Online Library

General resources in global studies

Asia Journal of Global Studies : http://www.aags.org

Global Affairs : https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgaf20/current

Global Challenges : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20566646

Global Environmental Politics : https://direct.mit.edu/glep

Global Media and Communication : https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gmca

Global Networks : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14710374

Global Policy : http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com

Global Social Policy : https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gspa

Global Society : https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/current

Global Studies Journal : http://onglobalization.com/journal

Global Studies Law Review : http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies

Globalization and Health : https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com

Globalizations : https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rglo20/current

Identities : Global Studies in Culture and Power: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gide20/current

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies : http://ijgls.indiana.edu

Journal of Global Analysis : http://cesran.org/globalanalysis

Journal of Global Ethics : https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjge20/current

Journal of Global History : https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-global-history

Journal of Globalization and Development : https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/jgd/html?lang=en

New Global Studies : https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/ngs/html?lang=en

Transcience : https://www2.hu-berlin.de/transcience/

Chapter 1: The rise of the global system

Videos:

• Watch this video for a crash course in imperialism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo
• Professor of history Devin Naar lectures on the dissolution of the major empires of the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Ottomans, and the creation of the modern world map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NkM8iTVg2k

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Globalization and economic growth: a historical perspective’: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2004.00587.x

Useful websites:

• The European Union (EU): https://europa.eu/european-union/law/treaties_en
• The International monetary fund: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/aa/index.htm
• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO): https://www.nato.int/cps/ie/natohq/official_texts_17120.htm
• African Union: https://au.int/en/treaties/protocol-treaty-establishing-african-economic-community-relating-free-movement-persons

Chapter 2: Population and resources

Videos:

• This video brings population statistics to life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iNmpDIMh1c
• Human Population Through Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwmA3Q0_OE

Scholarly articles:

• Learn more about the tiny nation of Bhutan and its commitment to conservation: http://www.bfl.org.bt/

Useful websites:

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN: http://www.fao.org
• International Energy Agency: https://www.iea.org
• UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: http://www.un.org/depts/los
• United Nations Population Fund: https://www.unfpa.org

Chapter 3: Science and technology

Videos:

• How has technology driven the world’s development? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzAb_GKjoSI
• Listen to Dutch philosopher of technology and his mentor Don Ihde discussing how technology changes our relationship to the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmBgJjfjG7Q
• The jobs we'll lose to machines -- and the ones we won't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWmRkYsLzB4

Scholarly articles

• ‘Technology and globalization: an overview’: https://doi.org/10.1080/08109020110072171
• ‘The future of the artificial intelligence in economics and management’ : managementgeneral.ro/pdf/2_2017_7.pdf

Useful websites:

• World Tourism Organization: http://www2.unwto.org

Chapter 4: States and government

Videos:

• What is a ‘nation’, what is a ‘state’, and what is a ‘nation state’? Here’s a fun breakdown on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa-41DBGHfw
• What is the future of the nation state in the age of globalization? In this lecture, Professor Knut Kjeldstadli offers a vision for the future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubhJ4kJpZ8
• Which countries are about to collapse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgVmn66oK_A

Useful websites:

• Democracy Index: http://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index
• Fragile States Index: http://fundforpeace.org/fsi
• Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Membership of the United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/member-states

Chapter 5: Identity and culture

Videos:

• How do you define your cultural identity? In this Ted Talk, Mashaal Hijazi explores ‘the Modern Maze of Cultural Identity’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1dFU4ktNfg
• Does globalization destroy culture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhZFyfAfRZE
• Which countries are the most atheist and why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEDObDdOPTA

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Media freedom: A downward spiral’: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-and-media/2019/media-freedom-downward-spiral
• ‘The Global God Divide’: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trust/archive/winter-2021/the-global-god-divide

Useful websites:

• Global Citizen: https://www.globalcitizen.org
• Global Citizens Initiative: http://www.globalci.org

Chapter 6: Global governance

Videos:

• The G8: who, where, what and why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhSLCR2QqWc
• What is the UN and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E67ln5yJtyE
• Watch this illuminating lecture on the concept of International organizations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Y9zLJgrTE

Useful websites:

• European Union: https://europa.eu
• Group of 7: http://www.g77.org
• International Court of Justice: http://www.icj-cij.org
• Union of International Associations: https://www.uia.org
• United Nations: http://www.un.org

Chapter 7: Human rights

Videos:

• What are the universal human rights? Benedetta Berti tackles the issue in this brief Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgIVseTkuE
• Watch this video timeline of the history of human rights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ME7kxMk4g
• What are China's human rights violations? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo6wspVVjAA
• This interview with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein discusses the universal danger of ignoring human rights violations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgMThsg7g5Y

Scholarly articles:

• ‘How the human rights movement failed’: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/human-rights-movement-failed.html
• ‘The UN Human Rights Council is a deeply flawed body’: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/us-un-human-rights/563276/

Games and activities:

• This game explores the role of choices and showcases how many Americans constantly live on the verge of unemployment: playspent.org

Useful websites:

• Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org
• European Court of Human Rights: http://www.echr.coe.int
• Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org
• International Criminal Court: https://www.icc-cpi.int
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org
• UN Human Rights Council: http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc

Chapter 8: War, peace and security

Videos:

• A video crash course on the history of war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIgqS47m5k
• Is peace on earth possible? National Graphic went to 22 countries and asked people what they thought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfkMRBlihpU
• What is NATO and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snXhtOpSXtI
• How do countries decide whether to go to war? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A3wVqDw3P4

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Cyberwar is coming!’ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01495939308402915
• ‘Rational extremism: Understanding terrorism in the twenty-first century’: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/dialogue-io/article/rational-extremism-understanding-terrorism-in-the-twentyfirst-century/BF1544EC14CAEB60B0118EFB9D0B6E5C

Useful websites:

• Correlates of War Project: http://www.correlatesofwar.org
• Global Terrorism Database: https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd
• Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization: http://www.nato.int
• UN Peacekeeping: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping

Chapter 9: The global economy

Videos:

• Check out this crash course on income and wealth inequality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xMCWr0O3Hs&t
• This short video from the Financial Times uses 3D infographics to explain the ways we measure the global economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNNpUWn7hQ
• Watch this video to visualize the scale of global wealth inequality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caBDPFx2et4
• This documentary explores the lives of people both working with and living off trash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_e7eFSkEjw

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Introduction to urban poverty’ from the IIED: https://www.iied.org/introduction-urban-poverty
• ‘Urban poverty: a global view’ a report from the World Bank: worldbank.org/curated/en/954511468315832363/Urban-poverty-a-global-view
• ‘On the urbanization of poverty’ a report from the World Bank: worldbank.org/curated/en/577771468739538398/On-the-urbanization-of-poverty

Games and activities:

• 3rd World Farmer: this game is designed to simulate the factors that cause and sustain poverty in low-income communities: https://3rdworldfarmer.org

Useful websites:

• Fraser Institute Index of Economic Freedom: https://www.fraserinstitute.org
• International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: http://www.oecd.org
• World Bank : http://www.worldbank.org

Chapter 10: Trade

Videos:

• Check out this crash course in international trade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoe-6NBy10
• Trade wars are explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa3vLoeNmQ
• This documentary examines ‘the deceptive promise of free trade’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnW9ZQtI1_E
• NAFTA explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaMCK-Sec7Y

Scholarly articles:

• A history of fair trade from WFTO: https://wfto.com/about-us/history-wfto/history-fair-trade
• ‘Is free trade good for the environment?’ https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.91.4.877

Useful websites:

• World Fair Trade Organization: https://wfto.com
• World Trade Organization: https://www.wto.org

Games and activities:

• Take this quiz to test your understanding of how fair trade helps people: https://quizzes.howstuffworks.com/quiz/fair-trade-quiz
• Play the International Trade Game, a classroom activity that helps students understand the nature of international trade and what role it plays in the economies of nations: https://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/showcase/sloman_game

Chapter 11: Migration

Videos:

• What is internal migration, and how is it changing cities in Africa and Asia? Find out in this animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKAAg5nKkw
• What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSOds50Afk
• Check out this video from National Geographic on the impact of climate change on migration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt8GvgF-0PI

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Globalization and Migration in Africa’: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24487392?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
• ‘International Migration: The human face of globalization’: oecd.org/insights/43568302.pdf

Games and activities:

• Can you choose who should become citizens of the US? In Immigration Nation, find out as you guide newcomers along their path to citizenship!: https://www.brainpop.com/games/immigrationnation/

Useful websites:

• Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/1951-refugee-convention.html
• International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org
• International Organization for Migration: https://www.iom.int
• UN High Commissioner for Refugees: http://www.unhcr.org
• UN Relief Works Agency: https://www.unrwa.org

Chapter 12: Health and disease

Videos

• Find out what global health is all about in this three-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRyj6htVvUI
• Here is a crash course on the role that infectious disease has played in human history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLBmUVYYeg
• In this Ted Talk, Dr. Ernest Madu describes how it is possible to offer world-class healthcare in the developing world: https://www.ted.com/talks/ernest_madu_world_class_health_care
• In this interview, Bill Gates discusses the global fight against Covid-19 and the importance of pandemic preparedness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZF2fkwRLCA

Scholarly articles:

• ‘Making Vaccines Available to Other Countries Before Offering Domestic Booster Vaccinations’: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2783234
• ‘OECD Reviews of healthcare quality’: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/oecd-reviews-of-health-care-quality_22270485
• World Health Organization (2021c) Fact Sheets on Infectious Diseases: http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/factsheets/en

Useful websites:

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: https://www.gatesfoundation.org
• International Health Regulations: https://www.who.int
• Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders: https://www.msf.org
• Save the Children: https://www.savethechildren.net
• World Health Organization: http://www.who.int

Games and activities:

• This Covid-19 Resurgence Simulator from the University of Hull allows you to experiment with various lockdown strategies: https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/institutes/logistics-institute/our-work/covid-19-resurgence-simulator

Chapter 13: The global environment

Videos:

• This country isn't just carbon neutral, it's carbon negative! In this TED talk, the Prime Minister of Bhutan shares his county’s mission to put happiness before economic growth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lc_dlVrg5M&t
• The idea of carbon neutrality is explained in this short animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pPsso2acew
• ‘The Devastating Effects of Pollution in China’ visits the single most polluted place on earth, the coal-mining town of Linfen in Shanxi Province: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4DtOhe2LfQ
• Visit the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ in this video: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/garbage-island/563b9c912aab5c416bc75039

Scholarly articles:

• Living Planet Report 2020 is a comprehensive study of trends in global diversity and the health of the planet: https://livingplanet.panda.org/en-gb/

Useful websites:

• Environmental Performance Index: http://epi.yale.edu
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch
• UN Environment Programme: https://www.unenvironment.org