Course, master’s level
7.5 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
30 March 2026 - 3 May 2026
Course code: GP620L

This course is offered as part of programme:

Course content

What characterizes current decision-making processes in global politics?

The course covers the perspectives of policy-making and multilateral negotiations and provides an overview of relevant conceptual approaches, in order to analyze how decision-making takes place at different levels, ie local, national, regional and international levels. Focus will also be on how different levels can affect each other. It discusses the different theoretical models to analyze foreign policy decision-making.

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Science including at least 180 credits or equivalent foreign degree in political science, or equivalent, and at least 22.5 credits in the master´s programme of global politics and societal change or equivalent.

Course literature

Current literature list is available in the syllabus for the course

Course evaluation

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Contact

For more information about the education:

GPSstudent@mau.se