This course is earmarked for PTLJ, NECD, IP, and is offered in The Hague
Admission Requirements
Open to students on the MSc Crisis and Security Management (Institute of Security and Global Affairs) and the MA International Politics (Institute of Political Science)
Description
This course explores how major world-scale changes in contemporary society are governed – and could be governed. These global transformations include geopolitical shifts, ecological changes, technological innovations, pandemics, demographic trends, economic restructuring, reconfigured identities, and altered forms of violence and peacebuilding. The course considers what kinds of rules address global transformations, who makes those rules, through what processes, and with what consequences. We also assess the legitimacy (both empirical and normative) of current arrangements for governing global transformations, as a basis for thinking about alternative ways to handle global challenges for the future.
Course Objectives
Knowledge
to identify a full array of governance arrangements that address contemporary global transformations
to assess a variety of theories (explanatory as well as normative) regarding the governance of global transformations
Insightto formulate and defend their own explanation of the governance of contemporary global transformations
to articulate and justify their own criteria for normative evaluation of governance arrangements for contemporary global transformations
Skillsto research – both individually and in a group – a particular scenario of governing contemporary global transformations
to present a cogent analysis – interweaving both theory and evidence – of the governance of contemporary global transformations
to communicate such an analysis effectively, both orally and in writing
Mode of Instruction
The course consists of seven lectures, class discussion, and working groups.
Asessment Method
Class participation: 10% of final grade
Group policy memo: 20% of final grade
Individual essay, 3000 words: 70% of final grade
A cumulative grade of at least 5.5 is required to pass the course.
Literature
To be announced on BrightSpace.
Registration
See 'Practical Information
Timetable
See 'MyTimetable'
Contact
prof.dr. Jan Aart Scholte
scholteja@vuw.leidenuniv.nl