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Globalization and New Global Actors

Globalization and New Global Actors

An examination of how multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, and supranational bodies have reshaped power and decision-making in an interconnected world.

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  1. Defining Globalization and Its Corporate Actors. Globalization spans economic, political, and cultural dimensions, with corporations as leading global actors.
  2. NGOs, IFIs, and Subnational Diplomacy. NGOs, advocacy networks, financial institutions, and cities now participate directly in global governance.
  3. Non-State Actors: Diaspora to Organized Crime. Diasporas, faith networks, insurgents, criminal groups, and private militaries all act across borders.
  4. Global Health Governance and the Pandemic Era. The WHO, sporting bodies, and the COVID-19 pandemic reveal how health and mega-events become geopolitical arenas.
  5. Civil Society and Knowledge Actors. Youth activists, environmental NGOs, foundations, universities, think tanks, and media shape global agendas.
  6. Digital-Age Actors and Challenges. Disinformation, AI governance, crypto, and platform capitalism pose new challenges to state authority.
  7. Supply Chains, Migration, and Social Movements. Supply chains, migration governance, and rights movements for Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ people, and women went global.
  8. Backlash and the Future of Globalization. Inequality, populism, and deglobalization debates raise questions about global governance ahead.

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1Defining Globalization and Its Corporate Actors
2Non-State Actors: Diaspora to Organized Crime
3Civil Society and Knowledge Actors
4Digital-Age Actors and Challenges
5Backlash and the Future of Globalization

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Further reading

Bibliography and cited sources used to create this module.

  • Slaughter, A.-M. (2004). A New World Order. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • Naím, M. (2013). The End of Power. New York: Basic Books.
  • Nye, J. S. (2004). Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New York: PublicAffairs.
  • Keck, M. E. and Sikkink, K. (1998). Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
  • Keohane, R. O. and Nye, J. S. (1977). Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition. Boston: Little, Brown.
  • Stiglitz, J. E. (2002). Globalization and Its Discontents. New York: W. W. Norton.
  • World Health Organization. "COVID-19 Timeline." https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
  • United Nations. "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration" (2018). https://www.un.org/en/about-us/migration