This topic will introduce students to a range of theoretical debates concerned with the rise of globalisation in the last two decades and in its wider historical context. It explores the various definitions of globalisation and the assessment of its impact upon the international system of nation states. It also explores the possible contradiction between the rise of globalisation and the rise of localism that has also been a feature of the increasing permeability of national boundaries.
This topic aims to:
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