Section outline

  • Economical dimension of globalization deserves special attention as economy belongs to most relevant force forming contempoary world affairs.

    At first, theories of globalisation related to economy will be reflected and critically examined such as

    - the neomarxist thougt in the global world order;

    - the World-systems theory (Immanuel Wallerstein);

    - (neo-)liberal and libertarian theories of globalization;

    - conservative economic view on economic globalisation;

    In fact, above mentioned economic theories will be discussed in confrontation with the real economic realities, i. e. impact of world economies on continents, states, regions and ordinary people including minorities of any kind (ethnic, religous, linguistic, LGTB). Among the major topics, there will be raised the issue of "North-South divide", "internal colonization" and the issue of "peripheries" in the rich world, "open", "semi-closed" and "closed" economies, world trade "(de-)regulations" etc.


    Recommended literature:

    A) Neomarxism and anti-capitalism

    O’Connor John (2010): Marxism and the Three Movements of Neoliberalism. Critical Sociology, Vol. 36, No. 5, 691-71. Online: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0896920510371389

    Kiely, Ray (2005): The Clash of Globalisations. Neo-Liberalism, the Third Way and Anti-Globalisation. Brill: Leiden - Boston. Online: http://www.gci.org.uk/Documents/CLash.pdf

    Robinson, William I. (2011): Globalization and the sociology of Immanuel Wallerstein: A critical appraisal.  International Sociology, 1-23. Online: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9c21h2pv


    B) (Neo-)liberal and libertarian theories of globalization;

    Kotz, David M. (2000): Globalization and Neoliberalism. Rethinking Marxism, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2002, 64-79. Online: https://people.umass.edu/dmkotz/Glob_and_NL_02.pdf

    Oppenheimer, Michael F. (2007/2008): "The end of Liberal Globalization". In: World Policy Institute. Winter 2007/2008. Online: http://www.eastlaw.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-End-of-Liberal-Globalization.pdf


    C) Ideologies of globalization

    Manfred B. Steger (2005): "Ideologies of globalization". In: Journal of Political Ideologies, 2005), Vol. 10, No. 1, 11–30. Online: http://socialsciences.people.hawaii.edu/publications_lib/JPI%20Ideologies%20of%20globalization%20%20final.pdf


    Questions for the students related to the lecture:

    A) Neomarxism and anti-capitalism

    i) How the Marxian political economy criticise capitalism?
    ii) How Neo-marxists criticize post-War Golden-Age of capitalism (neoliberalism)?
    iii) "Anti-Globalization" movements today - what they are, what they do and their critical review
    iv) globalization and I. Wallerstein under scrutiny? Right or failure?

    B) Neo-liberal and libertarian theories of globalization

    i) What are neo-liberal and libertarian theories of globalization?

    ii) Describe them critically.


    C) Ideologies of globalization.
    What are the "Six core claims of globalism" (as introduced by Manfred B. Steger, 2005)?