Regional and Global Studies 2104-GPIR-D1REGLOST
1. Regionalism – theory, characteristics of a region, meaning of a region
2. and 3 theories of regional integration: first wave- federalism, functionalism, neofunctionalism, and second wave - multi-level governance, security complex theories, realism and liberalism
4. economic integration theory – theory of stages of integration
5. regional integration in Asia: ASEAN, APEC, TPP – a spaghetti bowl or a regionalism with Asian characteristics?
6. regional integration in Africa/Middle East/South Asia – success or failure?
7. history of globalisation: waves of globalization, ancient global empires and conquests, imperialism and colonialism, globalization now (Osterhammel all)
8. Globalisation and the nation
9. Globalisation and the state: is the nation state finishes? Rising nationalism (turner 18, holton 4 i 6)
10. globalisation and culture: globalisation or americanisation? Spread of popular culture and film turner 20, holton 7
11. globalisation and identity: role of religion, rise of fundamentalism, role of gender and gender politics, human righs and traditional societies – turner 14 i 30, eriksen 8
12. global threats : terrorism and risk management – turner 12, 13, eriksen 7
13. alterglobalism movements
14 exam
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Term 2024Z: | Term 2023Z: |
Mode
General: Classroom | Term 2024Z: Blended learning | Term 2023Z: Blended learning |
Learning outcomes
the student knows and understands processes of globalization and regional integration. The student can think critically about the on-going processes, know the history and the key concepts
Assessment criteria
100 points total:
30 – class participation
20 – presentation of the group project
10 - dscussion of the group project
40 – essay / exam
All elements are obligatory
Groups (3-4 persons) choose a topic from one of those discussed in class and present a chosen case study (confirmed with the lecturer). The presentation is 30 minutes maximum,
students need to get at least 51% from the exam to be able to pass the
course, they also need to have at least 60 points total to pass the course.
Kampus platform will be used to provide additional learning materials, information, platform for discussion.
Additional information
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