Economic Globalisation and Regional Development

Description

This course provides students with an introduction to economic geography, with particular emphasis on the two main research areas that are i) economic globalisation and ii) regional development. The overall theme of the course is: What are the main processes at play in the economy that condition the location and distribution of economic activity, and how are different places, and people, affected? The first part of the course (‘Foundations’) gives an overview of the discipline, and major trends in the world economy. The second part (‘Perspectives’) presents key concepts and theories that in the third part (‘Dynamics and Outcomes’) are applied to disentangle the geographies of production and the restructuring of work and employment, the impact of multinational corporations, and the role of states. Particular attention is here paid to the causes and consequences of uneven development at different spatial scales. The fourth part (‘Prospects’) reflects on the future of economic globalization from the perspective of democratic support at the national level and evolving geopolitical circumstances.