Description
This course examines the main theories to have been put forth over the past few decades (including neoliberal, modernization, world-systems, post-colonial and postmodern theories) to understand and explain globalization as a social and cultural process. It draws on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, geography and cultural studies to present a multidisciplinary perspective on globalization. Salient issues discussed include the global configuration of production systems and distribution networks, the transformations of national and local conditions induced by global processes, and such related processes as transnationalism, homogenization and cosmopolitanism.