Perspectives on Globalisation
7.5 credits
Globalisation has become a key concept and an explanatory dimension in the Social Sciences in recent years. This is in part due to the increasing exchanges of economic, political, and cultural life across nation-state, city and community boundaries. The class explores the process of globalisation from different economic, political and cultural perspectives. It analyses the nature of contemporary global changes and their dividing and uniting forces.
During the course, you will discuss the impact of globalisation on development, the evolution of the international system and the nation state, perceptions of security and human rights as well as its social consequences and the creation of a globalised culture. Critical questioning of the main assumptions under which globalisation has traditionally been explained will be encouraged in order to suggest ways to cope with it more creatively.
Växjö – the student city with a living campus
Just south of Växjö’s city centre you will find Linnaeus University’s campus. In Växjö, many students choose to live on campus.
Here you will have five minutes’ walking distance to friends, restaurants, lecture rooms, gym, grocery store, the University Library, nature trails, and student pubs. If you live in another part of Växjö, you can quickly get to the university by bus or bicycle.
With its 90 000 inhabitants, Växjö is one of the fastest growing cities in Sweden. Here you will find the famous Småland entrepreneurship spirit and a lot of companies, for instance within the IT industry – perfect for when you are looking for an internship position or a job. Växjö is also a picturesque city where you are always close to forests and water.
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