Global Governance Regimes

The transnational flow of finance, trade, knowledge, technologies, people, disease, pollution and contraband reached unprecedented scale in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Yet in recent decades, disruptive events such as the Global Financial Crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical shocks and rising economic nationalism have exposed the vulnerabilities and contested nature of global integration. This course explores the governance regimes that have enabled, shaped and constrained these flows. It focuses on the regimes of institutions, ideas, actors and interests operating across national, regional and international levels. Through engagement with core concepts, critical debates and real-world case studies, students will develop advanced understanding of these transnational flows and regimes, synthesize diverse perspectives on regulatory approaches, and conduct independent inquiry into pressing global challenges. Led by a team of internationally recognised scholars, the course equips students with the knowledge and analytical tools needed to critically examine the structures of transnational global governance regimes, and to imagine their alternatives. This interdisciplinary course will appeal to students and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds including regulation, public policy, law and population health.