Module POLM167 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM167: Global Governance: Institutions and Challenges
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module consists of an advanced introduction to the concept of global governance and two main parts. In part I you will be introduced to the main institutions and actors, active in the process of global governance. The module will focus on the United Nations system; regional organisations like the EU, NAFTA, ASEAN etc; global civil society (Green Peace; Amnesty International etc); and transnational public administrations (G20; FIFA etc). In part II the module focuses on specific global policy challenges, ranging from democratization and human rights to economic development, health, the environment and security.
Introduction
Concepts and theory
PART I: Global institutions and actors
The UN; regional organisations; civil society; transnational administrations
PART II: Global challenges
Democracy & human rights; fight against poverty; global finance; health; environment; security
Conclusion
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 278 | Reading set texts and wider reading (100); conducting research (100); preparing for assignments (78) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Armstrong JD, Farrell T and Maiguashca B. (eds) (2003) Governance and resistance in world politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Beeson, M. (2019). Rethinking Global Governance. McMillan.
Caporaso, J. and Madeira, M. A. (2012), Globalization, Institutions & Governance, London: SAGE.
Joseph J. (2012) The Social in the Global: Social Theory, Governmentality and Global Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Harman, S. and Brown, W. (2013), Governing the World? Cases of Global Governance, Routledge.
Held, D. and McGrew, A. (eds.). (2002), Governing Globalization, Cambridge: Polity.
Hurd, I. (2011), International Organizations, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Levi-Faur D. (ed) (2012) The Oxford handbook of governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mazower, M. (2013), Governing the World, London: Penguin Books.
Ravenhill, J. (ed.), (2011), Global Political Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Risse T. (ed) (2011), Governance without a state? Policies and politics in areas of limited statehood, New York: Columbia University Press.
Rittberger, V., Zangl, B., Kruck, A. and Dijkstra, H. (2019). International Organization (3rd Edition). Red Globe Press/Macmillan international.
Seitz, J. and Hite, K. (2012), Global Issues, Malden and Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Stone, D. and Moloney, K. (2019), The Oxford Handbook of Global Policy and Transnational Administration, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Whitman, J. (ed.), (2009), Global Governance, Hampshire: Palgrave.
Wilkinson, P. (ed.), (2005), The Global Governance Reader, London and New York: Routledge.
