| Code |
15680
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
Basic knowledge of English language
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Learning outcomes |
1. Provide a theoretical and analytical framework on international regimes -
sectoral and/or regional – that allow international actors to participate
in governance at the global level;
2. Understand the structures and processes for negotiating the norms and rules of the
international governance;
3. Analyze and evaluate international decision-making mechanisms;
4. Deepen analytical and research skills with regard to
global policies regimented in the various international organizations;
5. Elucidate the complementarity, conflict or gap in certain areas of
international performance of more or less legal rules and norms that regulate
the behavior of international actors.
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Syllabus |
1. The construction of the contemporary international system: from the Liberal Revolutions to the 20th Century
2. Globalization and the Post-Cold War Order
3. Global Governance: norms, regimes and international law
4. Peace and conflict governance
5. Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations
6. The United Nations System
7. Human rights and humanitarianism: a global history
8. Humanitarian Interventions
9. Multilevel governance
10. The EU government
11. Environmental Governance and Climate Change
12. Development, Combating Poverty and Human (In)Security
13. The International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
14. Global Financial and Commercial Governance
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Main Bibliography |
Baylis, J.; Smith, S.; Owens, P. (eds.) The Globalization of World Politics: an introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Grant, J. P.; Barker, C. (2009). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Murphy, C. N. (2018). “The emergence of global governance”, in Weiss, T. G.; Wilkinson, R. (eds.) International Organization and Global Governance, London: Routledge.
Scott, L. (2020). “International history of the twentieth century” in Baylis, J.; Smith, S.; Owens, P. (eds.) The Globalization of World Politics: an introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 8th edition, pp. 54-69.
Sinclair, T. J. (2012). Global Governance. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Weiss, T. G.; Wilkinson, R. (eds.) (2018) International Organization and Global Governance, London: Routledge.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Teaching is theoretical-practical, with a double component of seminars and workshops with the participation of invited specialists. Classes must be attended and participation based on the readings indicated for each week is counted towards the final evaluation.
Classes and Seminars:
A1 – In-class participation: 25% (5/20)
A2 – Article Review: 25% (5/20)
A3 – Essay and presentation: 50% (10/20)
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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