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Английский язык для магистратуры
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A. Global governance
a. What is the difference between global governance and global government? Which do 
you think is the better Russian equivalent of the term ‘global governance’ — ‘мировое 
регулирование’ or ‘глобальное управление’? Why? 
b. How is the world ‘governed’ in the absence of a global government? What international 
institutions share the responsibility of global governance? Do you share the view that 
these institutions’ output is nothing more than just a sum of their member-states’ inputs? 
c. 
Does the current architecture of global governance reflect the redistribution of influence 
that is taking place in the world? What can be done to enhance its representativeness? 
d. What is your overall assessment of multilateral organizations’ performance? Do you think 
the world generally benefits from the rule-based regulatory framework? What if all those 
institutions hadn’t been established?
B. The global financial regime
a. Give a brief overview of the current machinery of global financial cooperation; speak 
about major actors, its legal and institutional framework, its overarching goals, etc. What 
are some of its strengths and weaknesses? What has been done to adjust to the changes 
in the international distribution of economic power? 
b. What is the principal institution for managing financial crises (‘financial crises firefight-
er’ — Economist)? How successful has it been in addressing the global financial and eco-
nomic downturn and why? 
c. How have the recent global crises affected international financial institutions and their 
functions? What arrangements have been created to help cushion against future finan-
cial crises? Do the recent global financial meltdown and the remaining volatility show 
that the global economy is poorly governed?
C. The global human rights regime
a. What international arrangements (both global and regional) can be considered part of 
the international human rights regime? 
b. What is the seminal international human rights document? 
c. 
Speak about the most important dimensions of the human rights issue. What mechanisms 
are in place to ensure respect for human rights? Do human rights violations have a national 
or international character? How are decisions in this field enforced? Are they binding? 
d. What can be done to establish effective accountability mechanisms to ensure that rights 
are implemented in practice and violations are minimized if not eradicated altogether? 
e. Do NGOs have any role to play in promoting respect for human rights?
D. The global nuclear regime
a. What are the main components of the global nuclear regime? When and why was the 
need for international control of nuclear energy recognized? Do you think it arouse out 
of the desire to preserve the balance of power, out of proliferation concerns or for other 
reasons?
b. When was nuclear energy used to generate electricity for the first time? Speak about 
the evolution of attitudes toward nuclear energy. What dangers is ‘nuclear renaissance’ 

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