Thruough the reading of contemporary writing in both history and sociology, the student will learn how to understand the ongoing development and change and global integration of economic and political institutions, as well as similar change in cultural institutions like education and the media.
Main themes focus what is happening with the political and economic ability of the nation state in the era of globalisation, the role of the media and information thecnology in current cultural globalisation, the influence of globalisation on migration, as well as a presentation of the various ideological positions in the current debate on globalisation.
Lectures, seminars and papers.
- one 4 hour written exam
- one paper
The paper and the written exam each accounts for 50% of final grade.
THE READING LIST IS UNDER REVISION
Scholte, Jan Aart (2000) Globalization. A critical introduction Palgrave
Østerud, Øyvind (1999) Globaliseringen og nasjonalstaten Ad Notam Gyldendal
Bauman, Zygmont (1998): “Innledning”, “Om tid og klasse” (Kap 1) ”Etter nasjonalstaten– hva så” (Kap 3) og ”Turister og omstreifere” (kap.4) i Bauman, Zygmont: Globaliseringen og dens menneskelige konsekvenser. Erasmus Vidarforlagets Kulturbibliotek, Oslo
Gungwu, W.: (1997): Global history and migrations. Westview Press, Boulder Colorado Kap 1: "Migration history: Some patterns Revisited", Kap 2: "Moving Europeans in the Globalizing World: Contemporary Migrations in a Historical-Comparative Perspective" (1955-1994 v. 1870-1914), Kap 4: "The Global migration Crisis"
Resten av pensum blir kunngjort ved semesterstart.