Global Governance

Course Coordinator: Dr James Floyd Downes, BA Hons (First Class) Essex, MA (Essex), PhD (Kent), Teaching Certificate (CUHK), AFHEA

Aims
This course aims to examine the functions of global governance and the impacts of international governmental organisations in a wide range of global issues. It accounts for the development of multilateral institutions and examines the changes in global order with the emergence of these new players.

The course will place a particular emphasis on contemporary international organisations such as the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) amongst others. Traditional problems such as international security, development and aids and global inequality will be discussed, while pressing issues such as global warming and transnational financial regulations will also be given attention. In brief, this course reviews the trends and changes in the landscape of global order, and evaluates the prospects towards more effective, accountable and just global governance.

Contents

• The basics of global governance
• International rule of law
• Non-state actors and multilateralism
• Regionalism and regional organisations
• Peace and security
• Finance, trade, and development
• Transformation of global governance and global order

Assessment
There will be two assignments, each worth 50% of the course score. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set Book(s)
There is no set book for this course. A list of key readings for each topic will be recommended to students.