| CODE | PPL4053 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Aspects of Supranational Governance | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Policy, Politics and Governance | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-units introduces students to governance structures and dynamics beyond the defined parameters of the traditional nation sate. It starts with the contextualization of grounded economic, social and political realities within the globalization debate. Then it proceeds to discuss the emergence of global politics where non state actors in the form of international regulatory institutions and regional economic blocks are sharing power with state centric actors. In this regard, the role and functions of global organisations, the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation are brought into discussion. In the next section, students are orientated to effects of globalization on culture, including multiculturism, cosmopolitism, glocalisation and ghettorization. The theoretical component is presented next, with a specific mention of the Principal - Agent Theory in international politics and the concept of Multi-Level Governance. The last set of lectures encapsulates the reality of the European Union and its implications on domestic governance. Special attention is dedicated to the processes of Europeanization. Aims: This unit is aimed to provide students with the conceptual and theoretical framework to map out the various supranational forces that are impacting domestic governance. It is geared towards the understanding of multi-level governance in a new world order characterized by globalization, tans-national commercial companies and international regulatory regimes. It seeks to help students comprehend why sovereign nation states choose an international/supra-regional agent to act on their behalf on selected areas of public policy. Furthermore, the unit is also designed to encompass the effects of the European Union on member states, in particular through uploading, downloading and cross-loading of Europeanisation trajectories. Learning outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) apply the academic globalisation debate to economic, social and political grounded realities; (b) demonstrate how international regulatory regimes and trans-national companies impinge on domestic governance and culture; (c) explain the roles and function of international organisations, like the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation; (d) discuss the challenges of multiculturalism and the sustainability of age old native cultures in the context of globalisation; (e) apply the theoretical frameworks of Principal-Agent Theory and Multi-Level Governance to analyse contemporary economic, political and social narratives; (f) map out the different vectors of Europeanization on the central public administration of EU member states. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) engage in public debate and consultations involving such themes as globalisation, multiculturalism and Europeanisation; (b) provide informed advice to politicians and senior policymakers when dealing with international regulatory regimes and the European Union; (c) develop a knowledge portfolio in international relations. Reading List: Globalisation • Held D., McGrew A. et al, Global Transformations, Polity Press, UK (2005) • Higgott Richard and Reich Simon, Globalisation and Sites of Conflict: Towards Definition and Taxonomy, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (1998) • Stiglitz, Joseph, Globalisation and its Discontents, Penguin Books, (2002) • Held, David & McGrew Anthony, Globalisation/Anti-Globalisation, Polity Press, UK (2002) • The Global Transformations Website: www.polity.co.uk/global Supranational Institutions • Jonas Tallberg, Delegation to Supranational Institutions: Why, How, and with What Consequences • Esty, Daniel C., Good Governance at the Supranational Scale: Globalizing Administrative Law, a paper on The Yale Law Journal, USA, (2006) • Griffiths, Peter D., International Organisations, paper published in Information Sources in Politics and Political Science • Sorensen, Georg, ‘Globalisation and the nation state’ in Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, UK (2008) • Schiavone, Giuseppe, International Organisations: A Dictionary, Macmillan Reference Ltd, (1999) • Lall, Subir, IMF World Economic Outlook, IMF Research Department, (2008) European Union • Pascal Fontaine, Europe in 12 lessons, European Communities Publications, (2006) • How the European Works – Your Guide to the EU institutions, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, (2007) • Hix, Simon, ‘The EU as a new political system’ in Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, UK (2008) • Euro Jargon – A glossary of political and technical terminology used in the administrative machinery of the European Union • The EU Website: http://europa.eu.int/ Articles • The Spirit of Principled Pragmatism by Ban Ki-moon, UN General Secretary • A Year of Accountability by Angelina Jolie. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador • France in a Challenging World • Arab Federalism, anyone? by Xan Smiley • The prospects for the World Trade Talks, by Patrick Lane • OPEC rules again by Edward McBride • The culture wars go global by John Micklethwait • The city club by Michael Bloomberg, New York City mayor • Clean the planet by Emma Duncan • Green expectations by Nancy Pelosi • Secret Truths behind the labels by Caroline Muscat • Global brands adverts |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Brendan Zerafa Mario Thomas Vassallo |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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