Economic and Social Geography - 1st semester
Code
711041024
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Geografia e Planeamento Regional
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
José Afonso Teixeira
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To recognize the importance of historical dimension in explaining the diversity and interdependence of today´s world;
b) To understand the nature of the agents and the processes behind the functioning of the economic system on a global scale;
c) To analyze the main flows ( goods, capital, people , information) at different scales;
d) To understand the role of world / global cities in the functioning of the economic system;
e) To understand the logics of the regional economic systems;
f) To reflect on the extent and limits of the globalization process;
g) To recognize the limits of the \"western view\" of the World, given the diversity and the multiculturalism of societies;
h) To identify emerging issues in economic and social geography;
i) To develop critical thinking about contemporary economic and social issues;
j) To prepare economic and social reports (analysis, diagnosis and prospective) with a geographical perspective.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1) A long-term vision: from the opening of the world to the era of globalization
1.1) Mercantilism and liberalism: changes in territorial structures of economic systems
1.2) From the economic blocks in post II GM to the globalization era.
2) Understand the geography of global changes: Processes, Flows and Spaces
2.1) The great changes in the map of the global economy: macrostructures, connections and networks
2.2) Technology and innovation: impact on the economy, society and territories
2.3) Multinationals and the global economy: impacts on production, trade and investment
2.4) State and global governance: the new functions of the State
2.5) Flows of people: the new forms of mobility
2.6) World cities: the global network nodes.
3) Globalization, Development and Inequalities: a multiscale vision
3.1) The process of globalization: extension and limits
3.2) Development, inequality and exclusion
3.3) Adaptation and adjustment to the global economy: Shocks, conflicts and coexistence.
Bibliography
Aoyama, Y., Murphy J. T., Hanson, S. (2011). Key Concepts in Economic Geography. London: Sage, pp.13-70; 111-144.
Dicken, P. (2015). Global Shift. Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy (7th ed.). New York: The Guilford Press. [Na FCSH existe a 7ª ed. (G1819); 4ª ed. com conteúdo muito diferente (CS 13211)].
Knox, P.L, McCarthy, L., Agnew, J. (2014). The Geography of the World Economy (6th ed.). London and NY: Routledge, pp.1-92. [G1820]
Teaching method
Lectures: extensive explanation of program topics; analysis and discussion of textbooks´ chapters, papers and some films. Development, presentation and discussion of practical works.
Evaluation method
Evaluation:
1) Written test about a set of selected texts [55%].
2) Theoretical and practical work (about 20 pages), with oral presentation [40%].
3) Presence in the classes and participation [5%].
(According to the FCSH Assessment Standards, the proposed evaluation elements to introduce students in the first class may suffer readjustments, particularly in the percentage of each element).