THEMES OF THE COURSE:

(1) GLOBALIZATION: WHAT IS IT, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? IS IT A MODERN PHENOMENON?

(2) SOVEREIGNTY: WHAT IS SOVEREIGNTY? WHERE DID IT COME FROM? WHAT HAVE BEEN THE CONSEQUENCES OF SOVEREIGNTY FOR THE MODERN WORLD?

(3) THE EMPIRICAL DIMENSION: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON SOVEREIGNTY. IN WHAT WAYS (POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL) DOES GLOBALIZATION INFRINGE UPON ESTABLISHED (‘WESTPHALIAN’) IDEAS ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY?

(4) THE NORMATIVE DIMENSION: IS GLOBALIZATION A ‘GOOD’ THING?

(5) THE THEORETICAL DIMENSION: THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. QUESTION: HOW MUCH SENSE DOES IT MAKE TO MAINTAIN THE STRICT DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO?