Campus-Wide Information Systems: Volume 30 Issue 5
Table of contents - Special Issue: Forward-looking qualities of Global Studies
Measuring globalization : Existing methods and their implications for teaching Global Studies and forecasting
Julia Zinkina, Andrey Korotayev, Aleksey I. AndreevThe purpose of this paper is to encourage discussions regarding the existing approaches to globalization measurement (taking mainly the form of indices and rankings) and their…
The impact of globalization on the formation of a global political system
Ilya V. Ilyin, Alexander Sergeevich Rozanov– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of globalization on the formation of a global political system.
Education as a global “soft power” for sustainable development
Yury Nikolayevich SayamovThe purpose of this paper is to analyse various aspects of education for sustainable development (ESD) drawing attention to the approaching end of the UN Decade on ESD (DESD) in…
Global Education – an educational perspective to cope with globalisation?
Daniela Lehner, Julia WurzenbergerThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of Global Education (GE) from a “theory of action plan” and an “evolutionary and systems theory” approach as an educational…
A Planet-Wide Information System
Gilbert AhamerVarious economic growth theories propose a view of globalisation resulting in economic convergence. However, others suggest economic divergence (i.e. a widening gap between global…
Innovative ways for information transfer in biobanking
Tanja Macheiner, Berthold Huppertz, Karine SargsyanBiobanks are collections of biological samples (e.g. tissue samples and body fluids) and their associated data intended for various approaches in medical research. The field of…
Forward Looking: Structural change and institutions in highest-income countries and globally
Gilbert Ahamer, Johannes MayerStructural economic shifts are a key sign of development in all stages globally; and these shifts may also result in the changing roles of institutions. The purpose of this paper…