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15 June 2009
Energy in relation to globalisation and sustainable development
Created page with '== Focus on a particular aspect: == * Research Question: What are the possible negative effects of the use of renewable energy sources (RES) on the energy security (security of…'
Fair Trade and the need of changing consumption patterns
Created page with '=== Map === '''My general Purpose:''' Show that fair trade is prevented by many countries and show what has to change to promote a fairer trade system which can initiate more …'
The shift to outsourcing in the developed countries
Created page with 'Connection to other globalization themes: 1. The nature of globalisation. Global actors and driving forces 2. Globalisation Glossary 3. [[The political aspects of glob…'
Migration and psychosocial risks
Created page with '== Connection to other globalization themes: == 1. The shift to outsourcing in the developed countries 2. Globalisation Glossary 3. [[The economic dimension of global…'
Safety and health in the workplace
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Responsibility of consumers
Created page with 'Who might have the power to reach a global change of view on sustainable globalisation? === Links To Related Themes At The Wiki === * ''Influence of global institutions and …'
The United Nations and the necessity of global governance
Created page with 'This is a well defined topic and clear indiciation of your position/opinion in the title. You might find it useful to also link this issue to Global Regulation, Global Business E…'
Students:2008/2009 student themes
Created page with ''''List of themes''' developed by students: Jan Baumann The United Nations and the necessity of global governance Leif Boss Responsibility of consumers Myriam Kalde [[…'
An analysis of the roles and positions of the players within global civil society
Created page with '__NOTOC__ Authors cited (Barša and Soukup) offer a useful analysis of the present-day views on global civil society (GCS). The term GCS, in their interpretation, tends to refer …'
Transnationalising politics
Created page with 'A <u>transnationalisation of politics</u> is another important aspect of globalisation besides the internationalisation of the state. The amount of political activity transcendin…'
Internationalising the state
Created page with 'The process of political globalisation has an accompanying effect, related to the emergence of inter-governmental and other global networks, which is the <u>internationalisation …'
A bit of history: From the Peace of Westphalia to global politics
Created page with '=== The territorial sovereignty principle === For nearly four hundred years, the principles of international order and relations among states were derived from the Peace of West…'
Three principal positions on political globalisation
Created page with 'A number of categorisations have emerged attempting to organise the various positions on political globalisation. Anthony McGrew, for instance, classifies the proponents of the v…'
List of references - Global Governance
Created page with '==== Recommended literature: ==== McGrew, Anthony (2004) In: David Held (editor). ''A Globalizing World? Culture, Economics, Politics''. London: Routlege, str. 128–167. Slaug…'
Four levels of governing
Created page with 'Parallel to the paradigm offered by McGrew, a whole array of other attempts to provide a systemic understanding of the various forms of global governance have appeared. J. A. Sch…'
Three points of view on global governance
Created page with 'Going back to the paradigm outlined by McGrew, fundamental differences exist in the opinion on global governance as held by the internationalists, globalists, and transformationi…'
Political solutions: Global Government and Global Governance
Created page with '__NOTOC__ Jiří Pehe == „Governance“ versus „government“ == Most current thought on global management and administration is based on the term ‘governance’, which …'
Water Exploitation and Pollution
Created page with '==Water Circulation and Its Importance== The existence of water on planet Earth and its circulation are closely related to atmospheric processes. The ocean is a giant reservoir …'
Global Climate Change
Created page with '== Magnification of Greenhouse Effect== The '''greenhouse effect '''is a very important property of the Earth’s atmosphere, making a substantial contribution to the relatively…'
Global Threat to Life’s Diversity
Created page with '==Biodiversity== In a simplified perception, the existing biosphere is the aggregate of all organic species living on this planet. Systematic biologists assume that between 10 a…'
Soil and Food Production
Created page with '==What Is Soil?== Only since man began cultivating plants and domesticating animals has soil been known as we know it: primarily a means of food provision. '''Agricultural, cult…'
The Earth’s Human Population- Growth and Poverty
Created page with '== Population Growth == The estimated number of individuals of the species ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' is a little over 6 billion today. However, the human population on Earth has …'
Global environmental problems
Created page with 'A variety of environmental problems affect our world. As globalization continues and the earth's natural processes transform local problems into international issues, few societ…'
Students:Soil fertility
Created page with 'Globalization is promoting soil fertility by putting profitability above sustainability. What brings the negative impacts, '''which are the main causes of production loss?''' Ro…'
Students:Researching Globalisation
Created page with '== Pro-globalization (globalism) == === Annotation=== Support of globalization: free trade should increase economic prosperity and technologies can raise living standards around …'
Students:Sports in Nature
Created page with '== Orienteering == === Annotation === here should be the annotation of your readings === Links === ==== External Links ==== Orienteering. (2008, September 29). In ''Wikipedia,…'
VCSEwiki:Case study development
Created page with 'Case study represents PRACTICAL contribution to the theme based on experience more than readings. In order to accomplish it successfully, please: * choose a local issue with glob…'
VCSEwiki:Writing manual
Created page with '== Introductory steps == *You can use '''prewriting techniques''' for identifying your theme. Some brainstorming is really useful before you start! *For academic writing, ver…'
VCSEwiki:Reading manual
Created page with 'At this point, let's think about how we will approach two very important skills: critical thinking and critical reading. =Critical thinking and reading= Critical thinking does …'
VCSEwiki:Blank page
Created page with '__NOTOC__ == Step 1 - Readings == In any area of interest, you have to develop understanding of the context of your work. In this course, please read the provided texts that int…'
Instead of a conclusion: back to baby-farming? full text
Created page with 'In 1729, the Irish clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift put forward a novel solution to the economic problems of a society being ravaged by British cob- nialism: the poor should…'
Transnational communities and citizenship full text
Created page with 'Nation-state citizenship was the adequate form for a world of relatively autonomous nation-states. Such citizenship was meant to be singular and exclusive, and naturalization was…'
Significance of transnational communities for national identity full text
Created page with 'Individuals and groups develop transnational linkages because these provide the best ways of dealing with the social situations and opportunity structures they encounter in the c…'
Transnational Comunities and Global Cities full text
Created page with 'The ambiguous character of transnational communities and the ambivalence of their consciousness and identity is particularly evident when it is linked to discourses on global cit…'
Migrant Incorporation Under Conditions of Globalisation full text
Created page with 'As discussed above, globalization leads to major changes in the character of international migration. The context for migrant incorporation has already changed radically and will…'
Modes of Incorporation full text
Created page with 'Each immigration country has its own way ofregulating the situation of new- corners, but — as I have argued elsewhere (Castles, 1995; Castles and Miller, 1 998:244—50) — it…'
Perspectives for Multicultural Societies and Transnational Communities full text
Created page with 'A core feature of the nation-state as it emerged in Western Europe and North America was its claim to manage ethnic difference though border control as well as through processes …'
Types of Migration full text
Created page with 'People have always migrated for a variety ofreasons, However, in the last half- century three types of primary migration have been most common: permanent settlement migration, te…'
Causes of Migration full text
Created page with 'Much migration research has focused on the causes of migration. These debates cannot be summarized here, but clearly are central to any assessment of likely future. However, it s…'
The volume and Significance of migration full text
Created page with 'UN figures show that about 120 million people were resident outside their country ofbirth in 1990, and that the number ofinternational migrants was growing only slightly faster t…'
International migration as a systemic factor in globalisation
Created page with 'The upsurge of interest in migration in recent years obscures the &ct that migrations of various kinds were always key factors in colonialism, industrialization and nation-buildi…'
Migration and community formation under conditions of globalisation/Introduction
Created page with 'This article sets out to rethink the dynamics of the migratory process under conditions of globalization. Two main models of migration and incorporation dominated academic and po…'
Migration and community formation under conditions of globalisation
Created page with '''Migration and Community Formation under Conditions of Globalization'' ==INTRODUCTION== This article discusses the conceptual issues of migration research before focusing on tw…'
Students:Globalisation 2008/2009 Themes
Created page with '__NOTOC__ #The nature of globalisation. Global actors and driving forces #Globalisation Glossary - to be extended! #[[The political aspects of globalisation (a crisis in …'
10 June 2009
List of references - civil society
Created page with 'Bello, Walden (2001). The Future in the Balance: Essays on Globalization and Resistance, Food First Books, Oakland, CA. Bello, Walden (2002a). What's Wrong with the OXFAM Trade …'
Summary
Created page with 'Global civil society is defined negatively, described as a sphere outside the state and the market, and related its expansion to the development of the network society, global po…'
Civic society in the Global North and Global South: Organic and Institutionalised civic society
Created page with ''''Geography and the degree of institutionalisation of CS''' are the other classification criteria: more sensitive in terms of diversity and dynamics of the global CS and more us…'
Other disputes
Created page with '==Access to markets and global growth== Numerous NGOs, development agencies and think tanks believe that elimination of trade barriers imposed by developed countries and improve…'
Discords and Conflicts: What Kind of Globalisation?
Created page with 'Civil society is characterised by diversity rather than likeness. There are a number of discords, and even open conflicts, within CS. '''Two paradigms''' can be extracted from t…'
Points of Agreement: Problems, Players, Rules
Created page with 'What most CS organisations agree on is the existence of problems, the key players, and the unfair rules of international economics and trade. There is accord throughout the CS o…'