Bachelor
2022/2023
Introduction to International Relations
Type:
Compulsory course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)
Area of studies:
Public Policy and Social Sciences
Delivered by:
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When:
2 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
86
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of different regions and the political challenges they are facing. The course is designed in a way that student choses the region of interest and widens and deepens knowledge about it, its historical, political and economic peculiarities. Special attention is being dedicated to the modern challenges to regional political and economic cooperation and integration and responses to some of these challenges. Much emphasis is being made not only on the relations among the countries within the region, but also the role of the external actors. Students get to select one of the following regions: Ibero-America, East and Southeast Asia, Greater Middle East or the EU and Wider Europe.
Learning Objectives
- Explore the evolution of the discipline of international relations (IR) over the past century by examining the changing understandings of order in the modern world
- Consider the impact of major historical events on the evolution of IR, including the treaties of 1648, Europe’s imperial expansion, the First World War and the ongoing influence of globalisation
- Introduce students to a range of theoretical tools in order to analyse the behaviour of international actors and the nature of international systems
- Define and discuss some main concepts within the discipline, including war, peace, the state and power
- Critically assess challenges facing contemporary international society, including new security issues, global governance and the rise of East Asian actors.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- basic knowledge on constructivism in IR
- basic knowledge on English school of IR
- basic knowledge on gender theory in IR
- basic knowledge on international political economy in IR
- basic knowledge on liberalism in IR
- basic knowledge on marxism in IR
- basic knowledge on poststructuralism in IR
- basic knowledge on realism in IR
- Can discuss the future of IR
- Knows basic approaches in the IR theory
- Knows history of international relations
- knows key concepts of International Relations
Course Contents
- Introduction to International Relations (IR)
- History of IR
- Theories of IR
- Key concepts of IR
- The future of IR
Assessment Elements
- MOCK 2
- Seminars activity
- MOCK 1
- Oral examstudents will receive the questions DURING the exam and will have 15 min to prepare the answer. The questins will be similar to the UoL exam questions, thus students will need to present arguments on the question asked.
- Socrative
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 4th module0.2 * Seminars activity + 0.1 * MOCK 2 + 0.45 * Oral exam + 0.1 * MOCK 1 + 0.15 * Socrative
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Chan, S., & Zakkour, M. (2014). China’s Super Consumers : What 1 Billion Customers Want and How to Sell It to Them. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=842625
- Hung-PoHsieh, & 謝宏博. (2016). Cross-Border e-Commerce Studies in Taiwan and Mainland China. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsndl&AN=edsndl.oai.union.ndltd.org.TW.104NCKU5457058
- Pettis, M., & Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (2013). Avoiding the Fall : China’s Economic Restructuring. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=641536
- Russia's Identity in International Relations : Images, Perceptions, Misperceptions, edited by Raymond Taras, Routledge, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1039305.
- Гоббс, Т. Leviathan in 2 volumes. V 1. Левиафан в 2 т. Том 1 / Т. Гоббс. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 284 с. — (Читаем в оригинале). — ISBN 978-5-534-06074-4. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/441701 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
- Гоббс, Т. Leviathan in 2 volumes. V 2. Левиафан в 2 т. Том 2 / Т. Гоббс. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 266 с. — (Читаем в оригинале). — ISBN 978-5-534-06076-8. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/441782 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Grotius Society. (1921). The Grotius Society publications : texts for students of international relations. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.13D74A82
- Hudson, M. O. (2019). Legal Foundations of International Relations. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.910716C1