Global: Race and gender: Perspectives on globalization - CEU Summer University

Democracies everywhere are undergoing transformation and redefinition in response to particular contemporary phenomena. These phenomena include the rise of global capitalism and the subsequent globalization of many aspect of culture; large scale migration or immigration; identity politics; the development of new, powerful supranational entities like the European Union; neo-liberal policy; and, in the case of Central and Eastern European countries, the dismantling of state socialism. This course specifically considers how these processes shape political and social belonging in democracies today in various ways. Application deadline: 14 March 2008.