Contemporary governance systems are characterised by a variety of actors – public and private, local and international, formal and informal. Furthermore, actors operate in a complex institutional setting. What are institutions, how do they change, and what effect do institutions have on the behaviour of actors? These are the key questions in this course.

This course consists of a series of online learning modules covering different academic skills, qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection as well as methods of analysis. The online learning modules are combined with face-to-face group sessions in which these methods are discussed and applied.

This course offers an advanced understanding of core themes in the theory and practice of the various architectures of international and European governance. It deals with theoretical and conceptual frameworks for the study of international organisations, and international and European administrations, as actors in global politics and in international policy-making.