The lecture will mainly be held in person, but there might also be virtual sessions. Assignments will be explained in the first session (14 October 2026).
The tentative table of contents is as follows:
1. Introduction and Basic Concepts
A. Theories and Paradigms
2. Neoliberal Globalisation and its Critics
3. Development
4. Global Governance: a Concept in Decline?
B. Rise and Decline of the Liberal International Order
5. US Hegemony and the Liberal International Order
6. China and BRICS as Challengers
7. The End of the Liberal International Order I: Multilateralism
8. The End of the Liberal International Order II: Democratic Backsliding
C. Governance Global Crises
9. The Global Financial Crisis of 2007/8 and the Rise of the G20
10. The World Health Crisis: COVID-19 and the Neoliberal Paradigm
11. The Crisis of the World Trade Regime
12. The Global Climate Crisis
13. The Crisis of Development Cooperation
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