Session 6 Globalisation UR

1. Globalisation and economic processes.
Financialization of the global economy and
the neoliberal imperative
Session 6

2. Neoliberalism
◦ Neoliberalism has become a dirty word in our
contemporary world. From right-wing politicians and
supporters simply dismiss as a category of analysis, to
anti-globalisation movements which use it as an
umbrella term to describe everything that they consider
is wrong with our contemporary world.
◦ Today, it seems the word has lost its meaning, and
people as different as Claudia Lopez and Donald
Trump can be framed as ¨neoliberal¨.
◦ But what is Neoliberalism? And ideology? a Political or
an Economical theory? Is it the same as corporativism
or financialisation of the economy? How it relates to
globalisation?
◦ This session will explore these questions
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3. Key materials
◦ Readings
◦ Steger, M.B., 2014. Market Globalism, in: Steger, M.B.,
Battersby, P., Siracusa, J.M. (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of
Globalization. SAGE Publications, London. (Note, this book
was provided in session 3)
◦ Video:
◦ Hedges, C., Harvey, D., 2018. On Contact with Chris Hedges:
A History of Neoliberalism. Part 1.
◦ Hedges, C., Harvey, D., 2018. On Contact with Chris Hedges:
A History of Neoliberalism. Part 2.

4. Complementary
materials
◦ Audio
◦ Harvey, D., 2019. David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist
Chronicles: The Geopolitics of Capitalism - Part 1 of 2.
◦ Harvey, D., 2019. David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist
Chronicles: The Geopolitics of Capitalism - Part 2 of 2.