A Bachelor’s Degree within a social science field, e.g., Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, Human Rights or a related major field. English B/6
The basic theme of the programme is the changing role of the national state and its consequences for the organization and practice of politics. The aim of the programme is to give students a basis for understanding and critically relating to four central development tendencies in contemporary political life: (1) a movement away from the totally predominant role of the national state towards an increasing role of international organizations, NGOs, businesses and other actors; (2) a movement away from government towards governance , i.e., a movement away from politics as structured in terms of top-down relations within national states towards more complex forms of governance; (3) the growing importance of international norms within politics both at the international and the national level; and (4) the development of other conflict patterns than those concerning socio-economic resources, e.g., culture, religion and gender. The overarching aim of the programme is to identify and problematize the way global transformation processes affect the possibilities to organize and pursue politics on the local level.
Contents
Semester 1
- Political science: Visions of global politics (7.5 credits)
- Political science: Post-Westphalian politics (7.5 credits)
- Political science: Multilevel governance and transnational policy (7.5 credits)
- Political science: Norms of the international community (7.5 credits)
Semester 2
- Political science: The politics of pluralism (7.5 credits)
- Political science: Research design and method (7.5 credits)
- Political science: Essay (15 credits)