POL 4410Globalization & Domestic

Politics

Professor Ben AnsellTuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 to 3:45

Who Am I?

•Assistant Professor of Political Science

•Study Political Economy

•Email: ansell@umn.edu

My Research

•Why do Countries Spend Different Amounts on Education?

•Democracy, Globalization, and Partisanship

Lesotho vs. Swaziland

Globalization & Education

Winners and Losers

•New Globalizers: BRICKS, East Asian Tigers, Eastern Europe

•Still Autarkies: North Korea, Iran, Sub-Saharan Africa

•Domestic Winners and Losers: Blue-collar workers or computer programmers?

Structure (1)

HISTORY OF GLOBALIZATION

•1870 to 1914: First Global Era

•1918 to 1941: Collapse of Globalization

•1945 to 1973: Bretton Woods System

•1973 to Today: Globalization Reborn

Structure (2)

THEORIES OF GLOBALIZATION

•Liberalism

•Realism

•Marxism

•Cultural Theories

Structure (3)

DOMESTIC IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION

•Effects of trade on inequality

•Ability of governments to set policy

•Immigration and cultural issues

Structure (4)

ECONOMIC ISSUES

•Trade

•Finance

•Development

Structure (5)

POLITICAL ISSUES

•Immigration

•Health and Education

•Environment

•Crime and Terrorism

Guidelines

•ATTENDANCE

•PLAGIARISM

•GRADING

•ASSIGNMENTS