Global Politics

Global Politics

Revise institutions and case studies through the argument each example helps to test.

1. State, Sovereignty and GlobalisationHow interdependence changes the power and autonomy of states.
2. Global Governance: PoliticalThe UN, NATO and the conditions under which collective security works.
3. Global Governance: EconomicThe IMF, World Bank, WTO, G7 and G20, including power and representation.
4. Global Governance: Human RightsUniversal claims, international law, sovereignty and selective enforcement.
5. Global Governance: EnvironmentClimate cooperation, collective action, finance and compliance.
6. Power and DevelopmentsHard, soft and smart power, polarity and the changing balance among states.
7. Regionalism and the European UnionThe EU, African Union and ASEAN as contrasting models of regional cooperation.
8. Comparative TheoriesRealism, liberalism and the anarchical-society approach applied across the course.