In the last half decade, a rising literature has focused on the idea that processes of economic, political and social globalization require analysis in terms of governance at the global level. It is argued in this article that emerging forms of global governance have produced significant challenges to conventional conceptions of international…

Is it just to charge international students fees that are generally much higher than those paid by home and European Union students at UK universities? Exploring the ethical tension between universities' avowed commitment to social justice on the one hand and selling education to foreign students at a premium on the other, we argue that increased…

According to a recent report of scenarios prepared by the National Intelligence Council, the next 15 years will bring significant global changes, including the transformation of the international political system built after World War II, a transfer of wealth from the West to the East, pressure on natural resources resulting from continuing…

Research on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has hitherto attracted scholarly attention and debate by both regional and international scholars working in area studies, such as international relations and Asia-Pacific/Southeast Asia studies. Confined to area studies, scholarly research on ASEAN is limiting because the parameters…

Describes how American foreign policy is affected by the complexity of global interrelatedness. It is no longer possible for American foreign policy decisions to be made unilaterally. Examples of how international linkages have influenced American relations with the U.S.S.R., the Middle East, China, and other areas are included. (AM)

In this article, the author talks about the situation of Muslims in Western countries such as the United States. Here, the author talks about his experience wherein his visa was being revoked in late July 2004. The reason is that he made donations totaling approximately $900 to a Swiss Palestinian-support group that is now on the American…

Asserts that the United States is not prepared to deal effectively with the fact of world interdependence and outlines steps that some schools have taken to help their students understand interdependence. (IRT)

The resounding defeat of President Carter's managerial approach to foreign policy had more to do with the dynamics of domestic politics than with the international events often credited for the decisive shift that followed. Managerialism is an approach for maintaining U.S. global influence which calls for a reinvigorated system of world trade and…

Separate sections of this document deal with refugee concerns in terms of a global approach, definitions of a refugee, alternatives for refugees, the international response, and long-term prospects. The booklet states that the present number of 16 million refugees is bound to increase given increasing rivalry over land and resources. The global…

This article analyzes one frequently implied theme of global education, the viable existence of a social group which encompasses the world. The proposed global group is analyzed by application of three criteria which define the viability of other social groups. This analysis does not support the existence of the hypothesized group. (Author/JDH)

Small states and islands have strengths and weaknesses that affect adult continuing education: marginalization and threats to their legitimacy from economic globalization; educational globalization, with increasing credentialism and sectoralization; and limited resources for technology and teacher development. (SK)

English has become the dominant global language of communication, business, aviation, entertainment, diplomacy and the internet. Governments as well as some scholars appear to be accepting such a spread of English uncritically. However, we argue that the increasing dominance of the English language is contributing to neocolonialism by empowering…

Briefly reviews the environmental conditions which gave rise to the development of environmental politics and later to the subdiscipline of political ecology. Defines the intellectual boundaries of political ecology and the goals it seeks to attain. Concludes that the increasingly global economy and widespread ecological problems guarantee an…

Argues the importance of a global perspective in the curriculum of secondary schools. Asserts that the principal plays a major role in accomplishing such a perspective. (IRT)

English is the most widely used language for commerce, industrial expansion, diplomacy, science, and other fields. As speakers of other languages adapt it to their purposes, educators must adjust their perceptions of how the language is used. This idea, and related ones, are discussed in this article. (JL)