Current Debates in Global History- Period 5

Each part of the course departs from a debate on current world affairs. It then introduces the origins of the issue in global history and the debate around it, focusing on two influential explanations (for example, cultural versus structural reasons for the so-called Great Divergence between economic development in China and Western Europe). In the process, students become familiar with the global history perspective and the principles of historiography; begin to learn critically analysing both historical and current-affairs texts; and practice formulating their arguments in written and spoken academic English.

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.