Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Theories in International Relations and Diplomacy
Course Code
PZK_201
Branch of Science
International Politics; Political science
ECTS
7.50
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Māris Andžāns
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide a comprehensive review of theories of International Relations (IR).
Preliminary Knowledge
Students should have basic knowledge about International Relations and international processes.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will carve future scenarios and development of empirical phenomena, based on advanced knowledge acquired in the study course on international relations’ theoretical and methodological aspects and comprehension of empirical phenomena. Students will navigate across the most significant international relations’ issues in current context.
Skills
1.Students will individually conduct analytical work of large scale, by critically selecting and objectively evaluating sources and arriving at objective and neutral solutions. Students will endeavour in a professional team, that will include leading group work, persuading others on own opinion and motivating others along with coordination of multiple simultaneous tasks. Students will conduct individual work of a large scale when a range of tasks of varying importance and complexity should be performed. Acquired skills will include work planning, task prioritization skills, as well as stress resilience skills.
Competences
1.Students will develop and discuss innovative solutions to be used in solving the most important problems of international relations.
Assessment
Individual work
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• Active participation during classes and seminars (as well as criticism and recommendations given in response to other students' reports)
• Essays
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Examination
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• Active participation during classes and seminars – 30%
• Essays – 20%
• Final report – 20%
• Exam – 30%
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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Location
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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Location
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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The contribution of realism to the development of International Realtion theories. Is it still relevant or can liberalism offer an all-encompassing explanation?
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Auditorium
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The contribution of realism to the development of International Realtion theories. Is it still relevant or can liberalism offer an all-encompassing explanation?
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Auditorium
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Auditorium
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Auditorium
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2
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Concepts, theories and approaches. Postcolonialism, feminism, green theories. Securitizatio. Institutionalism.
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Concepts, theories and approaches. Postcolonialism, feminism, green theories. Securitizatio. Institutionalism.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.50
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to the course. The necessity and meaning of theories in researching international relations. The development of theories, acotrs and structures – the Great Debates.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Actors in international politics: geopolitics, classical realism, neorealism un neoclassical realism. The structure of international politics – neorealism and neoliberalism. Anarchy, structure and regimes. Liberalism (pluralism) in international realtions research. English School.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The contribution of realism to the development of International Realtion theories. Is it still relevant or can liberalism offer an all-encompassing explanation?
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The contribution of realism to the development of International Realtion theories. Is it still relevant or can liberalism offer an all-encompassing explanation?
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Identities, discourse, agents and norms in international relations – the post-positivist tradition.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concepts, theories and approaches. Postcolonialism, feminism, green theories. Securitizatio. Institutionalism.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concepts, theories and approaches. Postcolonialism, feminism, green theories. Securitizatio. Institutionalism.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.50
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
M., Reus-Smit, C., True, J. 2005. Theories of International Relations. Houndmills, New York. Palgrave Macmillan.
2.
Hans J. Morgenthau, revised by Kenneth W. Thompson. Politics among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace. Brief ed. (New York [etc.]: McGraw-Hill, 1993)
3.
Keohane, R. and Nye, J. S. Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1977)
4.
Ernst B. Haas, The Uniting Of Europe: Political, Social, And Economical Forces, 1950-1957 (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1958)
5.
Kenneth Waltz. Theory of International Politics (Boston etc.: McGraw Hills, 1979)
6.
Ruggie, J., 1998. Constructing the World Polity. London, New York: Roeutledge
7.
Lene Hansen, Security as Practice, 2006
8.
Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink. “International Norm Dynamics and Political Change”, in Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert O. Keohane, Stephen D. Krasner (eds.), Exploration and Contestation in the Study of World Politics (Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 1999)
9.
Alexander Wendt. Social Theory of International Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999)
10.
Buzan, B., Hansen, L. 2009. The Evolution of International Security Studies. Cambridge University Press.
11.
David Campbell. Writing Security: United States Foreign Policy and the Politics of Identity. Manchester University Press, 1998
12.
Tarak Barkawi, Mark Laffey. “The postcolonial moment in security studies”. Review of International Studies (no. 32, 2006)
13.
Robert Cox, The Political Economy of International Change. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1987)
14.
3. Cristopher S. Browning, Matt McDonald. “The future of critical security studies: Ethics and politics of security”. European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2011, pp. 235-255
15.
Ryerson Christie. “Critical voices and Human Security: To Endure, To Engage or To Critique?” Security Dialogue, Vol. 41. No. 2, 2010, pp. 169-190.
16.
Scott Burchill, Matthew Paterson, Christian Reus-Smit, Andrew Linklater, Richard Devetak, Jacqui True, Jack Donnelly. Theories of international relations. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
17.
Stephen Van Evera, Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. – Cornell University Press. – Ithaca and London. – 1997.
18.
Peter Burnham, Karin Gilland Lutz, Wyn Grant and Zig Layton-Henry, Research Methods in Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
19.
John Gerring, Dino Christenson, Applied Social Science Methodology. An Introductory Guide, Cambridge University Press, 2017
20.
Ed. by David Marsh and Gerry Stoker, Theory and Methods in Political Science, 3rd ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
21.
John W.Creswell, Research Desing. Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, 3rd ed. – Sage, 2009
22.
Thomas R. Lindlof, Bryan C.Taylor, Qualitative Communication Research Methods, 2nd ed., 2002, Sage Publications
23.
M.Larsen "Foreign Policy and Discourse Analysis".
Additional Reading
1.
Andrew Moravcsik, Preferences and power in the European Community: A liberal intergovernmentalist approach. Journal of Common Market Studies, 1993, 31 (4): 473–524
2.
Michael W. Doyle. Liberal Peace - Selected Essays (Routledge, 2011)
3.
Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War. Columbia University Press. New York: 1959
4.
Stefano Guzzini and Anna Leander (Eds.). Constructivism and International Relations: Alexander Wendt and His Critics. (Abingdon, Oxson, New York: Routledge), 2006,
5.
Mark Laffey, JuttaWeldes. “Decolonizing the Cuban Missile Crisis”, SPAIS Working paper, No.04-08
6.
Wendt, Alexander. “Anarchy is What States Make of It: The Social Construction of Power Politics”. International Organization, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), 391-425.
7.
Ruggie, J. G. Autumn 1998. “What Makes the World Hang Together? Neo-Utilitarianism and the Social Constructivist Challenge”, in International Organization. Vol. 52, No. 4. 855-885.