DWA 280 Globalization and Development: Issues And Controversies

This course explores the various facets of the globalization process and the politics of development. The first part of the course examines globalization, its causes and wide-ranging consequences, and its implications for U.S. domestic and foreign policy as well as for global governance. Has globalization benefited East Asia, Africa, and Latin America? What have been the differing impacts on those regions? Questions that will be addressed include: what are
conceptual perspectives on globalization? What are the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of globalization? What are policy responses to the challenges globalization presents? The second part of the course examines the politics of various approaches to development and poverty reduction. This will include exploring how globalization is related to development, understanding current debates over foreign aid, and evaluating new and innovative strategies aimed at poverty alleviation.