Syllabus
Week 1 Introduction: Human Brain and International Relations
Week 2 Cognitive Biases in World Politics
Week 3 Framing Effects and the Prospect Theory
Week 4 Methods of Political Psychology
Week 5 Justice and Fairness in International Politics
Week 6 Moral Foundations of Foreign Policy Attitudes
Week 7 Emotions in Politics (guest lecture by Dr. Anna Durnova)
Week 8 Deviance, Stigma, and Ontological (In)security
Week 9 Hybrid Warfare and Affective Sticking Points (guest lecture by Dr. Jakub Eberle & Dr. Jan Daniel)
Week 10 Leadership Styles and Elite Traits
Week 11 Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation
Week 12 PPIR Students’ Conference (I.)
Week 13 PPIR Students’ Conference (II.)
Annotation
• a new course about the fallibility of the human mind and its impact on world politics
• the course is recommended for active students who enjoy interactive teaching methods, challenging debates, weekly tasks, and independent research work with original data
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