Regional Cooperation

【课程名称 Regional Governance in a Multipolar World】

现代美国文学 (Political Science/International Relations)

【授课教师 INSTRUCTOR】

姓    名：Emil Kirchner

国    籍：美国    Germany

职    称：教授    Professor

来自学校：纽约州哈密尔顿学院  University of Essex (United Kingdom) 

Email地址： emil@essex.ac.uk

联系电话：  00 44 1206 872749

【授课对象 STUDENTS】

本科生与研究生 Undergraduate and postgraduates

【授课语言 TEACHING LANGUAGE】

英语 English

【先修课程 PREREQUISITES】

有一定文学基础，英语达到能够参与、理解课堂讨论的水平

Preferably a basic course on international politics and/or political science, sufficient English to follow and contribute to the discussion

【授课方式 METHODS OF INSTRUCTION】

以课堂讲授为主，穿插课堂讨论与文本细读

Lecture, class discussion, group work assignments, supervised research project

【课程考核 EVALUATION】

(1) 出勤考核与课堂参与占 30%； Continuous assessment, participation, presentation：30%

(3) 期末考试占70%。考试方式为开卷。Research Paper：70%

【课程学分 CREDITS】

2 学分    2 credits

【教师简介 ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR】

Emil J. Kirchner is Professor of European Studies, Jean Monnet Chair and Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Essex. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of European Integration, holder of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, an elected member of the British Academy of Social Sciences, and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the University Association of Contemporary European Studies. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Belgium, China, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and the United States. His current main interests include EU-China relations; European internal and external security policy, and regional and global governance, His recent publications include: (co-edited) The Palgrave Handbook on EU-Asia Relations (2013); ‘Common Security and Defence Policy peace operations in the Western Balkans, European Security, v (2013); (co-authored)  ‘Understanding and Assessing the Maastricht Treaty’, Journal of European Integration, (2012); ‘Progress and Limitations of European Foreign and Security Governance’, Hogaku Kenkyu (Japanese Journal of Law, Politics and Sociology), (2011); (co-edited) Security Governance of Regional Organizations (2011).

【课程简介 COURSE DESCRIPTION】

The course will examine the role of regional actors within the emerging multipolar world. Starting with a particular focus on the European Union as one example of the way in which regional organizations have emerged as actors within global politics, the course will explore the degree to which regional cooperation has had an impact both internally (on the state) and externally (on the international system). The course will involve a comparative perspective, with the participants, working in groups, engaging in a research project to study the similarities and differences between regional organizations in different parts of the world.

【课程大纲 SYLLABUS】

Discussion Sequence: (subject to modification)

课程内容：（可能会有临时调整）

1. Introduction – Regional Governance, Global Politics and the State
2. Regional Governance: The Case of the European Union
3. The European Union in Global Politics
4. Regional Governance around the Globe (Group Presentations)
5. Comparative Perspectives on Regional Governance
6. The Future of the State
7. The Role of International Institutions and Non-State Actors
8. States and Regions in the Multipolar World

【课程教材 TEXTBOOK】

M.Cini and N.Solarzano, European Union Politics (Oxford, 2009)

【参考读物 REFERENCE READINGS】

E. Best and T.Christiansen, ‘Regionalism in Global Politics’, in J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), The Globalisation of World Politics (Oxford, 2010)

L. van Langenhove, Building Regions: The Regionalization of the World Order (Ashgate, 2011).

E. Kirchner and R. Dominguez (eds), The Security Governance of Regional Organizations (Routledge, 2011)