Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
International Governance: Institutions and Processes
Course Code
SZF_194
Branch of Science
Political science
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management; Communication Science; Information and Communication Science; Law; Management Science; Political Science; Social Anthropology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-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 global governance world works, as well as room for manoeuvre within it to improve outcomes, given that the global governance system creates constraints and opportunities for politics, whether you operate in the public, private or civil sectors nationally or internationally.
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 needed to analyse 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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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Active participation in seminars |
35.00% from total grade
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10 points
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2.
Essay |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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3.
Preparation of the final report |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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4.
Presentation of the final message |
15.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Exam |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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2
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Topics
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Introducing global governance
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2
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Today’s institutional and legal framework: the Institute of multilateralism and International Law
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2
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Emerging trends in global governance: non-state actors - multinational corporations.
Networks and social media.
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Emerging trends in global governance: polycentric governance and geopolitical change
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Global governance processes: problem framework and agenda setting
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2
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Global governance processes: capacity building; civil and private sectors
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2
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Forced diplomacy and the use of collective force
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Summary and conclusions
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2
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Presentation and discussion of individual student work
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2
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Presentation and discussion of individual student work
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On site
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2
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Presentation and discussion of individual student work
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On site
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Study room
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Presentation and discussion of individual student work
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
22 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Weiss. “What Happened to the Idea of World Government?” International Studies Quarterly, 53 (No 2, 2009) p.253-271 (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
2.
Dingwerth & Pattberg. “Global Governance as a Perspective on World Politics,” Global Governance, 12 (No 2, 2006) (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
3.
Jentleson. “Global Governance in a Copernican World,” Global Governance, 18 (No 2, 2012) (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
4.
Reimann. “A View from the Top: International Norms, Politics, and the Growth of NGOs,” International Studies Quarterly, 50 (No 1, 2006) (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
5.
Ruggie. “Foreword,” in Weiss & Thakur, Global Governance and the United, 2010 (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Perlez. “Stampede to Join China’s Development Bank Stuns Even Its Founder,” New York Times, April 2, 2015Suitable for English stream
2.
Acharya. “Can Asia Lead? Power Ambitions and Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century,” International Affairs, 87 (No. 2, 2011) p.851–869Suitable for English stream
3.
Carpenter, et al. “Explaining the Advocacy Agenda: Insights from the Human Security Network,” International Organization, 68 (No. 2, 2014) p.449-470Suitable for English stream