Global USA I

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Global USA I
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Omschrijving	“The chief business of the American people is business” (President Calvin Coolidge) In the years since the Second World War, the character of what Robert Kagan has called “the world America made” has changed considerably. Focusing on a crucial aspect of the evolution of that “world,” this course traces the global history of U.S. capitalism from the establishment of the Bretton Woods system in 1944, through the turbulence of the 1970s and the end of the Cold War, to the present day, when, in the eyes of many commentators, the U.S.-dominated global (or, at least, Western) order faces a series of unprecedented threats . Students will explore how U.S. economic power interacted with the nation’s military and political power to shape an international order in which U.S.-based companies and U.S.-derived business practices have become increasingly influential in the lives of people all over the globe. Concentrating on the rise of U.S. economic power and influence in three key regions of the world (Western Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East), the course also considers the domestic effects of the expansion of that power and influence and introduces students to different ways of conceptualizing it. Has this been a process of democratization, globalization, imperialist domination, or something else entirely? And what have been the effects on populations both within the U.S. and abroad? While many may feel ambivalent about living in an allegedly Americanized world, how might we feel about alternative ways of working and securing wealth?
Uren per week	2
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	actieve participatie, essay, wekelijkse opdrachten
Vaksoort	bachelor jr 2
Coördinator	L.A. Flamand, PhD.
Docent(en)	L.A. Flamand, PhD.
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the second year, in other words at least 45 ECTS from the propaedeutic phase of the major.
Opmerkingen	80% Compulsory attendance in seminars. Students are expected to participate actively in discussions during seminars and to duly carry out all assignments in and outside class.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students 2 semester II a verplicht Ba American Studies 2 semester II a keuzegroep