Syllabus
Please refer to the attached file and the Moodle for details. The course is divided into the following sessions:
1. COURSE INTRODUCTION
2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THE STORY
3. WAR AND PEACE: WHY PEOPLE FIGHT
4. POWER TRANSITIONS
5. POWER: WHAT IT MEANS
6. INSTITUTIONS: WHY PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER
7. NORMS AND INTERESTS: WHO DOES WHAT AND WHY
8. CLIMATE CHANGE: SYSTEMIC FRAGILITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
9. POLITICAL ECONOMY: WHO HAS WHAT AND WHY
10. GLOBAL SOCIAL JUSTICE
11. INTEGRATION: HOW PEOPLE AND STATES GET TOGETHER
12.THE FINAL CASE
Annotation
The course provides students with advanced understanding of key theories and concepts for analysis of international politics. It covers major subjects of international relations, both perennial and of particular concern at the present time, from war and peace to how power and wealth are distributed, cooperation works sometimes (and not at other times), and megatrends such as climate change impacts on global politics.
Please note that all reading is available, and examination is conducted in the Moodle (https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=6361). Students must be registered in the Moodle to successfully pass this course.
(The course under this code is offered by the Department of International Relations only to students of the Geopolitical Studies programme.)