Examines the effects of globalisation on peoples' lives in different parts of the world. Explores the impact of transnational flows of culture, goods, technology and power and their impact on local worlds. Explores concepts such as: globalised culture, identity, frontiers, diaspora, de-territorialisation, virtual communities, the commodification of health and bodies, the formation of global multicultural cities, globalised religion, the experience of war and destablised states, risk and vulnerability, new forms of sociality, human rights as a global discourse and social futures.