Introduction to Globalisation (i) Course objectives The objective

							                                           Introduction to Globalisation

(i)        Course objectives

            The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of:

--         the main aspects and issues in globalisation;

--         empirical evidence on the effects of globalisation; and

--         the challenges for the successful governance of globalisation.


(ii)        Course evaluation

            The overall course grade will be based on the following three elements:

--      final course examination (40% of total grade).

--         mid-term paper (40% of total grade).

--         attendance and participation, including one presentation (20% of total grade).


(iii)       Course overview

      The course will comprise a mixture of lectures by the professor, teaching assistant and invited
experts, as well as some presentations and discussions led by the students. The provisional outline
for the course is set out below:

1.         Overview of globalisation and state of the world.

      --     France and globalisation, public opinion and globalisation, globalisation and happiness.

   [Reference: In Defense of Globalisation by Jagdish Bhagwati --
http://www.cfr.org/publication/6769/in_defense_of_globalization.html ]

2.         Social dimension of globalisation.

      --     Effect on jobs and income, adapting to change.

   [Reference: OECD Employment Outlook --
http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,3343,en_2649_37457_36936230_1_1_1_37457,00.html ]
   [Reference: ILO work on "fair globalisation" --
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--
en/WCMS_083618/index.htm ]
   [Reference: OECD work on offshoring and employment --
http://www.oecd.org/document/22/0,3343,en_2649_37461_38743126_1_1_1_37461,00.html ]

3.         International trade.

  -- Trade and the supply chain, fair trade, trade, development and agriculture, energy security,
corruption and trade, export of environmental waste,

      [Reference: WTO website -- http://www.wto.org/ ]
   [Reference: OECD work on the value chain --
http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_37461_38726774_1_1_1_37461,00.html ]
   [Reference: Oxfam work on fair trade -- http://www.maketradefair.com/en/index.htm ]
Reference “Voting with your trolley”, The Economist,
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8380592
Reference: “Response to The Economist”, Fairtrade,
http://www.fairtrade.net/single_view.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5
D=168&cHash=ae40ac0c24


4.        Foreign direct investment.

  -- Exploiting the full benefits of FDI, developing countries as investors, resource nationalism,
corporate social responsibility, France as an investing nation.

   [Reference: UNCTAD's work on FDI --
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/StartPage.asp?intItemID=2983&lang=1 ]
   [Reference: OECD's work on FDI --
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3373,en_2649_34529562_1_1_1_1_34529562,00.html ]
Reference: Naomi Klein’s text on FDI: http://www.alternatives.ca/article1839.html


5.        International migration

     --     Integration of migrants, remittances, brain drain, co-development, human trafficking.

   [Reference: OECD's work on migration --
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3373,en_2649_37415_1_1_1_1_37415,00.html ]
   [Reference: Global Commission on International Migration --
http://www.gcim.org/en/finalreport.html ]
   [Reference: International Organisation for Migration -- http://www.iom.int/jahia/jsp/index.jsp ]
Reference: Migration, Globalisation and Poverty http://www.migrationdrc.org/


6.        Globalisation and the environment.

     --     Case of China, climate change, role of NGOs.

   [Reference: OECD's work on environment --
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3373,en_2649_37465_1_1_1_1_37465,00.html ]
   [Reference: International panel on climate change -- http://www.ipcc.ch/ ]
   [Reference: Stern report on climate change -- http://www.hm-
treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/stern_review_economics_climate_change/sternreview_index.cf
m]
   [Reference: Friends of the Earth -- http://www.foe.org/ ; Greenpeace --
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ ]

7.        Helping developing countries benefit from globalisation.

  -- How effective is official development assistance, role of private philanthropy, Millenium
Development Goals, new donors like China and Venezuela.

   [Reference: UN Millennium Development Goals -- http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ ; World Bank
-- http://www.worldbank.org/ ]
   [Reference: William Easterly's books on aid effectiveness --
http://www.nyu.edu/fas/institute/dri/Easterly/BookNew.htm ]
8.        China and Asia.

     --     How have they become globalisation winners, what challenges remain.

     [Reference: World Bank -- www.worldbank.org ; Asian Development Bank -- www.adb.org ]

9.        Africa

     -- Missing out on globalisation's benefits. Cases of Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco.
     [Reference: African Development Bank -- www.afdb.org ; World Bank -- www.worldbank.org ]

10.        Europe

  -- How can Europe, whose reconstruction after World War 2 was based on opening markets, now
exploit the full benefits of globalisation ?

     [Reference: http://neweconomist.blogs.com/new_economist/2006/10/challenges_of_g.html ]

11.        Globalisation and ideas, culture and national identity.

   [Reference: http://www.cepii.fr/Mfr/RDV_mondialisation/rdv_preced/culture.asp ]
Reference: http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2005/0810allcultures.htm “All cultures are not
equal”
& http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2006/0728china.htm “From cultural revolution to cultural
exports
& “Does Globalisation diminish cultural diversity”, The Globalization website
http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/issues05.html




12.        Role of international organisations in governing globalisation, with visit to the OECD.

     [References: www.oecd.org; www.wto.org ; www.worldbank.org ; www.imf.org ; www.un.org ]

 13.        What future for globalisation ?

  [Reference: Will Global Capitalism Fall Again
? http://www.bruegel.org/Public/Publication_detail.php?ID=1170&publicationID=1781 ]

 14.        Summary of overall course, and preparation for examination