2012/2013  BA-PBGG  Business and Global Governance

English Title

Business and Global Governance

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Mandatory
Level	Bachelor
Duration	One Quarter
Course period	Spring
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, BSc
Course coordinator
Morten Ougaard - Department for Business and Politics
Main Category of the Course
International Political Economy
Last updated on 13-02-2013

Learning objectives

After completing the course students should be able to Describe theoretical approaches to the study of the role of business in global governance. Apply these approaches to regulatory frameworks, institutions, and arrangements in the global political economy Compare, evaluate and discuss approaches based on curriculum and independent readings Formulate and answer research questions on the basis of such approaches

Examination

Business and Global Governance: Type of test Home Assignment Marking scale 7-step scale Second examiner External examiner Exam period April and August Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below Written home assignment: max. 10 standard pages. Re-exam: 4 hour written closed book exam.

Course content

The course focuses on institutions, actors and processes involved in developing and shaping the international and global political, societal and institutional framework for business. It gives students factual knowledge about institutional forms, governance principles and regulatory content of major sources of international business regulation, and it covers important contemporary theories and approaches to this field. The approaches are discussed and compared based on their inherent theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and the course also stresses evaluation of their applicability in empirical analysis.

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussions of topics from the readings.