The World Institutions and Policies course gives students advanced knowledge of political science about the key policymaking institutions and about the main policies of the world political system.
All the students will participate in the class discussions. They are required to study the chapter on schedule and write a two-page ‘discussion paper’ before the class. The discussion paper is the outline of the key points, concepts, and terms of the chapter, and the student’s remarks about the chapter topics and issue(s).
Explaining and understanding global politics
Hegemonic-order theory
Policy-making institutions and structure of government
Hegemony and change in the global system
The contemporary global system
Political Islam and the global system
The next global system
Security policy
Global policies