Module Identifier | GG35620 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | GEOGRAPHIES OF THE GLOBAL CITIZEN | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Luke C Desforges | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | ||||||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | Normally that students are registered for SH, JH, Major/Minor BA/B.Sc Geography | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | Lectures | |||||||||||||
Assessment |
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The scale and scope of these interconnections has raised questions about the politics of globalization which have become important within Human Geography and the Social Sciences more widely. Global networks often cause a re-evaluation of the traditional spaces which are used to articulate the rights, responsibilities and identities of citizenship, namely the nation state. New forms of citizenship are currently being forged, for example amongst diasporic communities and INGO supporters.
At a theoretical level, academics have attempted to conceptualise the implications for citizenship of global interconnectivity. Political theories of cosmopolitanism and global citizenship have both advocated and analysed new forms of political identification based on a commitment to a common humanity. Theories of diasporic identity have posited a sense of belonging and involvement which goes well beyond the nation state. Empirically academic work has sought to trace the institutional networks currently being forged under globalization, such as the commodity chains of the food industry or the rise of the anti-globalisation movement. A growing understanding of the social formations and the human consequences of global connectivity is emerging.
Problem_solving | The identification of a suitable research topic will be encouraged through lecture material in weeks 1-5. | ||
Research skills | Students will undertake independent research in order to build an individual case study for the essay/report assignment. | ||
Communication | Writing skills will be assessed through the essay/report assignment and the examination. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Feedback provided on the essay/report assignment will enable students to assess the development of their reading, research and communication skills. | ||
Team work | No | ||
Information Technology | Students will be expected to make full use of information technology, particularly the internet, in undertaking their own independent research and case study development for the essay/report assignment and for the exam. | ||
Application of Number | Students may use numerical data where appropriate in their own research and writing. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | The module is intended to raise questions about the nature of citizenship, in doing so, this may inform the personal development of those who participate. It also discusses themes that offer potential career opportunities for graduates studying the discipline. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | The module consolidates established subject-specific skills rather than developing new capacities. These will be employed in both the examination and essay/report assignment |
This module is at CQFW Level 6