2024/2025
(Бес)порядок и управление в глобальную эпоху
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Департамент политики и управления
Когда читается:
4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Миронюк Михаил Григорьевич
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course combines a focus on major theoretical and conceptual approaches in IR and foreign policy formation with discussions of the pressing issues of world politics.
The course is organized around three main goals. The first goal is to introduce students to major concepts, ideas, and issues in IR, which have been shaping its field. We will explore the essential problems and puzzles in the study of world politics and international relations: Under what conditions do politicians choose to settle disputes without fighting? What is the role of international institutions in world politics? How can institutions and norms shape the behaviour of a state? Under what conditions do politicians take into account the preferences of groups or the public when foreign policy decisions or major policies are made? Why do leaders decide to start trade wars? What means do states have at their disposal to get what they want? The second goal is to invite students to reflect critically on the relationship between theories and history in the study of world politics. The third goal is to stimulate students to critically read, understand and contest political statements and official policy objectives.
This course is not about Russia, the United States, China, the EU. This course is not about retelling the news and criticising particular leaders or countries. Students will learn concepts, models, and ideas that can be used to analyse the choices available to leaders and to understand the rationale behind their choices. We will try not to make judgements on moral or partisan grounds. Our approach is mostly evidence-based.
As for the prerequisites, students starting this course are expected to have a good knowledge of World Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Economics, and Political Theory.
The working language of the course is English. The readings for this course in .pdf or .doc formats are available online to download or through e-mail. They are intended for private use only and are not supposed to be distributed out of the class. Students are also provided with web-links to video materials (mostly, on YouTube).