General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Globalization and Regionalization (practical) |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | mgr Can Yakup Baş; prof. UAM dr hab. Jarosław Jańczak |
| Lecturer's email | canbas@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | |
| Faculty | Collegium Polonicum Słubice |
| Semester | 2025/2026 (summer) |
| Duration | 45 |
| ECTS | 6 |
| USOS code | 36-S1GO02-P02349 |
Timetable
Meeting 1 - Globalization after 1989: fall of the Berlin Wall; EU’s Single Market, NAFTA, WTO, Triumph of Capitalism.
Meeting 2 - Regionalization of the world economy: MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SADC, ECOWAS, SAARC. The Establishment Narrative: Free trade, globalization and the Left-Wing Populist Narrative.
Meeting 3 - The Rise of the Rest: China and East-Asian countries in the world economy. Development strategies in East Asia; Washington Consensus vs. Beijing Consensus. The Right-Wing Populist Narrative and the Corporate Power Narrative.
Meeting 4 - The Geoeconomic Narrative and the Global Threats Narratives.
Module aim (aims)
Understand the meaning of globalization and regionalization in the 21st century.
Grasp the regionalization of the world economy.
Understand the differences between globalization narratives.
Analyze the rise of China alongside development strategies in East Asian countries.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Knowledge - Student:
provide an overview of global politics during a period characterized by globalization.
examine the most significant critical junctures in the history of the globalized economy, such as the globalization decade of the 1990s and the establishment of the WTO and IMF.
analyze the role of key international organizations in the global economy, including the WTO, IMF, World Bank.
explore key globalization narratives and analyze the differences between them.
define the regionalization of the global economy and analyze the role of key regional organizations, such as MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SADC, ECOWAS, and SAARC.
Skills - Student:
provide an overview of global politics during a period characterized by globalization.
define the regionalization of the global economy and the role of key regional organizations, such as MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SADC, ECOWAS, and SAARC.
offer an overview of key globalization narratives and analyze the differences between them.
Social competences - Student:
examine the key challenges facing contemporary globalization and regionalization processes in the global economy.
analyze the role of key international organizations in the global economy, including the WTO, IMF, World Bank, and OECD.
analyze the regionalization of the global economy and analyze the role of key regional organizations, such as MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SADC, ECOWAS, and SAARC.
Syllabus
Globalization and Regionalization (practical)
2025/2026 - SUMMER SEMESTER
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
mgr Can Yakup Baş
EMAIL ADDRESS
canbas@amu.edu.pl or Bas@europa-uni.de
OFFICE LOCATION
Collegium Polonicum
135
OFFICE HOURS
Thursday
1:30pm - 2:30pm
COURSE OVERVIEW
In the practical classes on Globalization and Regionalization we will discuss evolution of globalization after the collapse of Soviet Union. We will explore globalization narratives, examine the regionalization of the world economy, and discuss the rise of China alongside development strategies in East Asian countries.
READINGS
Autor D., Dorn D., Hanson G. (2016). The China Shock: Learning from labor market adjustment to large changes in trade.
Roberts and N. Lamp (2021). Six Faces of Globalization.
Rodrik D. (2011). The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy.
Walter S. (2021). The Backlash Against Globalization.
GRADING SCALE WITH PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Very good (5.0):
Good plus (4.5)
Good (4.0)
Satisfactory plus (3.5)
Satisfactory (3.0)
Unsatisfactory (2.0)
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Active participation during class: 30%
Presentation: 70%
Attendance is mandatory; only one unexcused absence is permitted.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the meaning of globalization and regionalization in the 21st century
Grasp the regionalization of the world economy.
Understand the differences between globalization narratives
Analyze the rise of China alongside development strategies in East Asian countries.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Meeting 1 - Globalization after 1989: fall of the Berlin Wall; EU’s Single Market, NAFTA, WTO, Triumph of Capitalism.
Meeting 2 - Regionalization of the world economy: MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SADC, ECOWAS, SAARC. The Establishment Narrative: Free trade, globalization and the Left-Wing Populist Narrative.
Meeting 3 - The Rise of the Rest: China and East-Asian countries in the world economy. Development strategies in East Asia; Washington Consensus vs. Beijing Consensus. The Right-Wing Populist Narrative and the Corporate Power Narrative.
Meeting 4 - The Geoeconomic Narrative and the Global Threats Narratives.
Students must regularly check their @amu.edu.pl email for important course announcements. They are responsible for receiving any messages sent by the instructor, whether to the entire class or individually.
Reading list
Autor D., Dorn D., Hanson G. (2016). The China Shock: Learning from labor market adjustment to large changes in trade.
Roberts and N. Lamp (2021). Six Faces of Globalization.
Rodrik D. (2011). The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy.
Walter S. (2021). The Backlash Against Globalization.