Global Governance and Democracy

Recommended Prerequisites

- Basic knowledge of International Relations and Political Theory

- Fluency in English

- Knowledge of techniques and styles of academic writing

Teaching Methods

Following a brief presentation of the general topic by the lecturer, students will discuss the texts assigned to each class. Sessions will run as seminars with compulsory readings being used as the springboard for larger discussions. Students are also expected to conduct autonomous research, write and present an individual essay on one or more of these topics.

Learning Outcomes

This unit is aimed at identifying the mechanisms and dynamics of global governance present in the international system, questioning the place and density of democracy in those processes. It also seeks to critically analyze democracy promotion and imposition at the regional and international levels, contributing to the understanding of the connections between democracy, peace and conflict. Finally, this curricular unit explores the different understandings of global democracy: the dominant model of exogenous standardization and the practices of resistance and creation of local democracy.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introducing global governance

1.1 Why: global governance as a public good

1.2 How: polyarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, multilateralism, world government

 

2. Global governance in practice

2.1 Actors

  A) States and international organizations

  B) Multinational corporations and civil society (NGOs, Activists and Networks)

2.2 Authority, legitimacy and power

2.3 The center’s governance of the periphery

 

3. Concepts, instruments and dynamics of international democracy promotion

3.1 The liberal world order

3.2 Socialization, conditionality and war

3.3 Standardization and resistance

 

4. Challenges to global governance and democracy

4.1 The democratic deficit of the contemporary international system

4.2 Bottom-up global governance

Head Lecturer(s)

Bernardo da Silva Relva Teles Fazendeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Periodic or by final exam as given in the course information: 100.0%

Bibliography

Barnett M.; Duvall, R. (2005, eds.), Power in Global Governance. Cambridge University Press

Caplan, R. (2005), International Governance of War-torn Territories: Rule and Reconstruction. Oxford University Press

Cox R.; Sinclair T. J. (1996, eds.), Approaches to world order. Cambridge University Press

Haerpfer C. et alii (2009, eds.), Democratization. Oxford University Press

Jarstad A.;  Sisk T. (2008, eds.), From War to Democracy: Dilemmas of Peacebuilding. Cambridge University Press

McFaul M. (2010), Advancing Democracy Abroad. Rowman & Littlefield

McGrew A. (1997, ed.), The Transformation of Democracy? Globalization and Territorial Democracy. Polity Press

Neuman E.; Rich R. (2004, eds.), The UN Role in Promoting Democracy: Between Ideals and Reality. UN University Press

Scheuerman W. E. (2011), The Realist Case for Global Reform. Polity

Telò, M. (2009, ed) The EU and Global Governance. Routledge

Weiss, T.; Wilkinson, R. (2014, eds.), Global Governance and International Organizations. Routledge