School of Transnational Governance
In its third year of existence, the STG has already developed a wide and cohesive range of teaching and training activities, all focused on elaborating the theory, methods and practices of transnational governance. Indeed, the School has set out to define transnational governance as a new area of knowledge, effectively carving a new niche, which is distinct from, while being contiguous to, the study of international relations, public administration and public policy. The School’s innovative and bold proposition is to train a new generation Director: Professor of professionals, and indeed of future global leaders, to tackle Miguel Poiares Maduro the complex challenges of the 21st century with different analytical lenses and to offer new perspectives for effective policy-making.
Master in Transnational Governance
The full-time two�year Master in Transnational Governance will be the flagship of the School of Transnational Governance when launched in 2020 and has been the object of multiple efforts over the course of 2019. This interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary degree will provide students with the intellectual abilities, analytical instruments and professional skills necessary for understanding and operating successfully in environments that are increasingly shaped by the new reality of transnational complexity. Methodologically, it includes teaching and learning about the self-governance across nation-states, but also institutions or public and private authorities at national, international, or sub�national levels. The programme, with its modular structure, will allow for the study of transnational governance across the globe providing perspectives from various
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