2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PIED5652M Global Governance

30 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Markus Fraundorfer
Email: M.Fraundorfer@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 31 May View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module offers an introduction to contemporary debates and structuresassociated with global governance. The course examines key debates relatedto globalization and its governance, the historical development of globalgovernance structures, their legal foundations, and the how key institutions,sectors and policy mechanisms involved in global governance operate. Aunique feature of this module is its practical and applied focus, where studentswill be introduced to key forms of policy analysis and the formulation of policybriefs typical of those found in governmental and non-governmentalorganisations.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to
1. Introduce a range of theoretical and practical issues in global governance
and current responses to global collective action problems / challenges
2. Introduce key global institutions and organizations involved in global
governance
3. Introduce analytical tools for evaluating and understanding global
governance processes and their implications for global cohabitation
4. Develop students’ capacities for independent research and critical analysis
5. Develop students’ written and communication skills
6. Develop students’ ability to conduct policy analysis and the delivery of policy
documents

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module students will have a detailed understanding of the
international institutions that constitute global governance, the challenges they
face and the theoretical and practical issues surrounding their workings,
including effective representation and the politics of collective action. Students
will be able to analyse key literatures in this area and will have developed a
capacity for independent research and critical analysis. Student will have
developed key written and communication skills, as well as an ability to
conduct policy analysis.

Skills outcomes
Students will develop key analytical skills in the area of global
governance and international institutions.

Syllabus

1. Globalization and global challenges (why global governance matters)

2. The rise and stall of the Bretton Woods system (historical background)
3. The global governance architecture and policy areas (two weeks)
–Formal institutions
–Informal institutions
4. International law and governance (legal foundations)
5. Global gridlock and pathways (evaluative framework)
6. The UN structure (key UN institutions)
7. The brokers: IMF, WB, WTO (economic institutions)
8. Regionalism and global governance (BRICS, AU, EU, ASEAN, NAFTA)
9. Non-state actors: NGOs, civil society and private foundations
10. Corporate actors and the market

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	3	2.00	6.00
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			28.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			28.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There are three opportunities for formative feedback: 1) a 2500 word essay on an issue related to global governance and our current ability to respond to global collective action problems / global challenges; 2) a 1000 word polity analysis document on a formal or informal global institution; 3) a 500 word policy brief on a policy area of immediate interest.

Whereas a more traditional form of feedback will be delivered for the essay, focusing on critical thinking and analytical rigour, the two applied assignments will deliver feedback in line with expectations associated with the production of policy documents for governmental and non-governmental organisations. As a result, formative feedback in this module will focus both on traditional academic skills, such as analytical delivery, as well as, skills associated with the formulation of policy documents, such as how data is presented, distillation of key takeaways, simple communication, and the capturing of key policy failures.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2500 word end of term essay	50.00
Report	1000 word Policy Analysis	30.00
Report	500 word Policy Brief	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

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