The seminar explores the structures, actors and processes of global governance through a broadly critical lens. We will examine the key debates in global governance, different theoretical and analytical approaches to the study of international cooperation, and apply these theoretical perspectives to the study of the role of international actors in various issue areas. Finally, we will explore emerging issues of global governance, including the rise of private authority, the role of global civic society, the legitimacy of global governance and international institutions, and the tendency to present formerly political issues as technical (even scientific) and non-contestable. The course should give students a deeper understanding of recent theoretical and empirical developments in the field of global governance and international relations more generally.

The seminar explores the structures, actors and processes of global governance through a broadly critical lens. We will examine the key debates in global governance, different theoretical and analytical approaches to the study of international cooperation, and apply these theoretical perspectives to the study of the role of international actors in various issue areas. Finally, we will explore emerging issues of global governance, including the rise of private authority, the role of global civic society, the legitimacy of global governance and international institutions, and the tendency to present formerly political issues as technical (even scientific) and non-contestable. The course should give students a deeper understanding of recent theoretical and empirical developments in the field of global governance and international relations more generally.