The course makes able for the student to figure out international relations from the point of view of World Politics. After the course she/he is familiar with the academic debate and central issues of World Politics.
Contents
The module analyses World Politics according to following themes
-Normative and Ethical Aspects/Dimensions of World Politics -Globalisation and Global Civil Society -Great Power Conflicts and Diplomacy -World Politics and the Third World
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
A combination of compensatory courses and a book exam on faculty’s examination day.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Thucydides: The History of the Peloponnesian War. Barnes and Noble 2006 or other print
and three books from the following
1. Coicaud & Warner: Ethics and International Affairs. United Nations University Press 2001.
2. Agnew, Hegemony: The New Shape of Global Power. Temple University Press 2005.
3. Little: The Balance of Power in International Relations: Metaphors, Myths and Models. Cambridge University Press 2007.
4. Weatherby: The Other World: Issues and Politics of the Developing World. 7. painos 2006
5. Pempel (ed..): Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region. Cornell University Press 2005.
6. Barnett & Finnemore: Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics. Cornell University Press 2004.