Transnational actors and movements 2104-GPIR-D2TRAP
Transnationality and IR theories. Non-state or transnational? What does transnational actor mean? Global governance- regulatory function of transnational actors. Development, global democracy and transnationalism
International organizations and transationality. Advocacy networks and transnational political fora. Transmigration, transnationalism and identity. . Global Civil Society. Ideas and norms diffusion. Multinational corporations as transnational actors. Social movements and globalization. Relevance and limitations of transnationality.
Course coordinators
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
By completing the course, a student should:
-have an advanced knowledge of transnationality: knows the terms and theories describing and explaining the position and role of transnational actors and processes in international relations (K_W01)
-recognize and evaluate analytically threats and challenges specific to transnational actors and processes (K_W04; K_U02)
-identify and discuss the characteristics of the main transnational actors and their activities (K_W05; K_U01, K_U02, K_U03)
-be aware of the impact of transnational actors and processes on the international order (K_K01)
Assessment criteria
T/Proj/Other
90 % - result from the test
- max. 10% for active participation in the course 10% for active participation in class (up to a maximum of 5% of the final grade may be awarded for 100% attendance)
GRADING SCALE:
95–100%: very good
88–94%: good plus
75–87%: good
68–74%: satisfactory plus
60–67%: satisfactory
0–59%: fail
Possible AI use - level 2 (according to the RESOLUTION NO. 11/2025 OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING COUNCIL)
Practical placement
does not concern.
Bibliography
Basic literature:
Steven Vertovec, Conceiving and Researching Transnationalism, “Ethnic and Racial Studies”, Vol. 22, No. 2 (1999)
"International Organization”, Vol. 25, No. 3, Transnational Relations and World Politics (Summer, 1971) -various articles from the issue
Ostrom, E. (2010). Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems. The American Economic Review, 100(3), 641–672. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27871226
Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink, Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics, Cornell University Press; 1 edition (April 15, 1998) - Chapter 1
Jan Aart Scholte, Global Civil Society: Changing the World?" , CSGR Working Paper No. 31/99, May 1999
ANN FLORINI, Is Global Civil Society a Good Thing?, NPQ, Volume 21, Issue 2, March 2004
Erica Chenoweth. People Power in: The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg.
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE GRAZ (2003) How Powerful are Transnational Elite Clubs? The Social Myth of the World Economic Forum, New Political Economy, 8:3, 321-340, DOI: 10.1080/1356346032000138041
KELMAN, H. C. (1970). The Role of the Individual in International Relations: Some Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. Journal of International Affairs, 24(1), 1–17.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/24356661
Haas, P. M. (1992). Introduction: Epistemic Communities and International Policy Coordination. International Organization, 46(1), 1–35. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2706951
Magdalena Bexell, Jonas Tallberg and Anders Uhlin, Democracy in Global Governance: The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors, “Global Governance” no. 16 (1), 2010
Acharya, A. (2004). How Ideas Spread: Whose Norms Matter? Norm Localization and
Institutional Change in Asian Regionalism. International Organization,
58(2), 239-275. Doi: 10.1017/S0020818304582024
Tarrow, S. (2001). Transnational Politics: Contention and Institutions in International
Politics. Annual Review of Political Science - ANNU REV POLIT SCI. 4. 1-
20. 10.1146/annurev.polisci.4.1.1.
Willetts, P. (2013). The Voice of Which People? Transnational Advocacy Networks and
Governance Networks at the United Nations. http://www.city.ac.uk/artssocial-sciences/international-politics/research/workingpapers?_ga=2.157018301.706122352.1573460286-25024486.1573460284