Matthias Staisch

This gateway course explores how global problems connect individuals and movements at all scales of social life, from the hyper-local to the planetary. We practice the normative case method to expose often-violent struggles over ideas, money, and voice. In lieu of a policy “solutions” bias, we foster a practitioner’s humility.

Focuses on three questions: (1) How do governments and other actors coordinate to regulate the cross-border flow of goods, services, and capital? (2) How do the resulting gains and losses drive political struggle? (3) Why is global exchange prone to crisis, and how do actors seek to manage volatility?