Global Studies: Cultures and Organizations in International Relations
Examine whether global cooperation is possible despite cultural difference.
We live in a wonderfully diverse world, but with difference often comes conflict. Is global cooperation between humans possible despite their cultural, institutional, and environmental differences? Do ideological confrontations endanger international cooperation?
Find out with this course exploring organizations and cultures across the globe. Evaluate beliefs about the “clash of civilisations” and examine whether our world really is becoming more liberal.
Ce cours peut être entièrement suivi en français. Des traductions françaises sont disponibles, les discussions se déroulant sur un forum francophone.
What topics will you cover?
- Universalism and authenticity
- Modernity and tradition
- Conflicting ideologies
- Pretended or true cultural distinctions
- Going alone or getting along
- Intercultural negotiations
- Waves of democratisation
- Waves of deregulation
- Setbacks: non linear change
- Nationalism, anti-colonialism
- Back to the past: the world in 1925
- A step towards the future: the World in 2025
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