Introduction to Globalization Studies-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS04 20030 LE45 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | All students | Target Student | For all majors |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.3 |
| Instructor name | Stephane Heim (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Globalization is presented as the main factor of evolution affecting the contemporary world, both in its political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions. Globalization has then to be examined as a process that entails several changes due to migration, political regional integration, unequal economic development, cultural convergence for example. This course focuses on these overall tendencies, and their various effects on developing and developed countries. | ||
| Course Goals | The first target of this course is to provide students with sound knowledge about the several ways globalization impact our societies. In that respect, students will study both the economic, political, social, and cultural dimensions of globalization. At the end of the course, they will have an interdisciplinary and problem-oriented approach of issues entailed by globalization. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1. Course Introduction Week 2. Theories of the Global System, Discourses on Globalization Week 3. Sociology of Globalization Week 4. Globalization in a Historical Perspective Week 5. Economic Globalization: Global Capitalism Week 6. Economic Globalization: Neoliberalism Week 7. Political Globalization: Transnational State and Institutions Week 8. Political Globalization: Global Democratization Week 9. Cultural Globalization: Local/Global Week 10. Globalization, Ethnicity, and Gender Week 11. Globalization, Identity, Culture, and Communication Week 12. Globalization, and Transnational Migrations Week 13. Globalization and Environment Week 14. Course Conclusions Week 15. Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Final exam. | ||
| Course Requirements | The lectures will be delivered in English. There are no prerequisite to take this course. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | During each class, the first ten-fifteen minutes are dedicated to the review of the previous class. Students are asked to prepare each lesson on a weekly basis. | ||
