Globalization is an umbrella term that encompasses changes in economies, politics, cultures, technologies and societies. The course will help students understand globalization and adopt a global perspective. Converging global institutions and cul- tures, and the consequences of global interdependence will be studied. Issues of poverty, food, energy, development and de- mocratization will be assessed. Protests against western corpo- rations and the challenges posed to small businesses and local cultures will be evaluated. The relationship between globaliza- tion and inequity, the fate of cultural diversity in a globalizing world, immigration trends, integration and xenophobia will be investigated. Challenges to environment and issues of social justice will also be identified. Finally, resistance movements to globalization that have helped steer it, but not retard it will be analyzed.
Prerequisites: SYG 2000