Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Globalization 1
Course Number:
S_G1
Course Description:
A. Knowledge and understanding - Students have acquired knowledge and understanding of: (1) how the multifaceted process of globalization affects social inequality and power relations at different societal levels, and in different societies; (2) how new forms of social inequality challenge existing social, political, cultural and organizational structures of social inequality, and how these challenges have produced different social, political (policy), cultural and organizational responses; (3) how these challenges of (perceived) human insecurity are “managed” and governed from local to global levels. Application - Students are able to: (4) frame the issue of global social inequality in terms of ‘human security’, and explain global causes of locally/nationally experienced (in)security), global consequences for security issues of local/national behaviour, and global variation in feelings of insecurity and a perceived need for human security. Making judgments - Students are able to: (5) critically reflect upon existing and possible solutions to these (perceived) problems
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
SOCI 320
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