Theme 1: Economy and Trade
- Global markets in an era of neoliberalism
- Free trade and fair trade
- Transnational corporations
- Megabusinesses, mircobusinesses and globalization
- Patterns of global investment
- Logics of accumulation
- Engines of growth in the developing world
- The international division of labor
- Trade flows and current account balances
- Global financial flows and institutions
- Inequality – patterns and trends
Theme 2: Politics, Power, and Institutions
- Imperialism and neo-colonialism
- ‘Soft power’ and the structures of hegemony
- Neoliberal politics and policies
- Global regulation and deregulation
- Social movements
- Flashpoints of social conflict
- Welfare in a global context
- International structures and institutions of governance
- Global NGOs
- Nations and sovereignty in the ‘New Globalization’
Theme 3: Society and Culture
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Development and underdevelopment
- Globalism as ideology
- Nationalism and post-nationalism
- Cultural imperialism and post-colonialism
- Migrations
- Diaspora
- Cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism
- Cultural Hybridization
Theme 4: Resources and Environment
- Resource access
- Environments in a global context
- Agriculture and food supply
- Sustainability
- Urbanism
- Climate Change
- Growth and its limits
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