International Studies Compendium Project

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Comment on this article   Few words could be a stronger endorsement for the teaching of global development than those provided by the then newly elected president of the International Studies Association (ISA) as the organization moved into the new millennium. Heading an interdisciplinary and global organization, Professor Craig Murphy admonished those involved in international studies that the political implications of the new global inequalities should form both a teaching and a research agenda, and that this was particularly important for undergraduate education. According to Murphy, the world faced the paradox that precisely when significant political gains in global democratization were removing barriers and constraints among citizens and states, an increasing economic and social disequilibrium brought on by globalizing forces minimized those dramatic and positive effects. What ensued was a demand for teaching that could bring greater understanding about the importance of protracted social conflicts, global health challenges, gender politics, and the possibilities brought by individuals with extreme economic and intellectual privilege ( Murphy 2001 ). In an age of Millennium Challenge Goals, Corporations, and Accounts, the millennium's new and older global inequalities provide reasons to bring more attention to the teaching of international economic, political, and social ... log in or subscribe to read full text