MRS/XDVG Developement Geography and Globalisation

Lecturer: Vladimír Ira, Zdeněk Opršal
Lecture: 1 hour/week + exercise 1 hour/week
Credits: 4
Winter semester
Form of course completion: course credit, exam

Globalization can be defined as the intensification of economic, political, cultural and social relations at the global level. The course deals with the definition and discussion of different perspectives on globalization, the causes, nature and consequences of globalization in different areas of society.

Structure:

• Globalization – the basic concept
• History of globalization
• Economic dimension of globalization
• Political dimension of globalization, Cultural dimensions of globalization, Ecological dimension of globalization
• Globalization and ideology