Globalization 2 - Period 5

In this course Globalization 2: Globalization and human development, we continue the discussion started in the previous course Globalization 1: Globalization and human security. We discuss problems of globalization for the worlds of economic development, migration, technology, democracy and welfare. We discuss these fields as examples in order to show that the problems of globalization are similar in the various fields as an interaction between global forces and local responses. We see as a core problem that globalization processes disrupt local social organization. Problems of globalization are seen as an interaction of global forces and local responses. While in period 4 the emphasis concerned the analysis of the phenomenon, in period 5 the emphasis concerns the response to problems of globalisation. Therefore, in this second course on globalization, we discuss how and to what extent we can organize and develop living conditions of people in different societies.

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.