Global Basics: Globalization and Global Political and Economic Systems

Starting with the fall 2009 term, this course will be renumbered as GST 6100.

This course examines the multifaceted nature of politics and economics in an expanding global world. The course begins by analyzing the impact of globalization on political and economic systems such as capitalism, democracy, socialism, nationalism, totalitarianism and populism. In addition, the course will introduce students to the use of quantitative methods in the analysis of global relationships. In the final weeks of the course, students will use these tools to hypothesize the impact of future global trends on contemporary political and economic systems.

There are no current sections scheduled for this course. Course numbers changed beginning with the Fall 2009 term. Please make sure you are using the current course number.