Politics of the Global South

Undergraduate

introduces political issues common to various regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Discussions centre on global political and economic processes that have shaped the Global South, such as colonialism, the Cold War, development narratives, foreign aid and humanitarian interventions, neoliberal globalization, and the rise of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). All sections of this course follow International Studies guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/IS .