Category: Age of Globalization

Section 12: Sports

“The Early Phase of Sport’s Globalization … Sportive Nationalism as a Global Strategy … Why the Olympic “Movement” Is Not a Peace Movement … Making Connections”

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Section 11: Small-Country Self-Assertion & Survival

“Why Small Countries Can Be Global Players … The “Globalized” Authoritarian City-States … Small-Country Vulnerabilities in a Globalized World”

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Section 10: Popular Culture & Local Standards

“Globalization and the “Soft Power” of Culture … “American Cultural Imperialism” and the Film Industry … The Global Marketing of Human Sexuality … The Global Triumph of the Electric Guitar … Making Connections”

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Section 9: The Labor Market

“Does a Global Market Exist? … “Outsourcing” and the Global Labor Market … Making Connections”

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Section 8: Transnational Organized Crime

“How Globalization Facilitates Transnational Crime … The Global Logic of Maritime Policy … The Global Trafficking of Human Organs … The Global Reach of Cybercrime … Making Connections”

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Section 7: Challenges of Regulation

“Who Sponsors Global Regulation? … Global Regulation of Tobacco … Global Regulation of Whaling … Global Regulation of Sports Doping Drugs … Making Connections”

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Section 6: Capitalism & Social Justice

“Is Globalization Compatible With Social Justice? The “Offshore” World … Global Tax Evasion and the “Offshore” World … Making Connections”

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Section 5: Governance & the Nation-State

“Does Globalization Threaten the Nation-State? … The Balance of Power Between Nation-States & Multinational Corporations … The European Union as a Prototype of Globalization … State Capitalism as a Global Economic Strategy … Making Connections”

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Section 4: Media & The Internet

“Do Global Media Create Community or Conflict? … Cyber-Censorship and Political Control of the Internet … Global Communications Governance … The Internet as a Global “Surveillance … Making Connections”

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Section 3: Transportation Networks

“Maritime Transport … Ship Breakers … Air Transport … Making Connections”

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