WORLD INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Fulvio ATTINA'Expected Learning Outcomes
You will gain an in-depth understanding of contemporary world politics. The current transition of political authority in world order is analysed using concepts from Political Science and Complex Systems Theory. The interactive nature of the course will enhance students' skills for careers in government, business organisations, consulting firms, research centres, and the media
Course Structure
The course is divided into eight sessions. Each session comprises the Friday lecture and the following Thursday seminar. In between, the student prepares a commentary (homework) on the session topic in the form of some ppt slides and emails the file to the lecturer by Tuesday.
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of Political science and Contemporary international politics
Attendance of Lessons
GLOPEM rule of not missing more than 12 hours of compulsory attendance
Detailed Course Content
The World Political Order and the Current Order System Transition
Theories of world order and order transition
A CST approach to world political order
The current policy-based order system
Multilateral policymaking
Transition and coalitions for order
Regions and the replacement of the order system
Transition: concluding remarks
Textbook Information
The textbook WIP 24-25 will be made available to students in digital format
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Students who comply with the GLOPEM rule of not missing more than 12 hours of compulsory attendance will receive a final grade based on active participation in class and homework. Only students who decline the final grade based on their overall performance in the course will be given an oral examination on the textbook
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
What is political authority?
What is political order?