REGIONALISM AND GLOBALIZATION (2 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define the important concepts and theoretical framework in regionalism studies; describe the important concepts, issues and theoretical framework in regionalism studies; apply the conceptual and theoretical framework of regionalism to issues and debate surroundings the dynamics of regionalism.

Topics:

1. Introduction: Rethinking Regionalism;
2. History of the Concept and Practice of Regionalism;
3. Theoretical Approaches towards Regionalism I;
4. Theoretical Approaches towards Regionalism II;
5. Theoretical Approaches towards Regionalism III;
6. Comparative Regionalism;
7. Formal and Informal Regionalism;
8. Organizing Regional Spaces;
9. Multidimensional Regionalism;
10. Civil Society and External Actors in Regionalism;
11. Regionness;
12. Interregionalism;
13. Regions in Global Governance.