INTST 200 - States & Capitalism: Origin/Modern Global System

• Describe the core elements of the modern world system, including Westphalian sovereignty, colonialism and imperialism, globalization, etc.
• Explain the historical processes that contributed to the emergence of the modern world system Articulate major tensions within the modern world system–for example, along ethnic, national, political, and cultural lines
• Explain the growth, expansion, and various economic and political set¬backs of the modern world system
• Compare and contrast diverse viewpoints and articulate well-reasoned arguments regarding the modern world system
• Explain the mechanisms by which Europe (and the Global North) came to dominate the modern world system–politically, economically, culturally, etc.
• Critically evaluate the modern world system with an eye to its pros and cons, the winners and losers, etc.

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