Globalisation studies (ERASMUS) 1900-ERASMUS-GLST

Main information:
Course will be held online on the platform COME, http://www.kampus.uw.edu.pl.
Detailed description:
Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected. Every day we experience a decrease in distances and the disappearance of borders in different aspects of our lives. Globalisation has a number of consequences for the development of particular countries and regions, and also significantly affects the lives of individuals. Our considerations will concern some processes that are brought about by globalization.
Examples of topics covered within the course (they may change depending on current events and discussions in the scientific literature):
* Globalisation - definitions and views on the process.
* Time–space compression - international migrations.
* Food security and food sovereignty.
* Foreign land deals as a result of globalization - the threat of land grabbing.
* Poverty and underdevelopment - vulnerability.
* SLA (Sustainable Livelihood Approach).
* Spatial and social polarization and exclusion in major cities of the world.
* Urban agriculture - the future of modern cities?
The intention of the authors of the course is to discuss the most important processes and problems associated with globalization and to illustrate them with examples from different regions of the world.

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Ada Górna

Rodzaj przedmiotu

ogólnouniwersyteckie

Tryb prowadzenia

zdalnie

Założenia (opisowo)

The aim of the course is to present the issues related to globalisation and its impact on broadly understood development. Most of the materials provided are the latest scientific articles and films on the topic in English. Knowledge of English is therefore necessary to participate in the course. In exceptional circumstances, at the student's request, the lecturer may recommend materials in another foreign language. Student's task is to read and analyse the materials provided and to complete the compulsory weekly assignments. The knowledge gained in the course of the course will enable the student to pass the final online test.

Efekty kształcenia

The student knows:
- various definitions of globalization and main issues discussed in international scientific discussion,
- most important global processes affecting local development,
- definition of such terms as: food security, food sovereignty, land grab, vulnerability, spatial and social polarization, urban agriculture, etc.
The student can:
- formulate their own criteria for globalisation,
- to characterize the causes and effects of the current development processes and to indicate the resulting opportunities and threats for local development,
- explain the difference between food security and food sovereignty,
- identify threats and opportunities related to foreign land deals,
- list the main features of the SLA approach,
- list the challenges of urban areas,
- discuss the main types of urban agriculture and define the role of agriculture in urban sustainability.

Kryteria oceniania

Each week of the course, materials (scientific articles and films) will be uploaded on the COME platform. The student should read/watch them carefully. At the end of each week, based on the materials provided, the student is obliged to complete weekly tasks - write a short note or complete a test. Points obtained from each task will constitute the basis for student’s admission to the final assignment - online test, which will take place in the last week of the course.
The most important tool for interacting with students will be discussion forums - both general and related to particular topics. Participation in discussions will be rewarded and will affect the final grade. Activity in some forums is obligatory.
FINAL GRADE:
The maximum number of points that can be obtained from weekly tasks is 50 points. Each week of the course student can get 6 points, making a total of 48 points. During the course, it is possible to get additional 2 points by posting a comment on the forum "News on globalization". Only those who have obtained a minimum of 50% (i.e. 25 points) from the weekly tasks will be allowed to take the final test.
The maximum number of points for the final test is 50 points. Therefore, a total of 100 points can be obtained during the course. 60%, i.e. 60 points are needed to obtain course credit.

Literatura

Each week of the course online materials (articles and films) in English will be uploaded on the platform:
Alam, M., & Rabbani, M. G. (2007). Vulnerabilities and responses to climate change for Dhaka. Environment and urbanization, 19(1), 81-97.
Caselli, M. (2013). Nation states, cities, and people: Alternative ways to measure globalization. Sage Open, 3(4), 2158244013508417.
Cotula, L. (2013). The international political economy of the global land rush A critical appraisal of trends, scale, geography and drivers. In The new enclosures: Critical perspectives on corporate land deals (pp. 31-62). Routledge.
De Haan, L. J. (2012). The livelihood approach: A critical exploration. Erdkunde, 345-357.
Dreher, A., Gaston, N., & Martens, P. (2008). Measuring globalisation. Gauging its Consequences Springer, New York, 25-74.
Dürr, E., & Jaffe, R. (2012). Theorizing slum tourism: Performing, negotiating and transforming inequality. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe, 113-123.
Elasha, B. O., Elhassan, N. G., Ahmed, H., & Zakieldin, S. (2005). Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing community resilience to climate change: case studies from Sudan. Assessments of impacts and adaptations to climate change (AIACC) working paper, 17.
Eriksen, S. H., & O'brien, K. (2007). Vulnerability, poverty and the need for sustainable adaptation measures. Climate policy, 7(4), 337-352.
Frenzel, F., Koens, K., Steinbrink, M., & Rogerson, C. M. (2015). Slum tourism: State of the art. Tourism Review International, 18(4), 237-252.
Fuessel, H. M. (2005). Vulnerability in climate change research: A comprehensive conceptual framework.
Ghemawat, P., & Altman, S. A. (2016). Defining and measuring globalization. The Laws of Globalization and Business Applications, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 11-28.
Hamilton, A. J., Burry, K., Mok, H. F., Barker, S. F., Grove, J. R., & Williamson, V. G. (2014). Give peas a chance? Urban agriculture in developing countries. A review. Agronomy for sustainable development, 34(1), 45-73.
Kröger, M. (2020). Field research notes on Amazon deforestation during the Bolsonaro era. Globalizations, 17(6), 1080-1083.
O’rourke, K. H., & Williamson, J. G. (2002). When did globalisation begin?. European review of economic history, 6(1), 23-50.
Scholte, J. A. (2008). Defining globalisation. World economy, 31(11), 1471-1502.
Scoones, I. (1998). Sustainable rural livelihoods: a framework for analysis.
Thomaier, S., Specht, K., Henckel, D., Dierich, A., Siebert, R., Freisinger, U. B., & Sawicka, M. (2015). Farming in and on urban buildings: Present practice and specific novelties of Zero-Acreage Farming (ZFarming). Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 30(1), 43-54.
Walker, N. F., Patel, S. A., & Kalif, K. A. (2013). From Amazon pasture to the high street: deforestation and the Brazilian cattle product supply chain. Tropical Conservation Science, 6(3), 446-467.
Young, E. (2016). Globalization and Malnutrition: Geographical Perspectives on Its Paradoxes. In Eating, Drinking: Surviving: The International Year of Global Understanding-IYGU (pp. 13-22). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Zinkina, J., Korotayev, A., & I. Andreev, A. (2013). Measuring globalization: existing methods and their implications for teaching global studies and forecasting. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 30(5), 321-339.

In addition, the student may use the following books:
Dicken P., 2007, Global Shift. SAGE (5th edition or earlier)
Knox P.L., Marston S.A, 2015, Places and Regions in Global Context: Human Geography, PEARSON
Knox, P. L. (Ed.). (2014). Atlas of cities. Princeton University Press.
Pacione, M. (2013). Urban geography: A global perspective. Routledge.
Hall, T., & Barrett, H. (2012). Urban geography. Routledge.
Knox, P., & Pinch, S. (2014). Urban social geography: an introduction. Routledge.
Mougeot L.J.A., 2000, Urban Agriculture: definition, presence, potential and risks, [w:] Growing Cities, growing food: urban agriculture on the policy agenda. A reader on Urban agriculture, N. Bakker et al. (red.). German Foundation for International Development (DSE), Feldafing.