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Introduction to international relations

Code Cours
2324-ESPOL-IR-EN-1001
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  3. Introduction to international relations
Établissement
ESPOL European School of Political and Social Sciences
Langue d'enseignement
FR, EN
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Licence Science Politique - Parcours Européen - Crédits ECTS:
Période
S2

Présentation

Objectifs


I - COURSE PRESENTATION: The learning goals and objectives of this course are the following: first, introduce students to basic IR concepts and theories; second: give students the tools to identify and analyze current global challenges.


The issues studied and discussed deal with current global trends and challenges, why and how they may be related to one another: Global power shifts, Climate change, Wealth and Poverty, Global governance, economic and political Regionalism.


Présentation




  1. The making of the modern world




  2. Realism, Liberalism in today’s world




  3. One world, Many actors




  4. Global civil society




  5. Global political economy




  6. Regional political integration




  7. Constructivism, (Conditional) Sovereignty and Responsibility to Protect




  8. How the Environment became mainstream





III - READINGS





  1. International Relations (2017), ed. by Stephen McGlinchey, chapter 1




  2. International Relations Theory (2017), ed. by Stephen McGlinchey, Rosie Walters & Christian Scheinpflug, chapters 1 & 2




  3. International Relations (2017), chapter 3




  4. International Relations (2017), chapter 7




  5. International Relations (2017), chapter 8

Modalités

Évaluation
Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources

Bibliographie

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