Introduction to Global Studies

✍ Scribed by John McCormick

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 356
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The second edition of Introduction to Global Studies offers a succinct and authoritative introduction to the important issues and events of our rapidly changing world. It covers all of the key topics in the field, including introductions to history, culture, science, politics and economics, alongside focused surveys on pressing global matters such as human rights, migration, the climate emergency, and health and disease.

With learning features that hone in on key themes and debates, such as Global and Local and North and South boxes, this essential text will help you to navigate challenging issues. Full-colour photographs, figures and maps bring the subject to life.

Ideal for students beginning courses on and related to global studies, this second edition offers:
-A brand new chapter on health and disease, with additional coverage of Covid-19 incorporated throughout the book.
-Increased coverage of inequality and gender, with a thematic focus on how inequalities are compounded across global society
-Contemporary Debates: a new feature outlining the pros and cons of controversial topics
-A comprehensive companion website, offering an array of resources for both students and lecturers, including a testbank, illustrated lecturer slides, interactive quizzes, and an online media library

✦ Table of Contents

BRIEF CONTENTS
LONG CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS AND FEATURES
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH
GLOBAL AND LOCAL
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
TIMELINES
FIGURES
TABLES
MAPS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TOUR OF THE BOOK
CHAPTER PREVIEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH
GLOBAL AND LOCAL
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
TABLES AND FIGURES
MAPS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
1 THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM
2 POPULATION AND RESOURCES
3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
4 STATES AND GOVERNMENT
5 IDENTITY AND CULTURE
6 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
7 HUMAN RIGHTS
8 WAR, PEACE, AND SECURITY
9 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
10 TRADE
11 MIGRATION
12 HEALTH AND DISEASE
13 THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
ONLINE RESOURCES
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS GLOBAL STUDIES?
SETTING GLOBAL GOALS
THE WORLD AS A COMMUNITY OF 100 PEOPLE
CHANGES TO THE SECOND EDITION
SOME NOTES ON APPROACH
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
ACADEMIC JOURNALS
1 THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
THE ROOTS OF THE MODERN WORLD
EUROPE GOES GLOBAL
WORLD WAR AND THE END OF EMPIRE
Timeline 1: Key events in the evolution of the global system
THE COLD WAR ERA
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 1
UNDERSTANDING NORTH AND SOUTH
NINE GLOBAL TRENDS
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 1
GLOBALIZATION AND GLOCALIZATION
GLOBALIZATION
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 1
THE PROS AND CONS OF GLOBALIZATION
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
FURTHER READING
2 POPULATION AND RESOURCES
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
THE GLOBAL POPULATION
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 2
THE CHALLENGES OF POPULATION CHANGE
THE NEW URBAN MAJORITY
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 2
THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL CITY
UNDERSTANDING NATURAL RESOURCES
FEEDING THE WORLD
MEETING OUR ENERGY NEEDS
MANAGING FORESTS AND OCEANS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE
UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY
THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Timeline 3: Key events in the development of the internet and the Web
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 3
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 3
TRENDS IN THE PROVISION OF NEWS
THE POST-TRUTH WORLD
TECHNOLOGY AND TRAVEL
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 3
THE PROS AND CONS OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
4 STATES AND GOVERNMENTS
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING STATES
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 4
THINKING GLOBALLY, ACTING LOCALLY
THE REACH OF STATES
THE EVOLUTION OF STATES
UNDERSTANDING NATIONS
DEMOCRACIES AND DICTATORSHIPS
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 4
THE PERFORMANCE OF STATES: NORWAY AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
THE FUTURE OF STATES
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
5 IDENTITY AND CULTURE
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY
PATRIOTISM, COSMOPOLITANISM, AND NATIONALISM
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 5
CAN YOU BE A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD?
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
EXPLAINING RACE AND ETHNICITY
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 5
US VERSUS THEM: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND PREJUDICE
THE CHANGING PLACE OF GENDER
RELIGION AND IDENTITY
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
6 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 6
THE CHANGING BALANCE OF INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
THE UNITED NATIONS
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 6
THE PROS AND CONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
NON-STATE ACTORS
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 6
CIVIL SOCIETY
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
7 HUMAN RIGHTS
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RIGHTS
THE EVOLUTION OF RIGHTS
THE EXPANSION OF RIGHTS
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 7
CONTRASTING APPROACHES TO LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 7
THE PROS AND CONS OF EXPANDING HUMAN RIGHTS
THE GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 7
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS
WOMEN’S RIGHTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
8 WAR, PEACE, AND SECURITY
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING WAR
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 8
WARS BETWEEN AND WITHIN STATES
THE CAUSES OF WAR
UNDERSTANDING PEACE
THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR PEACE
THE GLOBAL SECURITY REGIME
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 8
CONTRASTING VIEWS ABOUT WAR AND PEACE
TERRORISM
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
9 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
THE CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL REGIME
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 9
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
WEALTH AND ITS EFFECTS
POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 9
THE DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF POVERTY
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
10 TRADE
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING TRADE
THE EVOLUTION OF TRADE
THE CHANGING GLOBAL TRADING LANDSCAPE
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 10
THE CHANGING BALANCE OF TRADE POWER
THE GLOBAL TRADE REGIME
FREE TRADE
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 10
THE PROS AND CONS OF FREE TRADE
TRADE AND INEQUALITY
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 10
FREE TRADE VERSUS FAIR TRADE
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
11 MIGRATION
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING MIGRATION
THE CAUSES OF MIGRATION
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 11
CONTRASTING VIEWS ON MIGRATION
THE GLOBAL REFUGEE PROBLEM
THE GLOBAL MIGRATION REGIME
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 11
GIVING MIGRATION A HUMAN FACE
THE MIGRATION DEBATE
CONTEMPORARY DEBATES 11
THE PROS AND CONS OF MIGRATION
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
12 HEALTH AND DISEASE
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL HEALTH
THE CHANGING STATE OF GLOBAL HEALTH CARE
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 12
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
THE GLOBAL HEALTH REGIME
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 12
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
THE PROBLEM OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
THE CASE OF COVID-19
Timeline 12: Key events in the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
13 THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
PREVIEW
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
CHANGING VIEWS ABOUT THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
COMPARING NORTH AND SOUTH 13
CONTRASTING VIEWS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGIME
PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL AND LOCAL 13
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRANTS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEY CONCEPTS
USEFUL WEBSITES
FURTHER READING
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX