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The following is an outline of themes which I plan to present to the middle school group for discussion: (These will also be discussed during European Week at LRGS in 2004)
1. What is Globalisation?
- trade liberalisation and the global market
- increased tendency for corporations to work on an international
basis
- increased supranational decision making and growing importance
of international political bodies (UN, EU, NATO etc.)
- international coordination of political ideas (e.g. transatlantic
'Third Way' summits)
2. What are the political issues involved?
- free trade, fair trade and the WTO
- threats to cultural identity (e.g. French anti-Americanism)
- multilateralism v. unilateralism in foreign policy
- does the EU further or hinder globalisation?
3. Historical and Economic Perspective
- movement towards global government (League of Nations, UN etc.)
- trade liberalisation trends
- globalisation and the end of colonialism
Latest indications suggest that the meeting
is likely to take place in the summer term.
Thank you.
Peter Sloman