Universität Wien

210133 SE EC: The EU and Global Governance (2026S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 13.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 18.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 08.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 22.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock
  • Montag 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 (S1), NIG 2. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this seminar, we will study the European Union’s role and influence in global politics. Applying various theoretical approaches (e.g., International Relations theory, critical social theory), and drawing on different academic literatures (e.g., foreign policy analysis, global studies, European studies), we will be looking at how the EU shapes and is shaped by other actors on the world stage, including international organisations (e.g., the UN and the WTO), regional organisations (e.g., the African Union and Mercosur), as well as global and regional powers (e.g., the USA, China, Russia). Without losing sight of 'high politics', we will also examine the EU as a 'norm setter' and a 'norm taker' in governance across key policy fields (e.g., climate, digital, health) globally. To these ends, we will consider the bigger context, that is, the so-called ‘rules-based global order’ and its perceived decline amidst increasing ‘great power competition’, the emergence of alternatives to ‘Western’ political and economic frameworks of multilateralism (e.g., BRICS+, China’s ‘Global Governance Initiative’), and the EU’s geopolitical turn.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Course requirements:
1) Regular attendance and active participation involving the reading and in-class discussion of compulsory course texts;
2) Completion of a mid-semester written exam;
3) Delivery of a short presentation on a relevant topic of the student's choosing (a list of themes will be provided);
4) Submission of a short essay on an assigned topic.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Student performance will be assessed as follows:

1) attendance and active participation: 25%;
2) mid-semester exam: 25%;
3) individual presentation: 25%;
4) essay: 25%.

Delivery, even if partial, towards all the above is mandatory for a positive grade. Unjustified absence is tolerated for two sessions only (but NOT for the exam session or the session in which the student presents).

The mid-semester exam will be held on 11.05.2026. Student presentations will be scheduled for the last six sessions between 18.05.2026-29.06.2026.

Further details (incl. on the use of AI) will be available in the course curriculum on Moodle.

Prüfungsstoff

The mid-semester exam will focus on the material presented by the lecturer in the first half of the semester, as well as on the compulsory reading.

Literatur

A reading list will be provided in the course curriculum which will be uploaded onto Moodle shortly before the start of the semester.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27