In the contemporary world, tourism is often the foremost process that brings together people from different parts of the world, allowing those from vastly different societies to interact on a face-to-face basis under peaceful, if not always equal, circumstances. As such, tourism as a phenomenon and as a process raises questions about global interconnections and global movements of finance, cultural and material artifacts, ideas, and people across national and cultural boundaries.
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International Political Econ
International Political Economy
International Political Economy prepares students for an increasingly interdependent world through the study of global issues via courses in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology.