Course level: Undergraduate

Winter 2024/25
Leuphana

Pundits and scholars alike agree that the liberal international order (LIO) is in crisis,

maybe even in decline. Two reasons are argued to be at the root of this crisis: power

shifts towards states with less liberal visions of international order and the rise of populist

parties that contest core tenets of liberalism within core liberal states. This English-speaking

seminar will examine the “decline thesis” through an in-depth reading and

discussion of seminal texts. Topics of discussion include: the nature of the LIO and its

historical genesis; the current state of the LIO and the causes of its alleged decline;

alternative visions of world order; and contemporary struggles over world order in

selected issue areas.

Syllabus:
Syllabus_LIO_WS24_25 (243.41 KB)