Syllabus
The course is divided into the following sessions:
Session 1. Intro session. Rules and requirements. Warm-up discussion
Sessions 2. War, hegemony, power transitions: offensive realism and beyond
Session 4. Nuclear arms and deterrence: strategic realism and game theory
Session 5. Domestic politics and foreign policies: neoclassical realismSession 6. International institutions and regimes: liberalism and rational choice theory Session 7. Theorizing regional integration. Neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, post-functionalismSession 8. Non-governmental organizations and international humanitarian aid: neo-institutionalist organizational theorySession 9. National interest, identity, and recognition: “a narrative theory of action” (social constructivism)Session 10. Critical perspectives on international security. Securitization theory Session 11. Borders, spaces, and regions: post-structuralism and critical geopoliticsSession 12. Reserve session. Revision and discussion
Annotation
Link to the course in Moodle (this is where you will find the readings and the doc version of the syllabus): https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=15633 1) The teaching of the course starts in the second week of the semester, on Monday, October 9th. 2) Due to the last-minute change of the head teacher, the new syllabus will be uploaded at the end of September. 3) For now, people should contact Aliaksei Kazharski at aliaksei.kazharski@fsv.cuni.cz
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.
The course is divided into twelve sessions. Attendance of the sessions is strongly recommended. Students are expected to have read and familiarised themselves with assigned reading prior to each lecture.