731333 Globalisation and rural development
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Frank, Stefan
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2024
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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This lecture is concerned with what drives and curbs globalisation. We will investigate from an economic and social science perspective different drivers that shape our increasingly globalized world and impact on institutions, people, and the environment.
•Introduction to globalisation
•Discussion of related economic and social theories
•Overview of key historic developments
•Global integration, institutions, and governance
•Future drivers of change
•Selected case-studies
- Previous knowledge expected
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The lecture will start from scratch. Still, some background in social sciences would be of some advantage.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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•Gain knowledge on globalisation and interrelationship to land use
•Understand globalisation from an economic and social science perspective
•Train competencies in understanding and interpreting scientific literature
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.