International Relations
0
2018-2019
01013304
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
Lectures and debate classes.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester the student must be able to:
- Understand how the International System has evolved and how important are the new actors in the international arena
- Identify accurately the main theoretical approaches to International Relations and understand their relevance to the analysis of World Politics
- Identify the problems that dominate the Global Agenda and the obstacles that prevent their resolution
- Apply the theoretical framework to the analysis of case-studies.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
I. Introductory concepts
1.1 International System
1.2 Power; Polarity; Polarization
1.3 The levels of analysis
II. Historical Systems
2.1 The modern state system
2.2 The balance of power system in the XIX century
2.3 The system between wars
2.4 The Cold War bipolar system
2.5 Which system is emerging?
III. Theories of international relations
3.1 Realist Theory
3.2 Liberal Theory
3.3 Radical or Critical Perspectives
IV. Global Security Policies
4.1 Managing insecurity: Realist vs. Liberal approach
4.2 Types of wars
4.3 The new threats to international security: the globalization of terrorism
V. Foreign policy decision-making
5.1 Global determinants
5.2 Domestic determinants
5.3 Individual determinants
VI. Non-state actors and the challenge of global governance
6.1 Types of non-state actors
6.2 Non-state actors’ role
VII. Global Agenda
7.1 The globalization of world politics
7.2 The new issues on the global agenda.
Head Lecturer(s)
Jorge Manuel Tavares da Silva
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Frequency: 50.0%
Bibliography
Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce. 2014. Principles of International Politics. 5th ed. London: Sage.
Handler, Scott P., ed. 2013. International Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage CQ Press.
Kegley, Charles and Shannon Blanton. 2013. World Politics Trends and Transformation 2012-2013 ed. Boston: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Mingst, Karen, and Ivan Arrequín Toft. 2010. Essentials of International Relations. 5th ed. New York: W. W. Norton.
Nau, Henry R. 2012. Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, Ideas. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
Rourke, John. 2013. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in World Politics. Dubuque, Iowa: McGrow-Hill