POLITICS GLOBALIZATION

Essays on Globalization
Papers on the subject by Monthly Review.
www.monthlyreview.org

HBS Working Knowledge: Globalization
Links to articles and comments related to the topic.
hbswk.hbs.edu

Anti-globalization Movement - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article on the movement opposing globalization.
en.wikipedia.org

Globalization - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article on globalization and its various aspects.
en.wikipedia.org

Institute for International Economics - Globalization
Collection of papers on this topic by members the organization.
www.iie.com

Free Trade and Globalization
Looks at the reality of free trade and the impacts it has on everyone.
www.globalissues.org

The Globalist
The daily online magazine on the global economy, politics and culture.
www.theglobalist.com

The Globalization Website
Resources on various issues related to the issue from Emory University.
www.sociology.emory.edu

From the Wilderness: Oil, Politics and War
Provides a foundation for understanding oil's role in the global economy.
www.fromthewilderness.com

Global Exchange: Economic Alternatives
Advocates for democratic alternatives to top-down economic globalization.
www.globalexchange.org

Globalization and the Postmodern Turn
A paper by Douglas Kellner, from the Graduate School of Education, UCLA, USA.
www.gseis.ucla.edu

Special Issue on Globalization -- Journal of World-Systems Research
Explores the topic in its economic, political, and cultural dimensions.
jwsr.ucr.edu

The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture
A selection of media reviews (key paragraphs) about Manuel Castells' trilogy.
sociology.berkeley.edu

Outsource Outrage
Providing facts and figures on who's outsourcing and how it affects workers.
www.outsourceoutrage.com

Globalisation Guide
Eleven key questions on the subject with selected links to opinion leaders and thinkers.
www.globalisationguide.org

Friends of the Earth: MAI
Commentary, analysis and links to websites about the Multilateral Agreement on Investment.
www.foe.co.uk

The Global Workplace
Promotes awareness and encourages grassroots trade union activity on international issues.
www.globalworkplace.org

The Heritage Foundation
A conservative think tank that is at the forefront of the pro-globalization perspective
www.heritage.org

Newspaper Index Forum
An international forum focused on the topic, and on politics and global news, as well.
forum.newspaperindex.com

Documents Relating to the Process of Globalization
Links to articles and essays from the web site of the Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA.
www.mtholyoke.edu

Capitalistocracy Book Café - Canadian Association for Research on Capitalistocracy
Facilitates critical research on corporate globalization and capitalism. Accepts freelance writers.
www.capitalistocracy.com

Fantasy World Order
Offers a quiz to help visitors determine their position in the globalization debate. Includes overall results.
www.fantasyworldorder.com

International Social Observatory
Intends to contribute to integration of social, ethical and environmental dimensions in the globalization process.
www.observatoire-social.com

Monopolis
A presentation of relevant social, economic, and demographic about the globalized world. [German, English and Spanish]
monopolis.net

World Exploitation
Provides topical related news and archive from a variety of sources on the Internet. Searchable news in 20 languages.
www.worldexploitation.com

Canadian International Development Agency
News, background and resources about global issues and sustainable economic development, from a Canadian government-supported agency.
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

Economic Liberalization and Integration - Global Policy Forum
News, articles and resources relating to the topic of liberal economic policies and their impact on the developing world in particular.
www.globalpolicy.org

Global Marshall Plan
An initiative for the implementation of a global eco-social development plan as a basis for a worldwide ecological and social market economy.
www.globalmarshallplan.org

Wuppertal Institute on Globalisation
A German research center that explores social and ecological impacts, and develops strategies to make globalization fair and sustainable.
www.wupperinst.org

Globalization and National Environmental Policy
Taking stock of changes in government interventions in response to globalization. Koningshof, Veldhoven, The Netherlands on September 22-24, 2003.
www.tilburguniversity.nl

Global Balance
Provides an environment of information exchange, integration and support to assist NGOs and their projects to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals.
www.global-balance.org

Globalization's Stir-Fry
An article about how the new global economy changes long-accepted notions and arguments about American business. Authored by Harold Meyerson, Jun 2007.
www.prospect.org

Global Policy Forum
News, information, analysis and resources from an organization that monitors UN policy making on the matter and promotes accountability of global decisions.
www.globalpolicy.org

TUC Globalisation
Raises key issues and highlights trade union responses to aspects of particular interest to working people. By the Trade Unions Congress, United Kingdom.
www.tuc.org.uk

Globalization101
A project of Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, promotes a greater understanding of the challenges and dilemmas of globalization.
www.globalization101.org

GEP - Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy
A British institute whose activities are structured around research programs covering the impacts on globalization on labour markets, economic policy, productivity and technology.
www.nottingham.ac.uk

LifeWeb: The Biology of Globalization
Opinion article by Elisabet Sahtouris, it points out the threats of the economy of globalization against the basic principles by which healthy living systems are organized, 1998.
www.ratical.org

A Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All
Analyzes impacts of the globalized world with the focus on people. Report by The World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, International Labour Organization, 2004. [PDF]
www.ilo.org

WorldBank. Leading Research on Globalization
Provides access to recent presentations and some research on the subject. Some highlighted issues are: "Making globalization work for all" or "Globalization, Growth and Poverty".
www1.worldbank.org

Global Education Network
An European network for learning in the field of global development issues and cooperation policy. Core activities are related to development of countries in Africa, Asia or South East Europe.
www.glen-europe.org

UNCTAD/UNDP Global Programme on Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainable Human Development
UN project which seeks sustainable development and economic integration of developing countries into the global economy. Includes comprehensive list of institutions working on the topic.
www.unctad-undp.org

Globalization: Index
A peer-reviewed journal devoted to the examination of social, political, economic, and technological aspects of the topic, by The International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication (ICAAP).
globalization.icaap.org

Globalisation and Poverty Research Programme
A three-year program of research exploring the linkages between globalization processes and poverty. Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), a United Kingdom government ministry.
www.gapresearch.org

Center for Research on Globalization
An independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the new world order. Bilingual, English and French.
globalresearch.ca

Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition
An intellectual center of McMaster University in Canada, bringing together faculty, students and members of the broader community for discussion, debate and analysis of globalization and its effects.
www.humanities.mcmaster.ca

Ethical Globalization Initiative
Brings key stakeholders together in new alliances to integrate concepts of human rights, gender sensitivity and enhanced accountability into efforts to address global challenges and governance shortcomings.
www.eginitiative.org

Center for Globalization and Policy Research - UCLA
Established in response to the growing need for informed research and debate on all aspects of the topic, and in particular, on the many difficult policy questions that are being raised as a consecquence of it.
www.sppsr.ucla.edu

Globalization and Maritime Power
A study about the implications of globalization theory and facts in the design of national defense policies. Edited by Sam Tangredy, Institute for National Strategic Studies, US National Defense University, 2002.
www.ndu.edu

International Forum on Globalization
Alliance formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization and its impact. Events, programs, news and analysis from an anti-globalization perspective.
www.ifg.org

Global Issues Gateway
An educational website created by Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA, for those investigating issues arising from the rapid exchange of goods and ideas across increasingly porous geographic and cultural borders.
www.gig.org

Global Envision
A web initiative of Mercy Corps with news and information on globalization, world business, poverty, global growth, and world trade. It aims to take the global free market system as a starting point for reducing world poverty.
www.globalenvision.org

ICC World Business Organization
Comments, news and information resources from pro-globalization perspective, contending a global market economy will bring prosperity and other benefits to millions. Section of website of the International Chamber of Commerce.
www.iccwbo.org

Millennium Development Goals
A free database that provides 60 indicators for 200 countries and 15 years from the Millennium Development Summit. Presents official UN global statistics in an easy-to-understand format aimed at citizens interested in the topic.
esl.jrc.it

Globalization. Threat or Opportunity?
Brief subject to periodical reviews by International Monetary Fund Staff. It shows a set of key questions and answers on the subject such as: roles of countries and governments, growth, poverty and inequality, and impacts on workers.
imf.org

World Economic Forum
The Davos meeting of political and business leaders aims to create the foremost global partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of civil society to define and discuss the key issues on the global agenda.
www.weforum.org

The Global Century - Globalization and National Security
Examines impacts of globalization on world affairs and the task of forging responsive policies and strategies. Also, an in-depth analysis of global and regional trends. Edited by Richard L. Kugler and Ellen L. Frost, National Defense University.
www.ndu.edu

Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
From the University of Warwick, UK. Research concentrates on questions such as social policy issues, international financial crises, multijurisdictional tax competition, development of global and regional governance and other civil society activities regarding the topics.
www.warwick.ac.uk

Challenges of the Global Century
A report of the project on Globalization and National Security that displays the key features of the topic, as well as its challenges, impacts, and implications for the US policies. By Stephen J. Flanagan, Ellen L. Frost, and Richard L. Kugler. US National Defense University, 2001.
www.ndu.edu

Transnational Communities Programme
A research programme with the goal of looking into the human dimensions of globalization and aspects of emerging transnationalism. Commissioned by the United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council, based in the University of Oxford Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
www.transcomm.ox.ac.uk

Corporate Watch
An organization that counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. Works to foster democratic control over corporations by building movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice. Articles, campaigns, links, news, and contact information.
www.corpwatch.org

Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
Addresses five issues required for greater human development and security: fostering more equitable international trade and development, strengthening efforts to realise the human right to health, shaping more humane migration policies, encouraging women’s leadership, and influencing corporate social responsibility.
realizingrights.org

Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
The Center supports teaching and research on globalization, helps to enrich debate on the subject through workshops, conferences, and lectures, and responds quickly to important events by organizing timely public programs that bring together individuals from the University community with individuals active in the policy arena. From Yale University.
www.ycsg.yale.edu

Right Makes Might: Freedom and Power in the Information Age
Examines the relationship of intentions and capabilities—more precisely, of openness and power—in the information age, taking China as the case in point. Postulates that although power remains important in world politics, globalization has transformed its character, correlates, and consequences. By David Gompert,McNair Paper 59, US National Defense University, May 1998.
www.ndu.edu

The Information Age
A book that undertakes the task of understanding the globalization of information and communication technologies. Based on historical fact, reasoned speculation about future trends, and informed analysis about the impacts that those trends might have on human affairs and the international system. Several authors. Edited by David S. Alberts and Daniel S. Papp for the US National Defense University, 2002.
www.ndu.edu