Theme 3 – Water Debate

Temapakker / Undervisningsmateriale Water Debate: Language and power Language is a powerful tool. It can be used as a way of controlling or shaping the thoughts of others. Indeed, if used effectively, language can help to maintain or change power relationships in...

Glossary

Temapakker / Undervisningsmateriale Glossary THEME E2 activist: a person who believes strongly in political or social change and works hard to try and make this happen. aid: help or support. capitalism: an economic, political and social system based on private...

Exercises

Temapakker / Undervisningsmateriale Exercises In this course we will focus on the implications of globalisation, especially in relation to water resources control (Bolivia, Philippines, and California), the role of the World Bank in supporting projects such as dam...

Theme 2 – Globalisation

Temapakker / Undervisningsmateriale Globalisation: Water Resources Control Globalisation has become the catchword of our times; we eat Indian food, drink Italian wine, and drive in Japanese cars. We use computers produced in China which most likely run on the American...

Glossary

Temapakker / Undervisningsmateriale Glossary  THEME E1 Adivasis: indigenous people of India, a substantial minority. caste: a system dividing Hindu society into hereditary classes. dam: a wall built across a river which stops the river’s flow and collects the...