GOVT 6817

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GOVT 6817
The Liberal International Order and Its Discontents

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

It is often argued that the Liberal International Order is facing serious challenges ? or even a crisis ? which may likely give rise to a different world order where the US and Western Europe would no longer be the main arbiters of international law, norms, and rules. This new world order, we are told, may be less rules-based, less free, less liberal, and less democratic. This course revisits the history of the Liberal International Order and its current state, while questioning the hegemonic discourses and the values it claims. The themes covered in the course include world orders and order-making; anarchy, hierarchy, and order in international politics; race, empire, and the Liberal International Order; non-western world orders and order-making otherwise; law and international order; and the future of the Liberal International Order. (GOVT-IR)


Program Requirements (GOVT-IR)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10321 GOVT 6817   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  • 10322 GOVT 6817   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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