Transnational Processes

The course combines a conceptual framework of transnational processes with practical, independent student projects. It is is divided into two main sections:1) conceptual framework - an examination of core organizing themes, including the essence of transnational processes, the construction of transnational spaces, mechanisms of transnational governance; 2) project work - students identify and analyze specific transnational phenomena based on their academic or personal interests/experience, and potential professional development. Students are encouraged to look beyond textbook materials and secondary sources by documenting transnational flows—such as the movement of people, information, and capital—through direct observation, interviews, or fieldwork. This approach allows students to connect theoretical concepts with real environments, such as urban spaces or transnational networks. The project-based format provides an opportunity to align the course content with future BA thesis topics, internships, and the activities of various transnational institutions.

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Knowledge:

Students:

- Has a deepened understanding of the essence of transnational processes as a specific dimension of international relations, including their conceptual and practical specificity relative to the intergovernmental domain.

- Knows different manifestations of transnational processes—carried out by transnational actors in transnational spaces and flows—institutionalized within transnational governance across political, cultural, economic, technological, and environmental fields.

Skills

Student:

- Uses academic knowledge and own observation to identify transnational influences in local environments and solve analytical tasks

- Synthesizes information from diverse sources (readings, interviews, observations) to conduct a critical analysis of transnational processes.

- Explains complex transnational phenomena and presents research results through various formats such as video-interviews, short films, or network visualizations.

Competencies:

Students:

- Has a critical approach to an academic discourse on transnational processes, an transnational governance in public debates.

- Demonstrates sensitivity towards impact of transnational processes on the local social environment.