Course D
How We Got to Now:
Global Markets in a Turbulent World
Stephen Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Market globalization has arguably served as the single most powerful force shaping international and domestic politics in recent decades. But what kinds of political arrangements were necessary for markets to “go global?” Was the push for more deeply globalized markets a necessity or a mistake? How will market globalization weather emerging challenges? In this course we will explore the political and institutional bedrock that promoted the globalization of markets over the past seventy years. Studying the political origins of market globalization will help us make better sense of the contemporary challenges posed by the rise of nationalist-populists in many countries and the fragmenting effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis and geopolitical turbulence.
