The course provides an introduction to the institutional architecture of the international system. Throughout the course, students will gain detailed knowledge on a number of formal and less formal international and global institutions; and reflect on the changing nature of agency in world politics, in terms of who acts, on what scale and to which potential and real effects. Overall, the course is designed to help students examine and assess the fluidity of international affairs in terms of both its relevant actors as well as dominant assessments of the top priorities for international cooperation at a given historical moment.

Content

Historical evolution, UN System; International Justice, Humanitarian Intervention; International Economic Institutions; Global Health, Environmental Governance

TBA. Some students may also wish to register for the 11-12.5.2015 UNIPID Seminar on ‘Global Economic Governance beyond 2015’ organised by the teacher in Helsinki.