Text Book:

Ritzer, George and Dean Paul. 2019. Globalization: The Essentials, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell.

Chapter 1. Globalization: Conceptualization, Origins, and History

1. Examine the dual role of structures as barriers to and facilitators of global flows. Are subtler structural barriers more effective than material barriers? (600 words)

5. How are metaphors useful for understanding global processes? (600 words)

Chapter 1.1: Issues, debates, controversies

1. Are you a globalist or a skeptic? Explain your position using examples to support your points.

(600 words)

Chapter 3. Structuring the Global Economy

1. Discuss the relevance of Bretton Woods institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank in the current global context.(600 words)

5. Examine the role of the nation-state with respect to the changes in the world economic system.(600 words)

Chapter 5. Global Political Structures and Processes

2. Make the case for the "death of the nation-state," focusing especially on the role played by global flows in its "demise."(600 words)

3. Make the case against the "death of the nation-state," focusing especially on the role played by barriers (especially those erected by the nation-state) to global flows.(600 words)