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Presentation
Presentation
This curricular unit aims to stimulate students' interest in the dynamics of the globalized world, which have profound impacts on international geoeconomics and geopolitics. Through a multidisciplinary approach (which goes far beyond the mere economic aspects), it aims at helping the students to understand the cultural, social and geopolitical phenomena inherent in a changing order, which is less and less consensual in its attempt to accommodate both developed and developing countries.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP290-14769
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. The evolution of the International System 2. The main dimensions of the concept of globalization 3. The new features of the international trade 4. The economic blocks and dynamics of the global village 5. Towards a new geoeconomic order? 6. Challenges to Globalization, the Bretton Woods System and the Standards of Current International Trade 7. The impact of the BRICs 8. The European Union in the face of the 'East versus West' dilemma 9. The Chinese Belt and Road and the Shaping of a New World's Geopolitics and Geoeconomics 10. Eurasia and the East as centers of gravity of the new world order 11. Portugal and the Atlantic in a globalized world
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Objectives
Objectives
1. Critically analyze the challenges, threats and opportunities of globalization; 2. Identify the actors and dynamics underlying globalization and international trade; 3. Explain and understand the East versus West synergies, and their impact on (re)shaping the world's geo-economic, geostrategic and geopolitical center of gravity; 4. Acquire both synthesis and critical analysis skills with regard to a specific subject (included in the syllabus) chosen by the student for his oral presentation and written essay/report; 5. Consolidate the theoretical contributions of globalization and international trade (with emphasis on the cases of Eurasia, the European Union, the Atlantic and Asia-Pacific); 6. Underline the impact of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative on the reshaping of trade patterns, as well as of regional and global integration; 7. Evaluate the relevance of both the State-actor and the notion of border(s) in face of the new features of trade and globalization.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Written work in the format of a scientific article accompanied by an oral presentation by the student followed by a debate between the lecturer and the rest of the students. The aim is to simulate the environment of a dissertation defence, with the student justifying his/her options, time frame, methodology and the added value of the work in relation to the existing literature.
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References
References
Amador, João. 2017. Portugal e o Comércio Internacional. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Cravinho, João. 2002. Visões do mundo: as relações internacionais e o Mundo Contemporâneo. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. Duarte, Paulo. 2017. A Faixa e Rota Chinesa: a convergência entre terra e mar. Lisboa: Instituto Internacional de Macau. Giddens, Anthony. 2000. O Mundo na Era da Globalização. Editorial Presença.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
