Politics, Power & International Responsibility

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Responsible Governance: Political Science: Foundation: Politics, Power and International Responsibility
Leerdoelen	Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: ● Critically reflect on core theories in political science ● Understand the fundamentals of political responsibility on multiple levels ● Analyse political stakeholder fields, and write brief and precise political reports ● Develop macro-solutions for global problems based on political and governance insights ● Present solutions to global governance topics to non-expert audiences and defend their positions against critical inquiry ● Formulate critical inquiry on written and oral presentations ● Collaborate in diverse teams, and give concise and effective feedback to peers
Omschrijving	This course is an introduction to international relations and international organisations. Students gain clear insight into the political perspective and the concept of power. Topics such as governments and non-state actors, responsibility, accountability, geopolitical developments, global governance and political theory are all addressed. The course centres on four blocks that lead from a fundamental level of understanding to challenging traditional assumptions: ● Political Theory: the state and its functions / what are power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and authority; responsibility and accountability / the nation state / different political systems (e.g. autocracy, oligarchy, democracy) / republican principles and the separation of powers; ● Norms, Institutions and Normative Orders: how norms emerge and change / the concept of normativity / introduction to institutional theory / what is an institution; ● Peace and Peace Orders: intra- and international conflicts / political peace orders (UN, EU and their philosophical underpinnings) / fundamentals of Just War Theory / human rights and its predecessors; ● International Politics and Cooperation: geopolitics and international regimes / international justice / development cooperation and environmental governance. This course is one of the Foundation courses of the GRL programme. As such it introduces the fundamentals of political science and international relations with an emphasis on global challenges. Part of this course will be the introduction of the political dimension and the background of the SDGs. As such, it constitutes a constituent part of the Responsible Governance major. The course connects to foundation courses such as Introduction to Global Health, the Earth System and Principles of Economics as it prepares the ground for thinking through parallel global political processes. Furthermore, this course connects to the foundation course Explaining Human Behaviour as the normative expression of social mechanisms in larger groups and societies. The four pillars cut across the SDGs and explain their political backgrounds. At the same time, they more specifically touch upon SDGs # 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	seminar
Toetsvorm	Assignment, Participation, Presentation, Review
Vaksoort	bachelor
Docent(en)	M.C. Huiskes, MA. , M.C. McKeown, PhD.
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory (2018) Brown, C., & Eckersley, R. Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction (2019) Hague, R., Harrop, M. & McCormick, J
Entreevoorwaarden	Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Global Responsibility & Leadership
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Global Responsibility and Leadership 1 semester I b verplicht