Global Governance: Theory and Practice
Course description:
Aims of the course are: to analyze the major impact of globalization on International Affairs and International Security; to review, study and analyze the major theories and concepts of global governance, developed after the end of the Cold war, and explore then through the prism of the International Affairs Theory; to analyze the mechanics of Global Governance, its major patterns, functions and structures; to study global governance of major aspects of international security (counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation); to explore the role of international institutions in Global Governance and analyze the problem of the UN reform as a problem of Global Governance; to study the roles and approaches of the US and Russia to Global Governance.
Prerequisites:
The course has no specific obligatory prerequisites. Still, basic knowledge of International Relations theory, as well as of contemporary International Affairs and Globalization would be preferable and welcome.
Global Governance: Theory and Practice