What Is Global Studies? - Steger, Manfred

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Résumé :
What is Global Studies, and how does it relate to globalization? Responding to this frequently asked question, Manfred B. Steger and Amentahru Wahlrab provide the first comprehensive overview of this emerging field-one of the most popular fields of study in major universities around the world. This primer speaks to students and instructors interested not only in key theories but also in applied teaching and learning programs designed to educate global citizens to meet the concrete challenges of the twenty-first century. The authors discuss the arguments of major thinkers, and the Four Pillars of Global Studies: globalization, transdisciplinarity, space and time, and critical thinking....

Biographie:
Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Global Studies and Director of the Globalism Research Centre at RMIT University, Australia. In addition, he is Senior Research Fellow at the Globalization Research Center in Honolulu, Hawai i, and an affiliated graduate faculty member with the Department of Political Science at the University of Hawai i-Manoa. Deane E. Neubauer is currently Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he has served as a Professor of Political Science since 1970. Professor Neubauer is also the Executive Director of the Globalization Research Network.

Sommaire:

Introduction: Global Studies and the Global Imaginary

1. The Intellectual Origins and Evolution of Global Studies
2. The First Pillar of Global Studies: Globalization
3. The Second Pillar of Global Studies: Transdisciplinarity
4. The Third Pillar of Global Studies: Space and Time
5. The Fourth Pillar of Global Studies: Critical Thinking

Appendix A: Global Studies Research: Three Projects

Appendix B. Global Studies Course Syllabi: Three Samples

Appendix C: Global Studies Journals, Academic Programs, and Online Resources