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Introduction
Ifclimatechangeisthekeyprocessinthenaturalworldimpactingonsustainabledevelopment,then
globalisationistheparallelprocessinthehumanworld,creatingbothopportunitiesfor,andbarriersto,
sustainabledevelopment.
Globalisationistheongoingprocessthatislinkingpeople,neighbourhoods,cities,regionsandcountriesmuch
morecloselytogetherthantheyhaveeverbeenbefore.Thishasresultedinourlivesbeingintertwinedwith
peopleinallpartsoftheworldviathefoodweeat,theclothingwewear,themusicwelistento,theinformation
wegetandtheideaswehold.
Thisinterconnectednessamongsthumansontheplanetissometimesalsoreferredtoastheglobalvillage
wherethebarriersofnationalandinternationalboundariesbecomelessrelevantandtheworld,figuratively,a
smallerplace.Theprocessisdriveneconomicallybyinternationalfinancialflowsandtrade,technologicallyby
informationtechnologyandmassmediaentertainment,andverysignificantly,alsobyveryhumanmeanssuch
asculturalexchanges,migrationandinternationaltourism.Asonecommentatorremarked,wenowliveina
networkedworld.
Whileglobalisationisnotanewprocess,ithasacceleratedrapidlysinceWorldWarII,andishavingmany
effectsonpeople,theenvironment,cultures,nationalgovernments,economicdevelopmentandhumanwell
beingincountriesaroundtheworld.Manyoftheseimpactsarebeneficial,butJimmyCarter,aformerPresident
oftheUSA,haspointedoutthatmanypeoplearemissingoutonthesebenefits:
Globalisation,asdefinedbyrichpeoplelikeus,isaverynicethingyouaretalkingaboutthe
Internet,youaretalkingaboutcellphones,youaretalkingaboutcomputers.Thisdoesntaffect
twothirdsofthepeopleoftheworld.
Source:JimmyCarterQuotes&Speeches
Theseissuesmakethedevelopmentofanunderstandingofglobalisation,itsvariousintegratedforms,itsdriving
forcesanditsimpactsavitallyimportanteducationobjective.Suchaunderstandingcanprovideyoungpeople
withcriticalinsightsintothesocial,culturalandpoliticalimpactsoftheglobalisingimpactsofeconomic
integrationandcommunicationtechnologiesaswellasprovidethemwithcapacitiestoassessthecostsand
benefitsintheirlivesancommunitiesandthoseofpeopleinotherpartsoftheworld.Thisprovidesanimportant
ethical,aswellasanalytical,dimensiontothestudyofglobalisation.

Objectives
Tounderstandbasicconcepts,processesandtrendsassociatedwithglobalisation
Toassesstheimpactsofglobalisationandthewiderangeofreactionstheyhavecausedaroundtheworld
Tounderstandtheinterconnectednatureofthemajordriversofglobalisation
Toappreciatethecomplexityofteachingaboutglobalisationand
TodeveloparationaleforintegratingaglobalperspectiveinTeachingandLearningforaSustainable
Future.

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1.GrowingConnections
2.CirclesandSystems
3.Whatisglobisation?
4.Driversofglobalisation
5.Evaluatingglobalisation
6.Globalisation:FurtherInvestigations
7.Reflection

References
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Bardhan,P.(2005)Globalization,InequalityandPoverty:AnOverview,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.
Bhagwati,J.(2004)InDefenseofGlobalization,OxfordUniversityPress,NewYork.
Bhalla,S.(2002)ImagineTheresNoCountry.Poverty,Inequality,andGrowthintheEraofGlobalization,
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Broad,R.andCavanagh,J.(2008)DevelopmentRedefined:HowtheMarketMetitsMatch,InstitueforPolicy
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Held,D.etal.(1999)Globaltransformations:politics,economicsandculture,StanfordUniversityPress,
StanfordCA.
Hicks,D.andHolden,C.(eds)(2007)TeachingtheGlobalDimension:KeyPrinciplesandEffectivePractice,
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Lash,S.andLury,C.(2007)GlobalCultureIndustry:TheMediationofThings,PolityPress,London.
Reich,R.(2007)Supercapitalism:TheTransformationofBusiness,Democracy,andEverydayLife,Vintage
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Richardson,R.(2004)Here,ThereandEverywhere:Belonging,IdentityandEqualityinSchools,Trentham
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Steger,M.(2008)Globalisation:AVeryShortIntroduction,OxfordUniversityPress,Oxford.
Steger,M.(2009)Globalisation:TheGreatIdeologicalStruggleofthetwentyfirstCentury,Rowmanand
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Stiglitz,J.(2002)GlobalisationandItsDiscontents,Norton&CompanyInc.,NewYork.
Stiglitz,J.(2006)MakingGlobalizationWork,NortonandCompany,Inc.,NewYork.
Veseth,M.(2005)Globaloney:UnravelingtheMythsofGlobalisation,RowmanandLittlefield,LanhamMD.
Wolk,M.(2004)WhyGlobalisationWorks,YaleUniversityPress.
WorldCommissionontheSocialDimensionofGlobalisation(2004)AFairGlobalisation:Creating
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CenterforGlobalDevelopment
CentreforResearchonGlobalization(Canada)GlobalResearch
CenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(StateUniversityofNewYork)Globalization101
FocusontheGlobalSouth
GlobalPolicyForum
BrookingsInstituteCenterforGlobalEconomyandDevelopment
Oneworld.netGlobalisationGuide
UNMillenniumDevelopmentGoalIndicatorsDatabase
WIDER(WorldInstituteforDevelopmentEconomicsResearch)
WorldBankInequalityAroundtheWorld
WorldCommissiononGlobalisation:AFairGlobalisationCreatingOpportunitiesforAll

Acknowledgements
WewishtothanktheYaleCentrefortheStudyofGlobalisationforprovidingtheSmallScreen,Smaller
WorldtoincludeontheCDRomversionofthisprogramme.

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