Over the last 50 years, research activities have become increasingly globalized. Although the advantages of global homogenization and standardization have been extensively discussed, their potential ...

Our increasingly interconnected global economy makes the world constantly seem smaller and causes attorneys to confront novel legal issues, such as how can a foreign inventor immigrate into the US ...

Understanding the many facets and effects of globalization is difficult even for scholars well versed in economics and political science. So to the uninitiated, globalization can seem like an almost ...

Globalization integrates economies, enhancing trade and specialization across countries. Tech advances foster global culture sharing, but create economic shifts impacting local jobs. Globalization ...

Over the last few decades, globalization has created great wealth and brought millions out of poverty. Today, a combination of technology, politics, and social pressures seems to be reversing ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Discussing the Appalachian region of the eastern United States can often devolve into stereotypes, and that's a shame because it is a beautiful place filled with its own unique culture. Yes, there are ...

The idea of more open, global trade has been sold as necessary for economic success. Yet today we hear calls to “build a wall” and to break up trading partnerships. Turns out we’ve seen the pendulum ...

John Gray, a professor of government at the London School of Economics, delivered the seventh of the Institute’s 2001-2002 Bradley Lectures on April 15. Edited excerpts follow. If we think of ...