24-203.11 World Trade Organisation: Successes, Controversies, Reform

Lehrende: Amrita Narlikar

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar

Anzeige im Stundenplan: 24-203.11

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 6,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 10 | 30

Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB ab WiSe 2014/15): Modul Internationales Regieren (IR)
- M.A. Politikwissenschaft (FSB WiSe 2013/14): Profilmodul
- Masterstudiengänge der Fakultät WiSo: Wahlbereich

englischsprachige Übersetzung des Lehrveranstaltungstitels:

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Lehrveranstaltungstitel (englischsprachige Übersetzung):

World Trade Organisation: Successes, Controversies, Reform

INHALTE:

President Donald Trump has announced that the agreement establishing the WTO was “the single worst deal ever made.” This would be a problematic accusation for a relatively young organization to encounter from any one of its members, but it is especially worrying when the criticism comes from the US – the country that had played such a key role in setting up and maintaining the post-war multilateral trading system. This course gives you an opportunity to dispassionately unpack the accusations and critique that the organization faces. In order to do this, we will together engage with the history and politics of the multilateral trading system, take into account its successes and failures, investigate the latest controversies (including the “good and easy to win” trade wars), and explore new directions for reform.

Lernziel:
To understand the history and politics of the multilateral trading system, as well as the latest challenges that the WTO faces today, and in doing so, to acquire several additional skills: 

• analytic skills: ability to develop original arguments that integrate empirical and theoretical knowledge 
  
• writing skills: ability to collate information that is fully attributed and further express original arguments in written form 
  
• communication skills: ability to articulate coherent and well-informed ideas and engage constructively in group discussions
  

Vorgehen:

• The seminar will be taught as a block seminar in three sessions on 6, 7, and 8 December. 
  
• Every seminar day, scheduled from 10 am to 6 pm, will comprise two parts of three-hours each and a lunch break.   
  
• Students will be required to make one individual class presentation. (choosing the topic in advance from a list of questions provided in the Syllabus).
  
• It is recommended that you choose your presentation topic in advance. A list of topics will be provided before the start of the seminar.
  
• Students are expected to participate actively and constructively in class debate and exchange in each session. To do this effectively, it is absolutely essential that you at least familiarize yourself with the topics and reading materials in advance of the first session of the seminar. 
  
• Attendance is compulsory for this seminar.
  

Literatur:

• Amrita Narlikar, Martin Daunton, and Robert Stern (ed.) (2012). The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organisation, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
• Amrita Narlikar (ed.) (2010). Deadlocks in Multilateral Negotiations: Causes and Solutions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  

Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Leistungsanforderungen:
- FSB WiSe 14/15 (Masterzulassung 2014), Modul Internationales Regieren (IR): Studienleistungen (siehe A) und ggf. Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- FSB WiSe 13/14 (Masterzulassung 2013), Profilmodul: Studienleistungen (siehe A) und Hausarbeit (siehe B)
- Wahlbereich: Studienleistungen (siehe A)

A) Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
Oral presentation in class.

B) Modul(teil)prüfung FSB WiSe 13/14 und WiSe 14/15:
Prüfungsart: Essay
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 6,000 words
Abgabetermin: 30.03.2020
Abgabeort: Gedruckte Fassung an Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften, elektronische Kopie an Professorin. 

Ausgabeort der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung (gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE):
Sekretariat der Präsidentin des GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 5. Stock, Raum 544