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

The course seeks to identify the main features of global governance as a concept, including the theories upon which it hinges, and the political-economic dynamics by which it is comprised. Global governance became a mainstream concept in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, as it sought to capture - as well as to prescribe - the way in which politics and economics was to be conducted in an era of increased globalization, (rapid) technological change and in the face of (new) modes of political bargaining and order. Upon unravelling the manifold issues discussed by Global Governance, the course aims to problematize its relationship with and influence upon democracies, democratization and political-economic orders broadly defined. 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Global and Governance

The Rise of Global Governance: The “Liberal” World Order

Globalization, the Washington Consensus and its discontents

Business, Multinational Corporations and Global Governance

The Global Commons, the environment and Global Governance

Global Governance and Transnational Insecurity: the cases of terrorism

Regionalism and Global Governance

Global Governance and the rising powers

Global Governance and the EU

Global Governance, Democratization and Cosmopolitanism

Global Governance and promoting liberal peace

The Future of Global Governance

Global Governance: Gender.

Head Lecturer(s)

Bernardo da Silva Relva Teles Fazendeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 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 Organization.