The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

Begins	21 Apr 2009 - 6:00pm
Ends	21 Apr 2009 - 7:50pm
Location	6 East 16th Street, Room 901

GLOBALIZATION, IMMIGRATION, AND TRANSNATIONALISM

Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Date/Time:  April 21, 6-7:50pm
Location: 6 East 16th Street, Room 901

 

Faculty: Tatiana Wah

This course offers students an opportunity to explore and understand the global nature of contemporary social, economic, cultural, and political change. The first part of the course examines current theories and trends in globalization, as well as its processes and institutional structures. The second part focuses on international migration, covering the growth of immigrant communities in the developed world, particularly the United States and Europe. The third part examines transnationalization theories and trends, looking at the meaning of the changing conceptions of identity, citizenship, national sovereignty, and community. We explore the emerging role and activities of transnational migrants and immigrant nongovernmental organizations. We pay attention to the relationship between globalization and inequality, the fate of cultural diversity (ethnic multiculturalism and pluralism) in a globalized world, and issues affecting developing countries and immigrant communities in the developed countries.