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Transnational Politics and Institutions (STG-MA-FCR-TPIS1)

STG-MA-FCR-TPIS1

Description

The early twenty-first century has witnessed the amplification of international clashes believed to be on the wane, while enduring transnational problems still await solutions. In the twentieth century, these were managed by a network of state- and western-centric international institutions rooted in a post-WWII order. This mode of governance has densified and complexified, increasingly challenged to grant equal standing to the non-western world and to include a range of transnational non-state actors. It is also challenged by the rise of populist nationalism, illiberalism, and authoritarian regimes.

This course asks what is to be done to address these issues, grounded in the discipline of international relations and adopting a critical lens which, where relevant, includes feminist IR and post-colonial studies. It offers an overview of the ideas, theories and concepts in all fields touching on international studies and discusses a selection of issue-areas to explore the nature of transnational politics and institutions today.

The course is divided into two sections. Section I takes a transversal view of the historical and theoretical foundations of international relations, identifying actors and structures, and connecting analytical and normative implications to start making sense of the complexity of transnational processes that involve multiple agents interacting at different levels of interest aggregation. Section II shifts the focus to substantive issue-areas and policy challenges.

The course is designed to meet the needs of Master of Transnational Governance students who are preparing for careers in state institutions, supra-national and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, the media, the corporate world, and/or academia.


 

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