Globalism is the philosophy of movement toward the integration of states via trade, communication, and global culture and, many will say, a one-world government.
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CFR, the Council on Foreign Relations, is a non-profit organization dedicated to understanding the world, global trends and contributing ideas to US foreign policy.
http://www.cfr.org/
This interactive forum is dedicated to the discussion of conspiracies, including Freemasonry, New World Order operatives, social engineering and other topics. The website also has history forum where you can debate topics on Germany, the Talmud and others.
http://www.clubconspiracy.com/
Corporate Watch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. Web site contains articles, campaign information, etc.
http://www.corpwatch.org/
Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries
Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries. Conceptual issues regarding the measurement of globalization and inequality.
http://www.nber.org/digest/aug07/w12885.html
Discusses Globalization and other factors that impact the global economy. Includes the political and economic risks involved with international trade.
http://www.econemisis.com/
Effects of Globalization on Developing Countries
This paper provides a review of recent empirical evidence, including some new research, on the effects of financial globalization for developing economies.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/res/docs/2003/031703.htm
Ethical Globalization Initiative
The Ethical Globalization Initiative seeks to integrate concepts of human rights, gender sensitivity and enhanced accountability into efforts to address global challenges and shortcomings.
http://www.realizingrights.org/
Focus on the Global South provides progressive development policy research and practice that works on regional and global policy levels.
http://www.focusweb.org/
Workshops and discussions addressing war and imperialism, aid trade and debt, civil liberties, globalization, etc.
http://www.g8alternatives.org.uk/
Global Balance provides an information exchange, integration and support to assist with projects to reach the United Nations Millennium development goals.
http://www.global-balance.org/
Information on a variety of social, economic and political issues involving globalism and American foreign aid policy as well as articles on world military spending, facts on poverty, the war on terror and racism.
http://www.globalissues.org/
Web site contains news, analysis and other resources for global policy to monitor United Nations policy and promote accountability of global decisions.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/
The site is intended to draw attention to discuss concerns about the effects that globalism is having on society, such as a decrease in employment opportunities by way of outsourcing, the transfer of factories and technologies overseas, and competition from cheap imports.
http://nationalism-against-globalism.com/
Balanced articles on Globalization; includes latest news and debates, as well as the pros and cons.
http://www.globalenvision.org/
Globalization101.org is dedicated to providing students with information and interdisciplinary learning opportunities on this complex phenomenon. Our goal is to challenge you to think about many of the controversies surrounding globalization and to promote an understanding of the trade-offs and dilemmas facing policy-makers.
http://www.globalization101.org/
Globalization has economic roots and political consequences, but it also has brought into focus the power of culture in this global environment - the power to bind and to divide in a time when the tensions between integration and separation tug at every issue that is relevant to international relations.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globalization.html
Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?
Offers an overview of some aspects of globalization and aims to identify ways in which countries can tap the gains of this process, etc.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/key/global.htm
Globalize This! is a non-profit organization which seeks to raise awareness about the negative impacts of neo-liberal policies, and work with other anti-globalization groups worldwide.
http://www.globalizethissf.org/
IFG, the International Forum on Globalization, was formed to stimulate new thinking in response to globalization and its impact on society.
http://www.ifg.org/
Impacts of Globalization on Fisheries
Others stress the positive effects of globalization by, e.g. removing stumbling blocks of development; accelerating necessary reforms - but what of the impact of globalization on fisheries?
http://www.oceansatlas.org/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND1maWdpczEzMzEyJjY9ZW4mMzM9KiYzNz1rb3M~
Blog style website maintained by Juan Cole, President of the Global Americana Institute is updated on a regular basis with interesting commentary on various political issues in the Middle East. You can also access Cole's essays and op-ed pieces.
http://www.juancole.com/
The US section of this website provides information about international development and contains steps to take to learn how to take action to promote development. The site has a variety of news articles and videos to keep readers informed about what's happening in the developing world.
http://us.oneworld.net/
News website dedicated to bringing activists together from around the world offers issues-based news items and job postings. It also has topic guides meant to brief readers on important subjects including food security and climate change.
http://www.oneworld.net/
Philosophy Forums: Globalization
The online discussion forum discusses issues of globalism from a philosophical perspective.
http://forums.philosophyforums.com/comments.php?id=37186
School of International and Public Affairs
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is an academic unit dedicated to researching and understanding international affairs. They offer ways to apply for study at the school and information on financial assistance for students.
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/
The Globalist web site provides information, news articles and fact sheets about globalization and trade; web site tends to focus on pro-globalization.
http://www.theglobalist.com/
Web site for the Simultaneous Policy discusses the barriers, as well as ways to improve today's global economic, environmental or social problems.
http://www.simpol.org/
The Third World Network is a non-profit organization of individuals involved in issues on development and the Third World.
http://www.twnside.org.sg/
This website provides information about the activities of the United Nations Development Programme in Zimbabwe and exhibits how the programme is working with the country achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and other projects.
http://www.undp.org.zw/
US Agency for International Development
Agency of the American government that distributes aid around the world maintains this informational site about the agency's policies and success stories as well as possibilities at the agency.
http://www.usaid.gov/
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is an organization that studies political issues as they affect the Middle East. The website also has studies on security issues that affect the region. You can also access podcasts on Near Eastern politics from this website.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/
WDM, the World Development Movement, is a non-profit organisation campaigning against the root causes of world poverty.
http://www.wdm.org.uk/
The World Development Movement (WDM) tackles the root causes of world poverty; campaigning for fairer world trade, regulating multinationals and cancelling third world debt.
http://www.wdm.org.uk/
The World Economic Forum seeks to create a global partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of civil society to define and discuss the key issues on the global agenda.
http://www.weforum.org/
The World Policy Institute website provides information on this non-partisan organization, which is dedicated to understanding international affairs. You can read about the Institute's main publication, the World Policy Journal. The website also has information on the World Policy Institute's research projects.
http://www.worldpolicy.org/
