Globaliz, Pol Econ, Soc Change

Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 300; or consent of instructor This course examines debate surrounding globalization and development through the multiple lenses of theory, public debate, public policy and research. Comparative and international development will be analyzed, with an in-depth look at transnational corporations, modern technology, and powerful international macro-governing and macro-lending organizations under the modern neo-liberal free trade model. This course examines the meaning of globalization, the impact it has on quality of life throughout the world, and the interplay of the strategies of global, national and local actors including ourselves as members of this course. Offered alternate fall semesters.