Sp.MRB - Global Governance-spec: International Business Relations II

Multidimensional introduction to the process of global governance, its institutions, actors, and policies. The emphasis will be put on problems of international collective action and the practical understanding of dilemmas arising from tension between global and regional levels of governance. It would allow students to better understand and judge the current international events.

Multidimensional introduction to the process of global governance, its institutions, actors, and policies. The emphasis will be put on problems of international collective action and the practical understanding of dilemmas arising from tension between global and regional levels of governance. It would allow students to better understand and judge the current international events.

John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York 2011.

Global Governance 2025: at a critical juncture, National Intelligence Council and the European Union Institute for Security Studies, September 2010. Available at: http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_2025/2025_Global_Governance.pdf

M. P. Karns, K. A. Mingst, International organizations. The politics and process of global governance, Rienner Publishers, London 2010.PP presentations, other teaching materials

Knowledge on global and regional organizations, other actors of global governance, and interactions that lead to delivery of international public goodsDistinguishes different perspectives and views on global governance in a multipolar worldCapacity for understanding means and ends of globalization and regionalization processesAnalytical skills within the range of global public policiesAbility to work in the group

50% - attendance and activity during the lectures (the lectures are lead in a way that assumes active engagement of student)

50% - final exam (comprises of series of tasks, including preparation of advisory memorandum for the needs of policy practice)