Major in International Affairs (BIA)

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08/12/20

Student's Testimonial - Bachelor in International Affairs

10/01/19

Why International Affairs

You may pursue the Major in International Affairs (BIA) in English and German. The BIA provides you with an interdisciplinary and international degree course. The core subjects for which the University of St.Gallen is renowned are combined in a unique manner, and we are the only Bachelor programme that provides a solid foundation in political science.

06/28/16

Curriculum

The Major in International Affairs is a self-contained, multi-disciplinary degree course. After a successfully completed Assessment Year, you will attend the compulsory subjects of this major in Economics, Political Science, Law and Business Administration for four semesters.

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Events

MIA Lecture: Contending the State of the State

A Conversation with Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, MIA Guest Professor, Graduate Institute Geneva, and Christoph Frei, Associate Professor, HSG.

People

05/28/20

Dr. Christoph Heusgen becomes honorary professor

Dr. Christoph Heusgen to become Honorary Professor

People

06/25/20

BIA alumna and lecturer Claudia Brühwiler at the SRF Club

discussing the current anti-racism protests and unrest in the USA.

People

06/25/20

Swiss Energy Policy. Interview with Prof. Philipp Thaler (in German)

Research

06/25/20

Book Publication: Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019 by Prof. Bardo Fassbender

“Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019” brings together primary source documents reflecting the political, legal and academic discussions of the United Nations Security Council reform, in particular the Council’s membership.

Background

03/23/20

Humanitarian cash transfers and gender specific needs:

Experiences as a Mercator fellow

People

03/25/20

Managing the Swiss-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce in Asunción

BIA student Felix Hotz about his first job experience.

Bernard Kuiten, World Trade Organisation

03/12/20

For many years now, the WTO is a strong supporter of St. Gallen's Model WTO project. We get to enjoy talent at work and see the next generation of decision-makers from around the world dealing with the intricacies and challenges that multilateral trade negotiations pose.

Background

11/20/19

Public Panel Discussion: Switzerland and the EU

Summary of our public panel discussion by Lukas Zumbrunn (in German).

Research

01/23/20

Book Publication: Shaping EU Foreign Policy Towards Russia Improving Coherence in External Relations by Prof. Philipp Thaler

Offering a comprehensive and structured analysis of the reasons why the EU lacks external coherence towards Russia, this book presents important new insights to the topic beyond conventional institutionalist arguments. Philipp Thaler utilises key cases in external energy and human rights policies to highlight the on-going difficulties in creating a coherent position, despite the EU’s formally stated objective to achieve this.

Research

01/07/20

SNIS International Geneva Award 2019

Among this year’s recipients are Klaus Dingwerth et al. for their article “The rise of democratic legitimation: why international organisations speak the language of democracy”.

Background

12/05/19

Panel Discussion Patrick Emmenegger Brexit

Brexit and Beyond: Limits and Potential of Direct Democracy

Public Panel Discussion with Prof. Patrick Emmenegger, organised by swissinfo.

Research

12/05/19

Book Publication: The Limits of Human Rights by Prof. Bardo Fassbender and Prof. Knut Traisbach

What are the limits of human rights, and what do these limits mean? This volume engages critically and constructively with this question to provide a distinct contribution to the contemporary discussion on human rights. Fassbender and Traisbach, along with a group of leading experts in the field, examine the issue from multiple disciplinary perspectives, analysing the limits of our current discourse of human rights. Ultimately, this volume provides an exceptionally rich spectrum of viewpoints and arguments across disciplines to offer fresh insights into human rights and its limitations.

Research

01/16/20

Rethinking the State: Evolutionary principles for managing complexity and collaboration

Prof. Paul Collier held the keynote at the conference "The State of the State" in honour of Prof. Christoph Frei’s birthday.

01/24/18

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