ESOPExchange Students from Overseas Program

In a more complex and interdependent world, the issues have become even more challenging. Collective efforts of governments, international organizations, non-state actors and individuals are needed to address these issues, such as the recent pandemic, the wars and conflicts that erupted in various parts of the world, humanitarian crisis, increasing poverty, economic insecurity, and climate change. Given the scale and depth of these challenges, global cooperation and collaboration are important. Governance of the efforts to deal with transborder problems has become vital for our world's stability and survival.
This course introduces the students to global governance and helps them critically analyze the important global issues that transpired and continue to persist, as well as the ideas, actors, institutions and mechanisms involved in dealing with the issues. The course will focus on three themes: (1) peace and security; (2) human rights and humanitarian actions; and (3) economic governance and sustainable development.
The first half of the course tackles the key concepts, theories, and institutions of global governance to provide the students with a framework in analyzing the global issues. The second half of the course is devoted to discussions on crucial issues related to the three themes.

In this course, we will answer three key questions: (1) What is global governance?, (2) Why is it important?, and (3) How does global governance address the current and future challenges that the world is facing?
By the end of the course, the students will have a deeper understanding of global governance and understand the ideas, institutions, and mechanisms that enable the actors to address the global issues, as well as the limits and challenges of global governance. The students will also learn some of the milestones in global governance in the past to solve conflicts, in addition to critically analyzing the present global conflict flash points, and the vital future issues.

英語 / English

(If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes.)
Apart from lectures by the instructor, the students are expected to participate actively in the class during debates, discussions, and group work. There will be one group assignment, and individual reports on assigned topics.
Feedback and comments are provided to individual students on written exams, which include a short mid-term reflection paper and a final term paper or an objective and essay test.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[対面/face to face]：Introduction

•Overview, definition of terms and key concepts of global governance
•Discussions on outline of the course and class requirements

2[対面/face to face]：Theoretical foundation, Actors, Institutions and Mechanisms of Global Governance

•Theories of global governance
•International Government Organizations (IGOs)
•International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs)
•The UN as centerpiece of global governance
•Regional Organizations

3[対面/face to face]：Peace and Security

•Wars and peaceful settlement of disputes
•Collective security, enforcement, and sanctions
•Issues in peace and security: human security; terrorism

4[対面/face to face]：Human rights and humanitarian actions

•Historical roots of human rights
•Humanitarian norms
•Humanitarian governance

5[対面/face to face]：Economic governance and Sustainable Development

•The evolving global economy and ideas of development
•Challenges of sustainable development

6[対面/face to face]：Debate or Group Report and Discussion

Topic #1. Should we abandon the current model of global free trade?
Topic #2. Should we change the current membership of the UN Security Council?

7[対面/face to face]：Case Studies 1: The UN Experience in Peace and Security

(1) Race Conflict in South Africa (Apartheid policy, 1948-1994)
(2)Arab-Israeli Wars and the UN Emergency Force (UNEF), 1956
(3)The Korean Question (The Division of Korea)

8[対面/face to face]：Case Studies 2: Current Conflict flash points

(4) Taiwan’s UN Dilemma and the China-Taiwan tension
(5) The South China Sea conflict and the South China Sea Arbitration Ruling (Philippines vs. China)

9[対面/face to face]：Case Studies 3: Human Rights and humanitarian actions

Involuntary migration: Refugees, asylum-seekers, and displaced people and their host countries/communities of people affected by the:
(6)Russia-Ukraine War
(7)Syrian civil war
(8)Afghanistan under the Taliban

10[対面/face to face]：Case Studies 4: Economic governance and Sustainable Development

(9)Social protection and poverty reduction in the post-pandemic world
(10)Health governance: Lessons from the pandemic

11[対面/face to face]：Case Studies 5: Economic governance and Sustainable Development

(11)Climate Governance: Towards a Just, Green Transition
(12)Digital governance: Generative AI and its Implications

12[対面/face to face]：The future of global governance

Managing risks and challenges

13[対面/face to face]：Guest speaker or Documentary viewing (if guest speaker is unavailable)

World Bank's Development Assistance in Developing Countries or Japan’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) or other issues on the 3 themes

14[対面/face to face]：Wrap-up lecture and Final Exam

Review and final exam

Before each class meeting, all students will be expected to have read the relevant chapter(s) from the textbook or articles. Additionally, assigned students are to prepare presentations. Students required study time per week is at least two hours for reading, and roughly three hours for preparing presentation.

(1)Karns Margaret P Karen A Mingst and Kendall W Stiles. 2015. International Organizations : The Politics and Processes of Global Governance Third ed. Boulder Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
(2)Weiss Thomas G. 2013. Global Governance: Why? What? Whither? Cambridge UK: Polity Press.
(3)Bennett, A.Leroy 1991. International Organizations: Principles and Issues Fifth Ed. Prentice-Hall International Editions.
(4) Barnett, Michael N., Jon C. W. Pevehouse, and Kal Raustiala, eds.2021. Global Governance in a World of Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108915199.

To be provided by the Instructor.

Mid-terms essay-----------30%
Final exam -------------------30%
Active Learning Task 1: Group work------15%
Active Learning Task 2:Individual presentation--- 15%
Participation-----------------10%

Notes:

a) To receive credit from the class, you need to attend the lectures, participate in the Active learning tasks, and pass the mid terms and final examinations, which require you to read and reflect on the materials provided.

b) For the active learning tasks, other than applying what you learned in class, the activities also aim to enhance your presentation and teamwork skills. Excellent marks will be given to well-prepared, interesting presentations. The Active Learning Tasks can vary depending on class size. We will decide the Group activity on Week 2 and the Individual report assignments on Week 3.

c) Class participation – excellent marks will be given to those who raise relevant issues, contribute in class discussions in ways that reflect the reading materials, and treat the opinions of others with respect.

Not applicable

To be announced if any.

Submission of assignments and feedback will be via the Learning Management System.