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
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