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This seminar focuses on the interrelated themes of the political economy of standardization and certification within the context of global governance. This will naturally cover the topic of standards as they are at the center, and a main output, of the standardization process. In this course, a standard is defined as a technical document that is designed to be used as a rule or a guideline for doing something. We will cover various types of standards, such as product and management system standards. The first part of the course deals with the fundamentals of standardization and standards: different types of standards and their historical background, the economic theories behind standards, standardization and standard-setting processes, the role of standards in innovation and their impact on the micro (organizations) and the macro (states) levels, ways of ensuring compliance, and the role of standards in market governance. In the second part we build upon what has been introduced during the first part, but now with a focus on global governance. We will examine the role of inter- and transnational standards development organizations in the global economy, the politics of standards setting, public and private stakeholders role in standards setting, standards wars. |
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