Course Introduction

Course Plan

Course introduction; Introduction (1): The definition and history of globalization (1 main contents: the significance of globalization, the development history of globalization; 2. example: Columbus and the Age of Discovery; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies, group discussion.)

Introduction (2): Global governance and SDGs ;Panel discussion (1): Discover globalization problem (1. main content: significance of global governance, the main mechanism of global governance; 2. example: United Nations; 3 teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Theory: Globalism, skeptics and transformationalists (1. main contents: Introduction and comprise to the theories; 2 examples: Wikipedia and the digital divide; 3 teaching Methods: lectures and case studies.)

Phenomenon (1): Economic globalization and economic liberalism, SDG 8- Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all(1. main contents: economic liberalization and globalization, the significance and development; 2.example: TPP and the US beef; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies and group discussion.)

Phenomenon (2): Economic globalization and the strategies of US and PRC (1. main content: the global strategies of US and PRC; 2. example: ;US-PRC trade war 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Phenomenon (3): Economic globalization and economic inequality (1. main content: problems and solutions of global economic inequality; 2.example: South America perspective - - water wars in Bolivia; 3. teaching Methods: lecture and case studies.)

Phenomenon(4): Political globalization; Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels (1. main contents: globalization of democracy and human rights protection; 2. example: the Arab Spring in 2010; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies, group discussion.)

Phenomenon(5):Cultural globalization; SDG 16-Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels; Panel discussion (2): Choose globalization problem (1.main contents: phenomenon of cultural globalization, Glocalization and local cultural protection policy; 2. example: McDonald, French cultural policy; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies and group discussion.)

Phenomenon(6): Globalization and transnational people mobility; SDG 16- Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels(1.main contents: theories, overseas Taiwanese and foreigners in Taiwan, immigration and refugee issues; 2. example: Eid al-Fitr in Taiwan, the refugee problem Europe; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Phenomenon(7): Globalization and Regionalism(1. main contents: theories, history and development of the EU and the ASEAN; 2.example: Turkey actively applied to join the EU, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Reflection(1): Taiwan and globalization; Reflection(2): Anti-globalization movement(1.main contents: factors of anti-globalization, anti-globalization movement, the future of globalization; 2. example: Battle of Seattle in 1999; 3.teaching Methods: lectures and case studies.)