Afrique et mondialisation, regards croisés (Coursera)

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Afrique et mondialisation, regards croisés (Coursera)

Au-delà des relations internationales classiques, le processus de mondialisation mobilise quantité d'acteurs économiques, sociaux et culturels, individuels et collectifs, qui agissent dans l'espace mondial. Nous étudions ensemble, Africains, Latino-américains et Européens, comment il en dérive de nouvelles relations internationales. Ce cours prend sa source dans les approches sociologique et historique françaises des relations internationales, comme celles promues en Afrique et en Amérique latine.

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Syllabus

WEEK 1
Présentation
Avec Bertrand Badie.
Introduction
Avec Bertrand Badie. | Notre monde globalisé nécessite une nouvelle approche de l’international, en rupture avec les théories classiques.

WEEK 2
Inégalités
Avec Bertrand Badie, Papa Samba Ndiaye, Atta El Battahani et Marie-Françoise Durand. | Les principaux indicateurs économiques et sociaux montrent un monde inégal et instable.

WEEK 3
Régionalisations
Avec Folashadé Soule-Kohndou et Papa Samba Ndiaye. |De nouveaux types d’intégration, et particulièrement des constructions régionales fragiles, remettent en question le territoire de l’État-nation.

WEEK 4
Acteurs
Avec Bertrand Badie et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | Les États-nation ne sont plus les seuls acteurs internationaux. De nombreux groupes et 7 milliards d’individus sont aujourd’hui des acteurs potentiels du système international.

WEEK 5
Mondialisation
Avec Marie-Françoise Durand, Papa Samba Ndiaye et Carlos Milani. | La mondialisation est un processus complexe qui remet en question les principaux aspects de l’ordre mondial.

WEEK 6
Identités
Avec Bertrand Badie, Atta El Battahani et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | L’identité est une notion à revoir et à considérer comme une construction sociale et politique.

WEEK 7
Religions
Avec Delphine Alles et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | La religion est perçue comme un paramètre majeur de l’ordre mondial contemporain, mais cette vision est simpliste.

WEEK 8
État-nation
Avec Bertrand Badie, Atta El Battahani et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | L’État-nation est-il encore fonctionnel partout dans le monde ?

WEEK 9
Puissance
Avec Bertrand Badie et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | La puissance a-t-elle encore un sens et une efficacité ?

WEEK 10
Guerre et paix
Avec Gaïdz Minassian, Atta El Battahani et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | La spécificité des nouveaux conflits internationaux implique de nouveaux traitements.

WEEK 11
Système international
Avec Folashadé Soule-Kohndou, Karen Smith et Papa Samba Ndiaye. | La polarisation et le multilatéralisme sont les nouvelles caractéristiques du système international après 1945. La première est probablement dépassée et la seconde contestée.
Débats de conclusion avec Bertrand Badie, Papa Samba Ndiaye et Atta El Battahani

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