Statsvetenskap (STATSV)

Ämneslärare i årskurs 7–9, 270 hp

Ämneslärare i gymnasieskolan, 330 hp

Contemporary European Governance, 7.5 hp

This course covers the development of the European integration process from the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1957 to the creation of the European Community, with an emphasis on the present situation. On this course major in...

Europe in the World, 7.5 hp

How does Europe relate to the rest of the world, and how does the world relate to Europe? This course will give you an overview and understanding of Europe's role in the world, past and present. European nations have influenced other nations and p...

The Swedish Model, 15 hp

The aim of the course is to offer its participant students fundamental knowledge of the history and structure of the Swedish state and related institutions like so many other aspects of the contemporary Swedish political, economic, institutional a...

History of European Identity, 7.5 hp

It is impossible to understand Europe without asking questions about what turns Europeans into Europeans! These are questions about collective identity. This course offers an introduction to these complex issues. What is European identity? Does it...

International and European Law, 7.5 hp

What is the role of law in international relations in general, and in European relations and the European Union in particular? Understanding the concept of law and how legal institutions and arrangements structure political, economic and social re...

European Democratic Culture, 7.5 hp

The overarching theme of the course is European Democratic Culture and European Politics, or, how to understand Europe's democratic historical development, and the democratic forms and thoughts of today, especially within the frame of the European...

Contemporary European Institutions, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: institutional theories as applied to the EU; theories of integration and multi-level governance; policy-making in the EU; the development and characteristics of the EU system of institutions; prospects ...

Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Analysis, 7.5 hp

Diplomacy is the age-old institution for negotiations and conflict management between states. At the same time in the contemporary world the practices and forms of diplomacy are developing in response to dramatic changes of international relations...

International Governance and Civil Society, 7.5 hp

This course offers advanced studies in democratic theory, globalization, and governance, with a particular focus on theories and concepts of international governance and global justice, and on the role of civil society in international governance. 

International Organisations: Theory and Practice, 7.5 hp

What is an international organization and what is the role a significance of international organizations in the world? These are the basic questions that lead into a course that explores the phenomenon of international organizations, from its hist...

Contemporary Issues in International Governance, 7.5 hp

How do we bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and frameworks, and the actual practices of international governance? This course is designed to focus closely and in depth on a limited set of contemporary issues of international governance –...

Ledarskap och styrning i offentliga verksamheter, 7.5 hp

Kursen behandlar frågor om ledarskap och styrning i offentliga organisationer. En central utgångspunkt för kursen är att offentlig verksamhet allt oftare sker i nätverk bestående av både offentliga och privata aktörer. Syftet med kursen är att ge ...

Offentlig politik och förvaltning, 15 hp

Kursen behandlar centrala problem som rör genomförandet av offentlig politik och förvaltningens roll i det politiska systemet. Ett särskilt fokus ligger på relationen mellan politik och förvaltning, teorier om offentlig styrning samt reformer och ...

Jämförande politisk ekonomi, 15 hp

Kursen handlar om sammanflätningen av politiska och ekonomiska processer i Europa. Centrala teman är regleringen av ekonomierna i Europas länder och hur politiken i länderna reagerar på förändringstryck från EU och globaliseringen.  Fokus ligger p...

International and European Security, 7.5 hp

The aim of this course is to provide an advanced introduction to the fields of international security studies in general, and issues of European security specifically. The first part of the course focuses on the development of security studies, th...

Europe's Relations with the World, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: divisions of the world and the politics of identity; EU as a global actor; EU development policies; EU and other regions; foreign policy of the EU. 

The Politics and Economics of International Relations, 7.5 hp

The course will cover topics such as international trade, the global financial system and global environmental change. The perspective is empirical: we want to know what the major issues are and what the drivers for change are. We want to know abo...

International Relations Theory, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: main disciplinary trends and controversies since c. 1980: neo-realism and neo-liberalism as dominant modes of analysis; advent of post-positivism in International Relations; significance of the end of the ...