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Global Governance - Mundus MAPP - POL00074M

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  • Department: Politics
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Dimitrios Stroikos
  • Credit value: 14 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2021-22

Module aims

This module asks students to consider who governs the globe. The module examines this question by exploring emergent patterns of governance at the global level and investigating the theoretical and empirical tools to analyse these developments. At the theoretical level, the module considers how governance patterns can be understood through at least five different lenses: realism, institutionalism, constructivism, cosmopolitanism, and critical theory. At the empirical level, the module explores the challenges that the increasing complexity of the global governance terrain has presented to state and non-state actors in addressing key problems. The three key issue areas examined are the global governance of finance and trade, humanitarian intervention and global health.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, participants should demonstrate an ability to:

  • analyse international organisation and global governance in historical context
  • critically assess different theories and approaches to global governance to make sense of patterns of global governance
  • understand the role of state and non-state actors in global governance across different policy areas
  • make reasoned arguments, drawing on theoretical and empirical material, and express them effectively in oral and written form

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
4000 word essay		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
4000 word essay		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Ongoing oral feedback through seminars and feedback and guidance hours. Written feedback within five weeks of submission of assessment

Indicative reading

Thomas Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson, eds. 2013 International organisation and global governance Routledge

Thomas Weiss. 2013 Global Governance: Why? What? Whither? Polity

Kevin Gray and Craig Murphy. 2013. Rising Powers and the Future of Global Governance Routledge

Timothy Sinclair. 2012. Global Governance Polity


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