F1GD 4450 - Global Governance: Overcoming Fragmentation

***UPDATED for 2024/25***

This course explores the coexistence of different regimes of global governance (trade and investment law, human rights, development cooperation, climate change, etc.), asking whether bridges can be built across these regimes to improve synergies and avoid inconsistencies. It will consider, for instance, the linkage between trade and "non-trade" issues; how transnational corporations can be held accountable; and the role of global development goals such as the SDGs in ensuring coherence across different regimes.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Understanding of global governance
2. Understanding of substantive issues emerging on the global agenda
3. Understanding of international diplomacy

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Negotiation in international fora; Consensus-building across conflicting concerns related to sustainable development; Advocacy skills.

Luca TACCONI,Olivier DE SCHUTTER

Séminaire

English

- Attendance: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
- Online learning activities: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
- Reading and Preparation for Class: 6 hours a week / 72 hours a semester
- Research and Preparation for Group Work: none
- Research and Writing for Individual Assessments: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

None

Spring 2024-2025

Assessment will be based on:
Class participation (actively taking part in class debates): 30%

Policy brief (by groups of 3-4 students): 30%

Final reform proposal (individual policy proposal of 1,000 to 1,200 words to be sumitted at the end of the semester): 40%

The tutor will provide oral feedback to the presentations in class and written feedback on the final essay