International Affairs: Globalisation (FutureLearn)

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.