Espace mondial, a French vision of Global studies

To explain how globalization rebuilt public policy and social behavior, we study the different political, economic, and social actors - public or private, individual or collective - and the exchanges and interactions between them that are remaking international relations. This course is inspired by a French sociological and historical approach to international relations.

This course is also available in french version: www.coursera.org/learn/espace-mondial-fr/


Course will be ending soon

Dear Learners
We are reaching out to let you know that Espace Mondial course will close for new learner enrollment on17th November 2022 . Since you have already enrolled, you will continue to see it on your Coursera Dashboard as long as you remain enrolled in the course.
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• Introduction
• The current global world implies a new approach of the international arena, breaking with classical theories.
• Inequalities
• The main economic and social parameters indicate an unequal and instable world.
• Regionalism
• The nation-state territory is challenged by new kinds of integration, and particularly by fragile regional constructions.
• World Actors
• Nation-states are no more the only international actor. Many groups and 7 billions of individuals are now potential actors of our current international system.
• Globalization
• Globalization is a complex process which is challenging the main traditional aspects of the world order.
• Identities
• Identity has to be revisited and considered as a social and a political construct.
• Religions
• Religion is perceived as a major parameter of the present world order, but generally in an oversimplified way.
• Nation State
• Is traditional nation-state still working everywhere around the world?
• Power
• Is power still meaningful and efficient?
• War and Peace
• New international conflicts have a specific configuration and imply a new treatment.
• International System
• Polarization and multilateralism are the new features of the post 1945 international system. The first one is probably over; the second one is challenged.
• Conclusion
• Going ahead to a new regulation?