Бакалавриат
2020/2021
Мировая политика и международные отношения
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Международный бизнес и менеджмент/ Менеджмент)
Направление:
38.03.02. Менеджмент
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа экономики и менеджмента
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Преподаватели:
Акопов Сергей Владимирович,
Рябов Дмитрий Олегович,
Сорбалэ Алексей Борисович,
Тиняков Даниил Кириллович
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
50
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The main goal of this course is to introduce students to the concepts and authors of the contemporary world politics and international relations, grounding students in several national theoretical traditions and encouraging them to produce analysis beyond the traditional nation-states centered paradigm. Students will learn about why these concepts matter; what controversies surround each of them and what the vigorous debates and disagreements about them reveals about the character of contemporary world politics in the era of globalization.
Learning Objectives
- By the end of the course students will have a much better understanding of the ideational, and normative dimension of international relations. They will learn about how to do concept analysis, and generally improve their analytical capabilities and their abilities to grasp the essence of world politics.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Student is capable of posing research problems relevant to the study of political phenomena and political processes; setting particular research tasks; and putting together a research design
- Student is capable of reporting the results of the information retrieval and analysis, academic or applied research she/he has conducted: - in various genres (including reviews, policy papers, reports and publications pertaining to socio-political subject matter); - and depending on the target audience
- Able to identify scientific subject
- Work with information: find, define and use the information from different sources which required for solving of research and professional problems (including the system approach)
- Able to think critically and interpret the experience (personal and of other persons), relate to professional and social activities
Course Contents
- Introduction to World Politics; Theories of world politics: Realism
- Liberalism and Marxism
- Identity and social constructivism
- Gender and feminism
- Sovereignty and poststructuralism
- Hegemony and postcolonialism
- International institutions in the global world economy
- Poverty, hunger and global human rights
- Evolution of the United Nations
- Regional cooperation in a global context
- International security and climate change
- Terrorism and the changing character of war
Assessment Elements
- Discussion on ReadingsFor every seminar student should read the required reading and be able to discuss it in class and answer instructor’s questions on the content of the reading as well as on the contribution of this text to the discussion on the most important topic of the course. This oral participation amount to 0,4 of the cumulative grade for the course.
- EssayIn the end of the second module of the course students should write a 2000-word essay. It comprises 0,3 of the cumulative grade for the course. To choose the topic of your essay you should contact the teacher. When choosing the essay topic, students can stick to one of the following tracks: Track 1: the topic of the essay covers the range of problems that are described in the vein of the course (e.g., the impact of international politics on the global stock market). Track 2: the topic of the essay is based on the theory-issue bunch, where the issue is not the core focus of the respective theory (e.g., realism-environmental issues, feminism-arms race). An essay should include clear statement of a research problem; include an analysis of the problem by using concepts and analytical tools within the subject that generalize the point of view of the author. An essay should include Introduction, Main part, Conclusion, Reference list. Introduction should include the following information: (1) some background information about the topic, (2) research question, (3) thesis statement, (4) structure of the essay. Body of the essay should cover the theoretical foundation of selected problem and evidence-based argumentation of a research question. Conclusion should include the argumentative summary about the research question and possibilities for further use or development. As a rough guide, the Introduction and Conclusion should be around 500 words (25%) of your whole essay. There should be no Title page. The length of the essay is 2000 words. Every 10% more or less than the word limit will incur a 10% grade penalty. The word limit does not include citations, endnotes and bibliography. It only refers to the substantive content of the essay itself. In case of plagiarism, the student automatically gets 0 for the whole essay. The essay should be written in 12 point font, 1.5 spacing. The title and section heading should be bold. For citations use APA style (in-text, author-date)
- QuizOnce every month there will be a short 5 min-quiz at the beginning of the seminar, covering the material of the previous lectures. It would consist of questions on remembering dates, names, and key ideas.
- Written exam
