Admission requirements
Only students of the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy can take this course.
Description
This course analyzes the impact of globalization processes on the governance capacity and role of the state. “Globalization fever” peaked around the turn of the century. As the bipolar world order of the Cold War broke down, the expansion of international trade and financial flows of prior decades enveloped the former
communist world, which, in the footsteps of Southern Europe and Latin America, was simultaneously also undergoing democratic reforms. The world became more interconnected and, seemingly, politically, economically, and culturally more homogenous, while it appeared that traditional geopolitics took a back
seat. Although criticism of globalization was present in the 1990s and early 2000s as well, critical voices rapidly gained in prominence in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic of recent years. Meanwhile, rising geopolitical tensions have brought back the specter of deglobalization –
a new division of the world economy into geopolitical blocs not seen since the Cold War or, perhaps, even the interwar era.
The course will analyze the complex ways in which globalization is transforming the role of governance by creating new opportunities, obstacles, and risks for states. Many scholars and pundits have claimed – either with enthusiasm or with regret – that globalization is making the state increasingly obsolescent.
Others have taken a more nuanced stance, claiming that the state may have become weaker in certain regards, while taking on new roles in other areas. This course explores the key academic and policy debates on topics like the role of states in an increasingly globalized economy; the opportunities and challenges
created by large-scale migration; the relation of the state to international and transnational governance; the relationship between globalization and democratic governance; and the ways in which great-power rivalry shapes processes of globalization and de-globalization.
Course objectives
The purpose of the course is to raise, exchange and evaluate questions regarding the changing role of the state, International Organisations and the future of global governance by looking at specific concepts and cases. The main objective of the seminar meetings is for all students to form their own judgement and to encourage critical thinking.
Timetable
On the right-hand side of the programme front page of the studyguide you will find a link to the online timetables.
Mode of instruction
Study load: 140 hours
Attendance Policy
Attendance is mandatory, subject to course structure (see syllabus for details).
Assessment method
Class participation 20%
Presentation 30%
Policy Paper Outline: 10%
Policy Paper: 40%
Failed partial grades or components should be compensated by passed partial grades or components. The calculated grade must be at least 5.50 to pass the course. It is not possible to re-sit a partial grade or component once you have passed the course.
Passed partial grades obtained in the academic year 2023-2024 remain valid during the academic year 2024-2025.
Passed partial grades obtained in the academic year 2024-2025 remain valid during the academic year 2025-2026.
Should a student fail the overall course, the student can complete the course in the next academic year. In cases of exceptional circumstances, a student may apply to the board of examiners for a resit to complete the course in the same academic year.
The assessment method has changed from last academic year. Students that have valid partial grades from last academic year, may complete the course according to last years assessment methods.
Reading list
No books need to be purchased; readings will be announced.
Registration
The programme will register the students in Usis based on the group division. Use Brightspace for course information.
Contact
Research Fellow
Security Unit and the Russia & Eastern Europe Centre (CREEC) at the Clingendael Institute
kpucek@clingendael.org
Remarks
This course is an elective designed for MIRD students.
This elective is conditional on at least 5 students registering for this course.
Second year students have priority for the registration to this course.
This course is offered by The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’.