Definition of Globalization in the Context of European Integration

Globalization is perhaps the most frequently used yet least defined terms of our era. Theodore Levitt was the first to scientifically analyse the phenomenon in his study published in 1983; however, no one came up with a definition accepted by everyone to date. In addition to the introduction of scientific definitions, evolvement and the main branches of globalization, in this paper I attempt to present my own, scientific definition of the term that may serve as a useful working definition in the analysis of European integration.