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GLST 230: Globalization and World Politics Report a Broken Link

Welcome to Globalization and World Politics, which introduces you to some of the theoretical tools and practical issues of globalization, encouraging you to try to situate yourself in the ever-changing context of global politics. From the many challenges to state sovereignty to the growing role of globally connected citizens, and from the expanding scope of global finance and markets to the intensification of cultural flows and interconnectedness, there is no question that processes of globalization characterize our present and our future. As engaged global citizens, each of us has opportunities every day to grapple with our perceptions and ideas about peoples, places, and precepts and to deepen our understanding of the increasingly interconnected world in which we all live. 

Unit 1: Defining Globalization: Why Do Perspectives Matter?

Steger, M. B. (2020). Chapter 1: What is globalization? In Globalization: A very short introduction (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Allina, E. (2021). Chapter 2: Imperialism and the colonial experience. In P. A. Haslam, J. Schafer, & P. Beaudet (Eds.), Introduction to international development: Approaches, actors, and issues (4th ed.) (pp. 28–44). Oxford University Press. 

Unit 2: Traditional International Relations Theory and Its Critique: Liberalism, Realism, the English School, and Constructivism

McGlinchey, S., & Gold, D. (2022). Traditional and middle ground theories. In S. McGlinchey (Ed.), Foundations of international relations (pp. 70–84). Bloomsbury Academic. 
McMahon, S. (2023). International relations. In J. Brodie, S. Rein, & M. S. Smith (Eds.), Critical concepts: An introduction to politics (6th ed.) (pp. 272–287). Oxford University Press.

Unit 3: Exploring Critical Perspectives in International Relations: Marxism, Feminism, Poststructuralism, Postcolonialism, and Indigeneity

McGlinchey, S., Walters, R., & Gold, D. (2022). Critical theories. In S. McGlinchey (Ed.), Foundations of international relations (pp. 85–99). Bloomsbury Academic. 
Parekh, S., & Wilcox, S. (2020). Feminist perspectives on globalization. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Spring 2020 ed.).

Unit 4: Globalization and Governance: From Traditional to Critical Perspectives

Weiss, T., & Wilkinson, R. (2023). Introduction: International organization and global governance in a turbulent world. In T. G. Weiss & R. Wilkinson (Eds.), International organization and global governance (pp. 3–18). Routledge.
Shrivastava, M. (2023). International orders. In J. Brodie, S. Rein, & M. S. Smith (Eds.), Critical concepts: An introduction to politics (6th ed.) (pp. 288–302). Oxford University Press.

Unit 5: Global Political Economy: Introduction to Agents, Patterns, and Tools of Analysis

O’Brien, R., & Williams, M. (2020). Chapter 1: Theories of global political economy. In Global political economy: Evolution and dynamics. Bloomsbury Publishing. 
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2022). Introduction. In Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and development: Transitioning to a new normal (pp. 8–11). United Nations Publications. 
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2022). Chapter 4: Making international production networks more resilient. In Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and development: Transitioning to a new normal (pp. 70–88). United Nations Publications.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2022). Chapter 5: Trade as a catalyst for a fairer and greener recovery. In Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trade and development: Transitioning to a new normal (pp. 89–108). United Nations Publications.

Unit 6: Some Future Trends in Globalization and World Politics: Cultures/Civilizations, Climate Change, and Civil Society

Steger, M. B. (2020). Chapter 8: The future of globalization. In Globalization: A very short introduction (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. 
Gienger, V., Muscat, S., Schalatek, L., Schwarz, A., & Tostado, L. (2021). Shaping the future of multilateralism: On overview on inclusive pathways to a just and crisis-resilient global order. Heinrich Böll Stiftung.