UNGGD/GlobalgovernanceActivitythree

Global Governance Activity Three (Required Activity)

Select a region or global governance institution (from the list below) to read about in further detail. Complete all the readings for your selected region/institution.

Asia:

Amitav Acharya, 'Asian Approaches to International Order and Global Governance: Conflict and Convergence', Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Working Paper 28, Available at: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2013/05/CAG_WorkingPaper_28.pdf

G20

Gordon Smith, 'G7 to G8 to G20: Evolution in Global Governance', CIGI G20 Papers, No. 6, May 2011, Available at: https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/g20no6.pdf

Paul Heinbecker, 'The Future of G20 and its Place in Global Governance', CIGI G20 Papers, No. 5, April 2011, Available at: http://www.heinbecker.ca/Writing/CIGI-G20Paperno5.pdf

European Union:

Dina Esfandiary, 'Assessing the European Union’s Sanctions Policy: Iran as a Case Study', EU Non-Proliferation Consortium, Non-Proliferation Papers No. 34, December 2013, Available at: http://www.sipri.org/research/disarmament/eu-consortium/publications/nonproliferation-paper-34

Lisanne Groen and Arne Niemann, 'The European Union at the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations: A Case of Contested EU Actorness and Effectiveness', Mainz Papers on International and European Politics, No. 1, 2012.

African Union

Mwangi Kimenyi and Nelipher Moyo, ‘Enhancing Africa’s Voice in Global Governance’, in Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2012, pp. 12-14, Available at: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2012/1/priorities-foresight-africa/01_global_governance_kimenyi_moyo.pdf

Petra Pavsic, ‘The African Union: A Noble Idea or an Effective Provider of Peace and Security on the African Continent?’, Consultancy Africa Intelligence, 16 January 2013, Available at: http://consultancyafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1186:the-african-union-a-noble-idea-or-an-effective-provider-of-peace-and-security-on-the-african-continent-&catid=60:conflict-terrorism-discussion-papers&Itemid=265

Global policy, “Legitimacy through Regional Governance: The African Union’, 3 April 2011, Available at: http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/03/04/2011/legitimacy-through-regional-governance-african-union

NATO

Karl-Heinz Kamp, ‘NATO at 60: The Global Security Provider’, Available at: http://www.kas.de/upload/dokumente/2010/06/PolDi-Asien_Panorama_02-2010/Panorama_2-2010_SecurityPolitics_Kamp.pdf

Michael Williams, ‘(Un)Sustainable Peacebuilding: NATO’s Suitability for Post-Conflect Reconstruction in Multi-Actor Environments’, Centre for International Policy Studies, Working Paper No. 5, November 2009, Available at: http://cips.uottawa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CIPS_PolicyBrief_Williams_Nov2009.pdf

This completes the required activities for Module Ten. You may now choose to proceed to Module Eleven, or to complete one or more of the Extension Activities. Remember, while this week’s assessment task is listed as an extension activity, you will need to choose 4 assessment tasks across the 12 modules to complete the ‘online participation’ component of the assessment.