Political Challenges of Globalization

Code: ECN13123L

9 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/234 hours

Scientific Area: Legal-Political Theory and International Relations

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, French

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

In a world context determined by the so-called globalization that affects politics, economics, and cultural blocks, it is important that students understand the main political, institutional or conflict mechanisms that gave rise to and have characterized this same framework. Thus, students should acquire skills in matters that, mainly at the political level, build and destroy mechanisms of composition and recomposition of the main actors in the world, as well as the problems created today by what can already be called the "Terrestrial City".

1. What is globalisation?
2. Globalisation, hegemony and the world order.
3. State, sovereignty and globalisation.
4. Development, neoliberalism and globalisation.
5. Democracy, authoritarianism and globalisation.
6. Culture and globalisation.
7. Migration and globalisation.
8. Security and globalisation.
9. Globalisation in the age of the Anthropocene.
10. Resistance to globalisation.
11. Global governance.

Teaching Methods

Four pedagogical models are used to consolidate knowledge and boost students' motivation:

1 . Theoretical exposition of the subject;
2. Dynamic debate session, particularly through films, reports, etc.;
3. Exploring the subject by interpreting texts and documents;
4. Individual dedication on the part of the student with the support, if necessary, of the teacher in studying and consolidating the subject.