Objectives
This course aims to enhance students’ knowledge of global governance and global democracy through the study of the role of social movements (social movement organisations/non-governmental organisations) and analysis of (international) institutions, (gender) policies and transnational activism.
Contents
Students will be introduced to the aspects of gender in global governance and global democracy, and governance will be discussed from ’top-down’, ’bottom-up’ and transnational perspectives. Firstly, governance of gender inequalities at the transnational level will be analysed with a focus on international institutions and policies. On this basis, theories of (feminist) institutionalism and international and European legislation and policies will be analysed. These theories will underpin a critical discussion of the ‘gendered infrastructure’ and history of global relations in the context of the international organisations’ specific agencies for gender relations such as The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and UN Women.
Secondly, focus will be on a critical discussion of the mobilisation of social movements in various parts of the world and on the interaction between the (global) civil society, international institutions, international law in the Global North and the Global South and the emerging powers/economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This will include theories on the aspects of gender in concepts such as citizenship, the global civil society, transnational solidarity and postcolonialism. The module will form the basis for further theoretical and practical work within the field in the project module of the semester
The module consists of lectures and seminars, possibly with exercises and student contributions.
Name of exam | Global Gender Studies II: Gendering Global Governance |
Type of exam | Written exam
The examination for Global Gender Studies II: Gendering Global
Governance is an internally assessed individual written
examination. The examination is a 48-hour take-home assignment
comprising issues within the subject area of Global Gender Studies
II: Gendering Global Governance. The assignment paper must not
exceed 6 pages. |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Danish title | Global Gender Studies II: Gendering Global Governance |
Module code | DIRES016 |
Module type | Course |
Duration | 1 semester |
Semester | Spring
|
ECTS | 5 |
Language of instruction | English |
Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
Responsible for the module |
Study Board | Study Board of International Affairs |
Department | Department of Politics and Society |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |