Crossing Borders

Harry I. Chernotsky is Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and served as the founding chair of the department from 2009-2016.  Previous positions included Director of International Studies and Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.  He is the recipient of UNC Charlotte’s Bank of America Teaching Excellence Award and its International Education Faculty Award.  Chernotsky received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University and specializes in international political economy and American foreign policy.  He is co-author (with Heidi Hobbs) of Crossing Borders: International Studies for the 21st Century (about to enter its 4th edition) and has published in a wide range of professional journals. He has also been a leader in international studies education. In addition to spearheading numerous initiatives at UNC Charlotte, including the development of the Model United Nations program and the interdisciplinary International Studies major, he was Director of the North Carolina Great Decisions public affairs series for many years.  He has served as President of the Southern region of the International Studies Association (ISA) and as Chair of ISA’s International Education section.  He lectures widely on international affairs and consults on international education issues and programming.  In recent years, he has been Scholar in Residence at Florida Atlantic University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and has worked closely with the University of Cantabria (Spain) on a global studies certificate project. Heidi H. Hobbs is the director of the Master of International Studies program and an associate professor of political science in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University. She has a PhD in international relations from the University of Southern California.

• List of Tables, Figures, and MapsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1. Getting Your Global Bearings: Navigating the WorldToward a Working Definition of International StudiesDifferent Ways of Looking at the World’s BordersThe Evolution of GlobalizationGlobalization: Winners and LosersThe Changing Definition of Citizenship in a Global EraConclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 2. Point of Departure: Planet EarthGetting Our Heads around the Earth: Geography as a Field of StudyWhere We LivePopulation ManagementFood and HungerEnergy SecurityThe Human Factor: Contributing to the Problem?The Global ResponseConclusion: What Can You Do?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 3. Jump-Starting the Trip: The Role of TechnologyThe Technological FrontierThe Virtual FrontierThe Role of Technology in Crossing BordersConclusion: A Final Thought on TechnologyKey ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 4. Searching for Security: The Political WorldDefining Political Borders: The Origins of the Modern State SystemThe Balance of Power System: Its Failures and the Outbreak of WarThe Cold WarThe Post–Cold War WorldConclusion: The Quest for SecurityKey ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 5. Challenges to SecurityPersistent Conflict: The Case of Israel and PalestineWeapons of Mass DestructionTerrorismConclusion: What Can Be Done?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 6. Seeking Prosperity: The Global EconomyDefining Economic Borders: A Very Short HistoryThe Bretton Woods SystemBeyond Bretton Woods: The Roots of Contemporary GlobalizationEmerging Economic CentersKey Players in TransitionConclusion: The Evolving World EconomyKey ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 7. Challenges to ProsperityFree Trade versus ProtectionismTransnational Investment: Blessing or Curse?Finance and Aid: Promoting or Hindering Development?Conclusion: What Can Be Done?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 8. Protecting Identity: The People of the WorldCultural and Social Borders: Understanding IdentityThe Age of EnlightenmentSocial BordersThe Study of Social and Cultural BordersGlobalization: Homogenization or Hybridization?Conclusion: Identity at the CrossroadsKey ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 9. Challenges to IdentityThe Role of ReligionEthnic ConflictFragile StatesConclusion: What Can Be Done?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 10. Managing the World: Cooperation at the Global LevelDefining the Global Order: International Law and OrganizationsThe United NationsInterdependence and Regional Intergovernmental OrganizationsNongovernmental OrganizationsThe Evolution of the United Nations and Civil SocietyThe Expansion of International Law and the International Criminal CourtConclusion: Compliance and EnforcementKey ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 11. Challenges to CooperationPovertyGlobal Health and the Threat of DiseaseHuman RightsConclusion: What Can Be Done?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreChapter 12. Connecting to the World: Where Do You Go from Here?International Studies beyond the ClassroomInternational Career OpportunitiesEducational OptionsConclusion: Where Do You Go from Here?Key ConceptsTo Learn MoreNotesIndex