Syllabus
COURSE SCHEDULEWeek 1 (Feb 19): Introduction: Human Brain and International RelationsWeek 2 (Feb 26): Cognitive Biases in World PoliticsWeek 3 (Mar 4): Framing Effects and the Prospect TheoryWeek 4 (Mar 11): Justice and Fairness in International PoliticsWeek 5 (Mar 18): Survey Experiments in Political PsychologyWeek 6 (Mar 25): Leadership Styles and Elite Traits (guest lecture by Ondrej Rosendorf)Week 7 (Apr 1): No class (Easter Monday)Week 8 (Apr 8): Conspiracy Theories (guest lecture by Jonáš Syrovátka)Week 9 (Apr 15): Bottom-up and Top-down Models of Foreign Policy AttitudesWeek 10 (Apr 22): Moral Foundations of Foreign Policy AttitudesWeek 11 (Apr 29): Hybrid Warfare and Disinformation (guest lecture by Jakub Eberle)Week 12 (May 6): Deviance, Stigma, and Ontological (In)securityWeek 13 (May 13): PPIR Students’ Conference (Session I)Week 14 (May 20): PPIR Students’ Conference (Session II)
Annotation
* an award-winning course about the fallibility of the human mind and its impact on world politics
* it is designed for active students who enjoy interactive teaching methods, in-class debates, weekly tasks, and challenging term projects
* note that the course is quite demanding, and most of the coursework takes place during the semester rather than in the exam period
* read the syllabus (pdf version) before you sign up for this course
MOODLE PAGE: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=15922
Important: The course is only available to Master's students. That is, a completed Bachelor's degree is a strict requirement for attending this course.