Selected Themes in Sociology of Globalization

Selected Themes in Sociology of Globalization

Study Cycle: 2

Lectures:40

Seminars:20

Tutorials:0

ECTS credit:10

Lecturer(s): izr. prof. dr. Mandelc Damjan

Content

This course deals with the following topics: history of globalization and globalization of history, repertoire of theoretical understanding of the causes and strategies of globalization, implications of globalization and counter-globalization in the areas of state, sovereignty, (national and global) civil society, global ethics, relations between civilizations, international relations (geopolitics), economy, (national and global) culture, science, democracy, identity, education and security. It also covers specific segments of globalization, in particular influential and contradictory anticipations concerning the future processes and the extant trends of globalization.