewpoints. However, I am of the view that the two countries be allowed with the whaling business. Indeed globalisation has brought us together as a global village, but not all issues are being worked out as a unit in this world. Some of the

Treating them half hazardly will lead to very serious repercussions. Involving the key players in the game will help to resolve the issue than leaving them out. Giving the key players the right to make decisions on their own will help to avert any problems that might arise thereafter. Engaging the international panel (such as a committee at the WTO) to weigh the validity of such claims is a good thing but most of the people on the panel might not know and understand the gravity of the issue at hand. It is only the key players that understand the gravity of the issue at hand and engaging them will