Globalisation An Introduction

The term 'globalisation', having been subject to much use and abuse in both academic and lay discourses, has nowadays become something of a cliche that perhaps obfuscates more than it reveals. This course seeks to provide students with a basic, clear, and relatively comprehensive introduction to the concept. It unpacks globalisation by interrogating its definitions, general theories, and historical/social foundations, before examining in detail a number of key facets to a globalised world, including the global economy, civil society, governance, culture, everyday life, inequality, migration/mobility, and security. In addition, the course also contextualises students' learning by making them think about what globalisation means for Singapore and Singaporeans.