PUBPOL 2857

Global Governance and Policy

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course provides an overview of the evolving architecture, processes, and outcomes in global governance. It examines the ways in which global governance does (or does not) work in practice as well as possible ways of improving the capacity of the international community to deal with global challenges. We will explore these issues through case studies of today’s most pressing issues, such as climate change, wars of aggression, accountability for mass atrocity, global public health crises, cybersecurity, business and human rights, and refugee flows.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-HE)

Last 3 terms offered (None)

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Develop a deeper understanding of how global governance works (or doesn’t), how it is changing, and the margins of maneuverability within it for improving outcomes.
• Critically assess global governance phenomena by applying analytic concepts, frameworks, and tools.
• Advance students’ research, writing, and presentation skills.

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