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Delve into globalization's impact on economics, politics, and culture. Learn about levels of analysis and its effects on various entities. Understand globalization's nuances and effects at global, organizational, country, and personal levels. Explore real-world applications and evaluations.
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Syllabus I. Introductory Matters Readings: Lechner and Boli 119-55 9/25 Introduction: Logistics 9/28 Justification and Plan: Our Approach 9/30 Immigration and Tourism 10/2 The Emergence of Humanity
Review • globalization is pervasive: everywhere, everyone, everything • not just out there but in here • not just public but private
Agenda • To specify dimensions of globalization • To specify levels at which it occurs • This will make it easier to study
Dimensions of Globalization • Economic • Political • Cultural
NYTimes “Globalization” 9/30 • Protesters Hope to Highlight Issues at G-20 Summit • The Future of Global Finance • Profiting from Globalization
Levels of Analysis • Global • Organizational • Country • Personal
At All Four Levels, Globalization Involves… • Denser interconnections among existing entities (differences in degree) • Emergence of new kinds of entities premised on unity (differences in kind)
The Rest of the Road • Evaluation: good or bad? • Application: real-world phenomena