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2010/2011  KAN-CMC_VPAN  Power and Networks

English Title
Power and Networks

Course Information

Language English
Point 7,5 ECTS (225 SAT)
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Course Period Autumn
Pending schedule: Week 35-40: Thursday, 13.30-17.00 Week 39, 40: Friday, 14.25-17.00
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Max. participants 16
Study Board
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and Organizational Communication
Course Coordinator
Mikkel Flyverbom - mfl.ikl@cbs.dkSecretary Karen Buchgraitz - kg.stu@cbs.dk
Main Category of the Course
  • Communication
  • Political Science

Taught under Open University-Taught under open university.
Last updated on 29 maj 2012
Learning Objectives
The course seeks to provide students with in-depth insights into questions of power, communication and networks by bringing together theories from the fields of communication, sociology and politics and using these to analyze and understand current developments and cases in global business, diplomacy and governance.

The course’s development of personal competences:
This course will not only provide students with key insights about the shape, organization and direction of the politics of communication networks, but also give them hands-on experience with global, digital interactions. The course caters particularly to students seeking an international career in business, or as lobbyists, diplomats or policymakers in international organizations and settings.
Prerequisite
Participation in this intensive graduate course requires that students have a background (or training) in communication and/or international politics. Registration: The course has room for only 16 students and participants will be selected on a competitive basis. Please submit a short application stating your qualifications and motivation for taking this course to mfl.ikl@cbs.dk no later than Tuesday the 17th of May, 2011 at 10 o’clock. Remember to state your full name and date of birth in the application. Please notice!Remember to register for an additional first and second priority elective through the regular on-line registration as well.
Examination
Written Paper
Exam Period Winter Term
Examination
The course involves a final term paper.
Prerequisites for Attending the Exam
Course Content

This course explores the intersection of networks and power in a globalizing world. Through an introduction to key themes in the literature on power, communication and global governance, the course sheds light on themes such as the potentials of digital media for social transformation, the role of networks in organization, politics and governance, and the emergence of the global politics of Internet as a new issue area. The course is case-based, focuses on current events, and experimental in both content and structure. The course combines workshops and lectures on campus with online lectures and interactions (using the advanced conferencing software DimDim) with scholars and students in the US (such as Georgetown University and American University in Washington DC, New School for Social Research in NYC, Stanford University in Palo Alto). This is a rare opportunity to engage with scholars and researchers from some of the top universities in the US. The first part of the course will involve weekly meetings, while the latter part involves supervision and individual work on the term paper, with a few online lectures.

Teaching Methods
The course is case-based, focuses on current events, and experimental in both content and structure.
The course combines workshops and lectures on campus with online lectures and interactions.
Literature

Grewal: Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization

Castells: Communication Power

Selected readings on power, communication and governance to be made available