Sesame Street Around the World: Organizations and Globalization

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this course we will examine how different kinds of organizations and institutions (corporations and firms, NGOs and non-profits, media organizations, economic development organizations, multilateral governance institutions, social movement organizations) work internationally and develop relationships with international partners and counterparts. We will focus on the relationships among organizations in developed and developing countries (their collaborations and conflicts), with particular attention to how they respond and adapt to cultural differences in a globalizing world. We will also examine how organizations move different kinds of innovations around the world, from products (toys and soap operas) and policies (health care and environmental policies, and anti-discrimination laws), to norms and ideas (human rights, peace building, and democracy).