Anthropology of Globalisation

Introduction to anthropology of globalisation, its specifics and place in science. Europeanisation, westernisation, modernisation, Americanisation and globalisation. Globalisation as a consequence of modernity. Globalisation and globality. Local cultures and globalisation and glocality. Eurocentrism, colonialism and the world model. Economic and cultural aspects of globalisation. Islamic universalism and western globalisation. Civilisations in the past and present, conflicts and interactions. Islam and the West, confrontation and cooperation. Nation-state and world order. Migrations and integrations. Clash of civilisations. Islamic threat: myth or reality? Global terrorism.