Course level: Undergraduate
Winter 2024/25
Leuphana
This course provides an in-depth examination of the complexity of global governance
and the challenges that this complexity poses. Complexity refers to the empirical
observation that the density of global governance arrangements – international
organizations as well as international agreements and treaties – is increasing, leading
to interactions, overlaps and duplication of functions. After introducing basic
concepts, we map the field of global governance complexity across different issue
areas of world politics and examine its sources, dynamics and consequences. While the
course primarily focuses on analytical questions, we will also touch upon normative
issues related to the desirability of increasing global governance complexity.