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Espace mondial, une vision française des global studies (Coursera)

Offered by Sciences Po,

Afin d’expliquer comment la mondialisation reconstruit les politiques publiques et les comportements sociaux nous étudions les échanges et interactions entre les acteurs politiques, économiques et sociaux -publics et privés, individuels et collectifs- et la façon dont ils redessinent les relations internationales.

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Ce cours prend sa source dans les approches sociologique et historique françaises des relations internationales.
This course is also available in english version.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction
Notre monde globalisé nécessite une nouvelle approche de l’international, en rupture avec les théories classiques.
Les inégalités
Les principaux indicateurs économiques et sociaux montrent un monde inégal et instable.

WEEK 2
Le régionalisme
De nouveaux types d’intégration, et particulièrement des constructions régionales fragiles, remettent en question le territoire de l’État-nation.

WEEK 3
Les acteurs mondiaux
Les États-nation ne sont plus les seuls acteurs internationaux. De nombreux groupes et 7 milliards d’individus sont aujourd’hui des acteurs potentiels du système international.

WEEK 4
La mondialisation
La mondialisation est un processus complexe qui remet en question les principaux aspects de l’ordre mondial.

WEEK 5
Les identités
L’identité est une notion à revoir et à considérer comme une construction sociale et politique.

WEEK 6
Religions
La religion est perçue comme un paramètre majeur de l’ordre mondial contemporain, mais cette vision est simpliste.

WEEK 7
L’État-nation
L’État-nation est-il encore fonctionnel partout dans le monde ?

WEEK 8
La puissance
La puissance a-t-elle encore un sens et une efficacité ?

WEEK 9
Guerre et paix
La spécificité des nouveaux conflits internationaux implique de nouveaux traitements.

WEEK 10
Le système international
La polarisation et le multilatéralisme sont les nouvelles caractéristiques du système international après 1945. La première est probablement dépassée et la seconde contestée.
Conclusion
Vers de nouvelles régulations ?

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