Course overview
This course provides students with the analytical skills to study the fundamental interactions between state and non-state actors in global politics, both historically and contemporarily. It introduces essential concepts such as power, balance of power, statehood, and sovereignty. Additionally, the course covers the evolution of the modern state system and the primary schools of thought in contemporary International Relations. Students will also explore various aspects of global governance, including international law and international regimes like those concerning human rights and weapons non-proliferation.
- Foundations Of Global Politics
- Actors And Institutions In Global Politics
- Contemporary Issues In Global Politics
Course learning outcomes
- Conduct independent research utilising various sources, assessing and engaging with information by identifying the main arguments of scholarly works
- Demonstrate awareness of and capacity to define main traditions of thinking about international politics and major concepts in global politics, as well as contextualise their use in explaining historical and contemporary international political behaviour
- Summarise and discuss the characteristics and functions of different actors in international politics and investigate potential ethical dilemmas deriving from their interactions
- Engage in constructive and respectful discussions about contested concepts and controversial events in a tutorial setting and work cooperatively in a group
- Assess and support claims about causes and effects in international politics and collect evidence for a specific interpretation in speech and writing
- Conduct independent research utilising various sources, assessing and engaging with information by identifying the main arguments of scholarly works
- Demonstrate awareness of and capacity to define main traditions of thinking about international politics and major concepts in global politics, as well as contextualise their use in explaining historical and contemporary international political behaviour
- Summarise and discuss the characteristics and functions of different actors in international politics and investigate potential ethical dilemmas deriving from their interactions
- Engage in constructive and respectful discussions about contested concepts and controversial events in a tutorial setting and work cooperatively in a group