Syllabus. Geoglobalistics

TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV GEOGRAPHY FACULTY

Chair of Regional Geography and Tourism Pre-published version

SYLLABUS1 GEOGLOBALISTICS

For students of

Knowledge domain: 0401 Natural Science Training branch : 04010404 Political Geography and Geopolitics Master Degree Programme in Political Geography and Geopolitics

Kyiv – 2015

2 Victoria KIPTENKO, PhD., Associate Professor Syllabus: Geoglobalistics (2015) in Master Degree Programme in Political Geography and Geopolitics – 24pages. . © ______________, 20___ рік © ______________, 20___ рік © ______________, 20___ рік

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INTRODUCTION The course of Geoglobalistcs constitutes an integral part of the Master Degree Programme in Political Geography and Geopolitics (training branch: 04010404 Political Geography and Geopolitics) of Natural Science knowledge domain.

This course represents the selective cycle (“Choice of the University”) during the first semester of Master Degree Programme and amounts in total 180 hours (6 ECTS): lectures – 18 academic hours (ahrs), seminars – 34 ahrs, self-preparatory work –126 ahrs. The course accomplishment grade includes points gained in two modules and exam. The passing grade is above 60.

The objective of Geoglobalistics course is to develop students’ knowledge and critical thinking over the subject matter of geoglobalistics as a topical human geography discipline.

The tasks of the course include:  acquiring knowledge on the basis of globalistics and geography approach to global studies;  systemizing the view on global problems and challenges;  mastering skills of critical thinking.

The course includes two thematic modules. The initial one is devoted to the geoglobalistics in discourse of the ideas. The second one discloses the subject matter of geoglobalistics as the topical human geography discipline.

Having successfully completed the course the student gains knowledge on:  concepts of ‘global’, ‘globalisation’ ‘globalism’, ‘globalisation’;  key approaches of globalisation discourse;  subject matter of geoglobalistics;  Time-space simensions of globalisation;  methods and parameters of globalisation measuring;  current trends of and geographical approach to global challenges and problems. masters skills of:  efficient reading,  application of critical thinking model,  analysing globalisation at various taxonomy levels.

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Vocational course Geoglobalistics provides the contemporary approach to world outlook as a significant element of the professional training cycle in Master Degree programme.

It is connected to further courses of “Geography of information society”, “Strategies of global and regional development”, “Scientific bases of sustainable development”,etc.

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Knowledge control and grading policy.

Control follows the bases of module system. Thematic module 1 includes topics ## 1 - 5, the module 2 embraces topic ## 6 - 9. Exam admission requires to gain 36 points during seminars (estimated critical level of points constitutes 3,5 x 9 = 31,5), two assessed module essays (estimated critical level of points constitutes 2 + 2,5 = 4,5) Assessment of control forms: TM1

Presentation during seminars Participation in discussion Assessed module 1 Assessed module 2

Min. – _ points «3» х 5 = 15 «0,5»х 5 = 2,5 „2» х 1 = 2

Max. – points «4» х 5 = 20 «1» х 5 = 5 „5” х 1 = 5

Min. – points «3» х 4 = 12 «0,5» х 4 = 2 „2,5” х 1 = 2,5

TM2

Max. – points «5» х 4 = 20 «1» х 4 = 4 „” х 1 = 6

„3” – minimum/maximum points 1 – minimum/maximum number *

students can gain. of assessed assignments.

– all module assignments (MA) have calculation and analytic character.

Students having the total semester score less than 36 points have to fix recommended modifications to the thematic seminars assignments and assessed module essays to be admitted for the exam. Students having the total semester score less than 20 points have to repeat the course.

Excused students have to work out thematic seminars and pass assessed module essays in accordance with “The Regulations on the procedure for assessing students within credit-module system of education process” of 1st October 2010.

Simple calculation provides: Assessed module 1 Minimum

19,5

Maximum

Assessed module 2 16,5

30

Scores correspondence scale:

exam / credit ___/24

30

____/40

Total ___/60 100

 1-34 corresponds to «unsatisfactory» and requires mandatory repetitive taking of the course;  35-59 corresponds to «unsatisfactory» with the possibility of repetitive passing the thematic assignments and essays;  60-64 corresponds to «satisfactory» («complete»);  65-74 corresponds to «satisfactory»;  75 - 84 corresponds to «good»;  85 - 90 corresponds to «good» («very good»);  91 - 100 corresponds to «excellent».

6 Compliance scale (for the exam) 100 – points scale 90 – 100 85 – 89 75 – 84

Compliance scale (for the assessed credit)

The national scale 5

Excellent

4

Good

35 – 59 1 – 34

3

Satisfactory

2

Unsatisfactory

The national scale

90 – 100 85 – 89 75 – 84

65 – 74 60 – 64

100-points scale

credited

65 – 74 60 – 64 1 – 59

uncredited

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PROGRAMME OF THE COURSE Module 1. Geoglobalistics in discourse of the ideas Topic 1 . Conceptual grounds of geoglobalistics – 20 ahrs Introduction. Syllabus. Conceptual grounds of geoglobalistics: concept of global, globalisation, globalism. Subjective and objective in globalisation. Globalisation and globalistics: concepts of distinctive focus.

Topic 2. Turning points of globalisation within diversity of social development processes – 20 hours Approaches to globalisation phases. Globalisation effects of European exploring and colonial empires (1492-1850), transnational internationalisation (1859-1914), «golden age» of capitalism and neoliberal transformations of nowadays (1950 – nowadays). Globalisation within the variety of current social development processes: internationalisation, integration, regionalisation, transnationalism, modernization, westernization. Alternatives to globalisation.

Topic 3. Globalisation discourse – 20 ahrs Discourses: regional/civilizational, disciplinary, ideological. Soico-centric approach.

Cultural approach: concepts of global village and imaginary landscape. Spaces of global cultural flows. Economic approach: intensification of economic ties, transborder flows, interaction and interdependence, asymmetry. Geopolitical concepts: mondialism, spatial structural theories. Geopolitical economy: the world systems approach, geo-economics. Ecologic approach: ecologic justice, common efforts.

Schools of globalistics: hyper-globalists, skeptics, transformists.

Topic 4. Concept of globalisation as a social-geographic process – 20 ahrs Globalized world view. Supra-disciplinary images of globalisation. Complex approach. Globality in extensive dimension: system effects, structural ties and multiplication effects, institutional effects. Globality in the sense of density: scales of interactions, time-space processes (time-space compression, time-space compression, time-space distanciation, etc.); spatial processes.

Topic 5. Geoglobalistics in the discourse of ideas – 27 ahrs Globalisation in continuum of local, national and regional. Taxonomic levels: micro, mezzo- and macro-levels. Types of ties: functional, spatial, institutional. Spatial and non-spatial dimensions. Localization in wide and narrow meaning. Phases of market localization. Synthesis of globalisation and localization – glocalization. World view model: think globally, act locally (L10n). Globalistics and global geography.

Geogrphic globalistics. Geiglobalistics: roots and modern state.

Module 2. The Subject matter of Geoglobalistics Topic 6. Time-space dimensions of globalisation – 20 ahrs

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Time-space dimensions of globalisation: extensity, intensity, velocity, impacts.

Modified view on economic (human) geography: development in 3D: density, distance and division). De-/Re-territorialization. Critical analysis of globalisation indexes: MGI, KOF, WEF – parameters and indicators, methods of calculation, comparative analysis.

Topic 7. Is globalisation sustainable? - 24 ahrs Identification of global problems. Classification of global problems. Global commons. Tragedy of commons. Resource curse. Asymmetry of development.

Concept of perfect storm. Global challenges. Geography of global problems. Is globalisation sustainable?

Topic 8. Alternatives of global development – 27 hours Global transformations. World-system transformations: post-industrial world, transformation of bi-polar system, integration processes. Global economic transformations. Social aspects of global transformations. Idealistic transformation of modern world. Globalisation and cultural impacts. Global inter-civilization interaction. Strategies of world development. Basic terms and concepts of social development. Contemporary strategies of world development. Millennium Development Goals Rubicon. Global trends 2015: inclusive globalisation; pernicious globalisation; regional competition. Global trends 2025.

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9 CURRICULAR PLAN OF LECTURES AND SEMINARS Topic Academic Hours Lectures Seminars Selfpreparatory work Module 1. Geoglobalistics in discourse of the ideas 1.

Conceptual basis of geoglobalistics

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Turning points of globalisation within diversity of social development processes Discourse of globalisation Concept of globalisation as a socialgeographic process Geoglobalistics in the discourse of ideas Module 1.

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Module 2. The Subject Matter of Geoglobalistics 6.

Time-space dimensions of globalisation 7.

Is globalisation sustainable?

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Alternatives of global development Module 2 Total Total 180 ahrs, including: Lectures – 18 ahrs Seminars – 34 ahrs Self-preparatory work – 126 ahrs Consulting – 2 ahrs

2 2 4 18

4 8 1 1 34

14 14 14 7 126

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Module 1. Geoglobalistics in the discourse of ideas Topic 1. Conceptual grounds of geoglobalistics – 20ahrs Lecture 1. Conceptual grounds of geoglobalistics – 2 ahrs Introduction. Syllabus. Assignments and requirements. Conceptual grounds of geoglobalistics: concept of global, globalisation, globalism. Subjective and objective in globalisation. Globalisation and globalistics: concepts of distinctive focus.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 7 hours 1. Work out the lecture materials; 2. Work out the reading resources; 3. Prepare yourself for discussion on seminar 1:  choose from reading and media on globalistics examples and references for facts, assertions, opinions;  choose from reading and media on globalistics examples and references for theories, predictions, hypothesis;  choose from reading and media on globalistics examples and references for fallacies.

Recommended reading 1. Our Concept and Definition of Critical Thinking// The Critical Thinking Community. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept-of-critical-thinking/411 2. Fisher, A. 2001: “Critical thinking. An Introduction. Cambridge: University Press.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://assets.cambridge.org/052100/9847/sample/0521009847ws.pdf 3. What is critical thinking?// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/LDstudyguides/pdf/8Critical thinking.pdf Additional reading 1. Making the most of your learning style// Open University UK. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.open.ac.uk/skillsforstudy/makingthe-most-of-your-learning-style.php 2. Definition of critical thinking [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking Seminar 1. Basis of critical thinking – 2 ahrs 1. Building blocks of critical thinking: fact, assertion, opinion; theory, prediction, hypothesis.

2. Criteria of argument assessment 3. Fallacies 4. Efficient reading. Template of critical reading.

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Self-preparatory work assignment – 7 ahrs 1. Work out with the critical reading template «Globalistics and globalisation: distinctions of concepts» // Geoglobalistics/ Human geography. Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Peterburg university, 2010. - P. 579-582.

2. Prepare for discussion at seminar 2 (examples, references).

Recommended reading «Globalistics and globalisation: distinctions of concepts» // Geoglobalistics/ Human geography. Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Peterburg university, 2010. P. 579-582.

Additional reading 1. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_model _flyer.pdf 2. Critical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm Seminar 2. Globalistics and globalisation: the distinctions of concepts – 2 ahrs 1. Similarities and distinctions of ‘globalizattion’ and ‘globalistics’ concepts.

2. Provide arguments for assertion that globalisation is associated only with one class of spatial processes (integration, concentration, agglomeration, etc.).

3. Provide arguments for assertion that globalistics embraces spatial processes other than globalisation determinants.

4. What is the essence of globalistic doctrins (simila and distinctive features of mondialism, pan-american doctrine, communism, etc).

5. Which elements of scientific discourse pretend to inform generalized supradisciplinary image of globalisation? Why? Topic 2. Turning points of globalisation within diversity of social development processes – 20 ahrs Topic 2. Turning points of globalisation within diversity of social development processes – 2 ahrs Approaches to globalisation phases. Globalisation effects of European exploring and colonial empires (1492-1850), transnational internationalisation (1859-1914), «golden age» of capitalism and neoliberal transformations of nowadays (1950-ті донині). Globalisation within the variety of current social development processes: internationalisation, integration, regionalisation, transnationalism, modernization, westernization. Alternatives of globalisation.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 14 hours 1. Work out the lecture materials; 2. Work out reading and make a list of additional resources for seminars 3 and 4.

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3. Prepare thematic presentations for seminars 3 and 4 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

Recommended rading 1. Dictionary of Human Geography// edited by Derek Gregory..[et.al.] – 5th edition. Wiley Blackwell, 2009. – P. 308-311, 387-388,474-475, 630-639, 772-773, 808-809.

Additional reading: 1. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_model _flyer.pdf 2. Critical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm

Seminar 3. Gloablization and variety of current processes of human development - 2 ahrs Similarities and distinctions of the processes of 1. Globalisation and internationalisation.

2. Globalisation and regionalisation.

3. Gloablization and integration Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Seminar 4. Gloablization and variety of current processes of human development - 2 ahrs Similarities and distinctions of the processes of 4. Globalisation and transnationalism 5. Globalisation and modernization 6. Globalisation and westernization Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Topic 3. Globalisations discourse – 20 ahrs Lecture 3. Globalisation discourse: approaches and schools – 2 ahrs Discourses: regional/civilizational, disciplinary, ideologic. Soico-centric approach.

Cultural approach: concepts of global village and imaginary landscape. Spaces of global cultural flows. Economic approach: intensification of economic ties, transborder flows, interaction and interdependence, asymmetry. Geopolitical concepts: mondialism, spatial structural theories. Geopolitical economy: the world systems

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approach, geoeconomics. Ecologic approach: ecologic justice, common efforts.

Schools of globalistics: hyper-globalists, skeptics, transformists.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 14 ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials; 2. Work out with use of critical thinking template Phenomenon of globalisation; shortcomings of socio-centric methodology// Geoglobalistics/ Human geography. Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Petersburg university, 2010. - P. 587-592.

3. Prepare to seminar 5 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

4. Work out with use of critical thinking template Globalisation debate// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 2-10.

Prepare to seminar 6 discussion (examples, references).

5. Work out with use of critical thinking template Babarytska V.K. Social and geographic basis of the world-system effect of globalisation// Gloabalization of world economy: geospatial dimension. - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv university. 2010, P.27-28.

6. Prepare to seminar 6 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

Recommended reading 1. Phenomenon of globalisation; shortcomings of socio-centric methodology// Geoglobalistics/ Human geography. Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Petersburg university, 2010. - P. 587-592.

2. Babarytska V.K. Social and geographic basis of the world-system effect of globalisation// Globalisation of world economy: geospatial dimension. - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv university. - 2010, P.27-28.

3. Globalisation Debate// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 2-10.

Additional reading 1. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_m odel_flyer.pdf 2. Сritical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm Seminar 5. Socio-centric approach and its failure – 2 ahrs 1. Which are the shortcomings of socio-centric approach to globalisation?

2. Which counter-arguments ground the necessity of nature science essence of globalisation?

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3. What are the arguments of subjective interpretation of globalisation?

4. Which arguments favour the objective interpretation of globalisation?

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Seminar 6. Globalisation discourse – 2 ahrs 1. Which are the arguments of hyper-globalists?

2. Which are the arguments of sceptics?

3. Which are the arguments of transformists?

4. Critical and comparative analysis of contemporary concepts of globalisation.

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Topic 4. Concept of globalisation as a social-geographic process – 20 ahrs Lecture 4. Concept of globalisation as a social-geographic process – 2 ahrs Globalized world view. Supra-disciplinary images of globalisation. Complex approach. Globality in extensive dimension: system effects, structural ties and multiplication effects, institutional effects. Globality in the sense of density: scales of interactions, time-space processes (time-space compression, time-space compression, time-space distanciation, etc.); spatial processes.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 14 ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials 2. Work out reading and make a list of additional resources for seminar 7.

3. Prepare thematic presentations for seminar 7.

7. Work out with use of critical thinking template Conceptualization// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 11-14.

8. Prepare to seminar 8 (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

Recommended reading 1. Dictionary of Human Geography// edited by Derek Gregory..[et.al.] – 5th edition. Wiley Blackwell, 2009. – P. 308-311, 387-388,474-475, 630-639, 772-773, 808-809.

2. Conceptualization// Held D., and MacGrew A.ety.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 11-14.

Additional reading 2. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access:

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http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_model_flyer .pdf 3. Сritical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm Seminar 7. Categories of geographic interpretation of globalisation – 2 ahrs 1. Contemporary theorizations of pace 2. Subject and interpretation of concepts (illustrate with examples) 2.1. Time-space compression; 2.2. Time-space convergence; 2.3. Time-space distanciation; 2.4. Time-space extension.

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Seminar 8. Critical analysis of the general concept of globalisation – 2 ahrs 1. Which are the arguments in favour of author’s general concept of globalisation?

2. Which are the counter-arguments in favour of author’s general concept of globalisation?

3. Which arguments and counter-arguments provide the current social developments to the author’s general concept of globalisation?

4. Critical analysis of the author’s view on ways of globalisation development.

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Topic 5. Geoglobalistics in the discourse of ideas – 27 ahrs Lecture 5. Geoglobalistics in the discrouse of ideas – 2 ahrs Globalisation in continuum of local, national and regional. Taxonomic levels: micro, mezzo- and macro-levels. Types of ties: functional, spatial, institutional. Spatial and non-spatial dimensions. Localization in wide and narrow meaning. Phases of market localization. Synthesis of globalisation and localization – glocalization.

World view model: think globally, act locally (L10n). Globalistics and global geography. Geogrphic globalistics. Geogl Geiglobalistics: roots and modern state.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 21 ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials 2. Work out with use of critical thinking template Globalistics and global geography// Geoglobalistics/ Human geography. Scientific explication. – StPetersburg: St-Petersburg university, 2010. - P. 587-592.

3. Prepare for seminar 9 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

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4. Work out with use of critical thinking template Babarytska V.K. The worldsystem effects of globalisation// Yatsenko B.P., Babarytska V.K. Regional geography: theory basis. – Kyiv: Lybid, 2009. – P. 69-73.

5. Prepare for seminar 10 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

6. Prepare to module 1.

Recommended reading 1. Globalistics and global geography// Geoglobalistics/ Human geography.

Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Petersburg university, 2010. - P. 587-592.

2. Babarytska V.K. The world-system effects of globalisation// Yatsenko B.P., Babarytska V.K. Regional geography: theory basis. – Kyiv: Lybid, 2009. – P. 69-73.

Additional reading 1. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_model_flyer .pdf 2. Сritical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm Seminar 9. Geographic approach to globalistics – 2 ahrs 1. Argument or counter-argument the assertion that geographic approach in globalistics has no less prospects than economic or political one.

2. Argument or counter-argument the assertion that global geography is just a part of globalistics.

3. Argument or counter-argument the assertion that “global geography” has wider subject matter than “geography of globalistics”.

4. Argument or counter-argument the assertion that considerations on the Earth’s level eliminate the comparative method in geography.

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Seminar 10. Concept of the world-system effect in relation to the object of geoglobalistics – 2 ahrs 1.Critical analysis of the concept of the world-system effect in relation to geoglobalistics.

Module 1: differentiate the concepts of globalistics, global geography, geography of globalisation, geoglobalistics

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Module 2. The Subject Matter of Geoglobalistics Topic 6. Time-space dimensions of globalisation – 20 ahrs hours Lecture 6. Time-space dimensions of globalisation - 2 hours Time-space dimensions of globalisation: extensity, intensity, velocity, impacts.

Modified view on economic (human) geography: development in 3D: density, distance and division). De-/Re-territorialization. Critical analysis of globalisation indexes: MGI, KOF, WEF – parameters and indicators, methods of calculation, comparative analysis.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 14ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials.

2. Work out with use of critical thinking template Rethinking globalisation: an analytical framework// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 14-21.

3. Prepare for seminar 11 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

4. Work out with use of critical thinking template Overview//World Development Report 2009 «Reshaping economic geography», World Bank, 2009 – С. ix-33.

5. Prepare for seminar 12 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

Recommended reading 1. Rethinking globalisation: an analytical framework // Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 14-21.

2. Overview//World Development Report 2009 «Reshaping economic geography», World Bank, 2009 – С. ix-33.

Additional reading 1. Maastrich Globalisation Index. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://pimmartens.info/research/globalisation-index/ 2. KOF Index of Globalisation. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://globalisation.kof.ethz.ch/ 3. WEF Global Competitiveness [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness Seminar 11. Time-space dimensions of globalisation – 2ahrs 1. Time-space dimensions of globalisation: 1.1. Extension; 1.2. Intensity; 1.3. Velocity; 1.4. Impacts.

2. Critical analysis of the author’s approach.

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Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Seminar 12. Contemporary human geography dimensions of social development– 2 ahrs 1. Contemporary human geography dimensions of social development: * density, * distance * divide.

2. Comparative analysis and argumentation of the optimum framework of geographic analysis of globalisation.

Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Topic 7. Is globalisation sustainable – 24 ahrs Lecture 7. Identification of global problems – 2 ahrs.

Classification of global problems. Global commons. Tragedy of commons. Resource curse. Asymmetry of development. Concept of perfect storm. Global challenges.

Geography of global problems. Is globalisation sustainable.

Self-preparatory work assignment – 14 ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials 2. Work out recommended reading, select additional resources and prepare presentation on geography of certain global problem (choice of a student) 3. Prepare for seminars 13-16 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies) Recommended reading: 1. Dictionary of Human Geography// edited by Derek Gregory..[et.al.] – 5th edition. Wiley Blackwell, 2009.

2. World economy under globalisation - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University, 2004 -145 p.

3. Globalisation of world economy: geospatial dimension. - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University, 2010. - 160 p.

4. Contemporary global challenges: social geographic dimension - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University, 2012. - 255 p.

Seminars 13 – 16. Geography of global problems – 8 ahrs Thematic presentation: geography of global problems (choice of a student).

Proposed topics for thematic presentations: 1. Global warming problem 2. Resource problem 3. Energy problem

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4. World ocean problem 5. Demographic problem 6. Poverty problem 7. Starvation problem 8. Infection disease problem 9. Biodiversity problems 10. Cultural diversity problems 11. Labour market problems 12. Inequality of economic development 13.Offshoring 14. Outsourcing 15. Problem of war and peace 16. Problems of global governing 17. Problems of idealistic internationalisation 18. Transnational criminality 19. Problems of cultural identity 20. Problems of civilizations’ interaction 21. Problems of nation-state in globalized environment 22. Vulnerability of small countries 23. Problem of social justice 24. Global ecologic problem 25. Digital transformation of the world-system Critical analysis of arguments, fallacies; peer review of presentations: structure, logics, content value, etc.

Topic 8. Alternatives of global development – 27 ahrs Lecture 8. Global transformations – 2 hours World-system transformations: post-industrial world, transformation of bi-polar system, integration processes. Global economic transformations. Social aspects of global transformations. Idealistic transformation of modern world. Globalisation and cultural impacts. Global inter-civilization interaction.

Lecture 9. Strategies of world development – 2 ahrs Basic terms and concepts of social development. Contemporary strategies of world development. Millennium Development Goals Rubicon. Global trends 2015: inclusive globalisation, pernicious globalisation, regional competition. Global trends 2025.

Self- preparatory work assignment– 21ahrs 1. Work out the lecture materials.

2. Work out with the critical reading template Determining the shape of contemporary globalisation// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global

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transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 21-29.

Prepare for seminar 17 discussion (examples, references for facts, assertions, opinions, fallacies).

3. Prepare for module 2.

Recommended reading 1. Determining the shape of contemporary globalisation// Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1999. – P. 21-29.

Additional reading 1. Millennium Development Goals [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview.html; http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/mdg_goals/acceleration_f ramework/; 2. Millennium Development Goals: Ukraine [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.ua.undp.org/content/ukraine/en/home/library/mdg/ 3. The US National Intelligence council’s Global trend 2015: Excerpts, commentaries, and Response. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/ECSP7-commentaries.pdf 4. Four alternative global futures: global trends 2015 [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/ecology/2015four.pdf 5. Global trends 2025: a Transformed World/ [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.aicpa.org/Research/CPAHorizons2025/GlobalForces/Downloadab leDocuments/GlobalTrends.pdf Seminar 17. Contemporary shapes of globalisation – 2 ahrs 1. Historic shapes of globalisation: key dimensions 2. Typologies of globalisation Module 2. Critically analyse the typology or scenarios of globalisation (essay)

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The list of issues for exam essay Concepts ‘global’, ‘globalisation’, ‘globalizm’ Objective and subjective globalisation Globalistics and globalisation: differentiation of concepts Approaches to periodization of globalisation Globalizing effects during the period of European exploring and colonial empires 6. Globalizing effects during the period of transnational internationalisation 7. Globalizing effects during the period of the «golden age» of capitalism and neoliberal transformations of nowadays 8. Similarities and distinctions of globalisation and internationalisation processes 9. Similarities and distinctions of globalisation and regionalisation processes 10. Similarities and distinctions of globalisation and integration processes 11. Similarities and distinctions of globalisation and transnationalism 12. Similarities and distinctions of globalisation and westernization 13. Alternatives to globalisation 14. Cultural approach to globalisation 15. Economic approach to globalisation 16.Geopolitical theories of globalisation 17.Ecologic approach to globalisation 18. Limitations of socio-centric approach to globalisation 19. Comparative analysis of conventional, hyper-globalists, sceptics and transformists approaches to globalisation 20.Geoglobalistics in the discourse of ideas 21.Complex approach to globalisation 22. Globalisation as social-geographic process 23. De-/Re-territorialization 24. Indexes of global social development 25. Indexes globalisation 26. Comparative analysis of parameterization of globalisation aspects 27.Analytic framework of globalisation 28. Contemporary social and economic geography dimensions of global development 29. Classification of global problems 30. Global problems related to world population 31. Global food problem 32. Global resource problem 33. Global ecologic problems 34. Conceptual grounds of geographic interpretation of globalistics 35. Key trends of contemporary globalisation 36. Key concepts of human development 37. Contemporary strategies of social development 38. Approaches to analyze and forecast prospects of social development 39. Typology of globalisation 1.

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40. Alternatives of social development and concept of sustainable noosphere development 41. Ukraine in the system of global social development

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Recommended reading 1. Babarytska V.K. (2009) Svitosysmentyii effect globalizatsii (The worldsystem effects of globalization) in Yatsenko B.P., Babarytska V.K. Regional geography: theory basis. Kyiv, Lybid.

2. Yatsenko B.P., Kiptenko V.K., Smal V.V. et.al. (2012) Globalni vyklyky suchastosti (Contemporary global challenges: social geographic dimension).

Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University.

3. Derek Gregory..[et.al.] (2009) Dictionary of Human Geography. 5th edition.

Wiley Blackwell.

4. Fisher, A. (2001) “Critical thinking. An Introduction. Cambridge: University Press.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://assets.cambridge.org/052100/9847/sample/0521009847ws.pdf 5. Yatsenko B.P., Kiptenko V.K., et.al. (2010) Globalisation of world economy: geospatial dimension. - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University, 2010.

6. Gladkyi Y.N. (2010) Geoglobalistics in Human geography. Scientific explication. – St-Petersburg: St-Peterburg university.

7. Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. (1999) Introduction in Held D., and MacGrew A.et.al. Global transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture – Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

8. Overview in World Development Report 2009 «Reshaping economic geography», World Bank, 2009.

9. Our Concept and Definition of Critical Thinking// The Critical Thinking Community. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept-of-critical-thinking/411 10.What is critical thinking?// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/LDstudyguides/pdf/8Critical thinking.pdf 11.Oliynyk Y.B., Yatsenko B.P., Kiptenko V.K.et.al.(2004)World economy under globalisation - Kyiv: VPC Kyiv University.

Additional reading 1. Critical Thinking skills [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/probsolv/strategy/ctskills.htm 2. Definition of critical thinking [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking 3. Four alternative global futures: global trends 2015 [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/ecology/2015four.pdf 4. Global trends 2025: a Transformed World/ [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.aicpa.org/Research/CPAHorizons2025/GlobalForces/Downloadab leDocuments/GlobalTrends.pdf

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5. Making the most of your learning style// Open University UK. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.open.ac.uk/skillsforstudy/makingthe-most-of-your-learning-style.php 6. Millennium Development Goals [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview.html; http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/mdg_goals/acceler ation_framework/; 7. Millennium Development Goals: Ukraine [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.ua.undp.org/content/ukraine/en/home/library/mdg/ 8. Model to generate critical thinking// Learning development with Plymouth University.

[Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/livelinks/Critical_Thinking_model _flyer.pdf 9. The US National Intelligence council’s Global trend 2015: Excerpts, commentaries, and Response. [Electronic resource] – mode of access: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/ECSP7-commentaries.pdf Web-sites 1. A.T.Kearny [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://www.atkearny.com 2. KOF [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://globalisation.kof.ethz.ch 3. World Development Report - [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://econ.worldbank.org 4. Human Development Report [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://hdr.undp.org/en/ 5. World Economic Forum Reports [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/index.htm 6. Maastrich Globalisation Index [Electronic resource]. – mode of access: http://pimmartens.info/research/globalisation-index/