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International Affairs: Globalisation (FutureLearn)

Offered by The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies,

Explore the pressing topic of globalisation and how it affects economics, politics and society with this online course. Understanding globalisation – a topic that dominates political and economic discourse worldwide – is important for anyone who cares about our planet’s future and wants to help shape it. This online course introduces economic globalisation, and its impact on society past and present.

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We’ll explore globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography; the broad-brush economics that explain how and why globalisation affects our lives; and how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.

What topics will you cover?

Globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography;
The elementary economics that explain how and why globalisation affects economies, workers, and the global economic geography;
Discussion on how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.

What will you achieve?

Identify how changes in globalisation require new approaches to economic and social policy.
Identify how and why globalisation affects economies, workers, and the international distribution of economic dominance.
Demonstrate a firm understanding of globalisation’s historical impact on humanity and the world’s economic geography.

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