Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Global Governance: Institutions and Processes
Course Code
SZF_037
Branch of Science
Political science
ECTS
7.00
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Mārtiņš Daugulis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The course aims to help students gain a deeper understanding of how the world of global governance works, as well as possibilities of manoeuvring it to improve outcomes, taking into account that the global governance system creates restrictions and opportunities for politics regardless of whether you act in the public, private or civil sectors at national or international level.
Preliminary Knowledge
Students should have basic knowledge of international relations and international processes.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to describe the principles of international governance, as well as identify the challenges of international governance.
Skills
1.Students will be able to identify the elements necessary for the analysis of international governance systems.
Competences
1.Students will be able to analyse the multipolarity, bipolarity and unipolarity of international governance systems from a historical perspective and apply it in today’s context.
Assessment
Individual work
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• Active participation in classes and seminars (as well as criticism and advice in response to reports of other students).
• Essays.
• Final report.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Students should take into account the following requirements and assessment criteria:
• active participation in classes and seminars (as well as criticism and advice in response to reports of other students) – 35%
• essays – 10%
• final report – 20%
• presentation of final report – 15%
• exam - 20%
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
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Familiarising with global governance
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Contemporary institutional and legal framework: institute of diversity and international law
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New trends in global governance: non-governmental actors – multinational corporations. Networks and social media
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New trends in global governance: polycentric government and geopolitical changes
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Global governance processes: framework of problems and setting the agenda
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Global governance processes: framework of problems and setting the agenda
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Global governance processes: building skills; civil and private sector
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.00
Contact hours:
52 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Familiarising with global governance
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Global governance processes: framework of problems and setting the agenda
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
2.
Weiss. “What Happened to the Idea of World Government?” International Studies Quarterly, 53 (No 2, 2009) p.253-271
3.
Dingwerth & Pattberg. “Global Governance as a Perspective on World Politics,” Global Governance, 12 (No 2, 2006)
4.
Jentleson. “Global Governance in a Copernican World,” Global Governance, 18 (No 2, 2012)
5.
Reimann. “A View from the Top: International Norms, Politics, and the Growth of NGOs,” International Studies Quarterly, 50 (No 1, 2006)
6.
Ruggie. “Foreword,” in Weiss & Thakur, Global Governance and the United, 2010
Additional Reading
1.
Perlez. “Stampede to Join China’s Development Bank Stuns Even Its Founder,” New York Times, April 2, 2015
2.
Acharya. “Can Asia Lead? Power Ambitions and Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century,” International Affairs, 87 (No. 2, 2011) p.851–869
3.
Carpenter, et al. “Explaining the Advocacy Agenda: Insights from the Human Security Network,” International Organization, 68 (No. 2, 2014) p.449-470