Learning outcomes
After a successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand international relations as a whole from the perspective of world politics, master disciplinary discussion of the field and understand central global issues.
Teaching methods
Written exam + participation in classroom work.
Teaching language
FinnishModes of study
Lectures, a book exam (see literature) and/or a compensatory essay to be agreed on with the teacher in charge.
Evaluation and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.Determined separately in each period.
Recommended year of study
Second year, periods 2-4.
Study materials
Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War. Barnes and Noble 2006 (3 ECTS)
In addition, three of the following:
1. Coicaudin - Warnerin, Ethics and International Affairs. United Nations University Press 2001. (2 ECTS)
2. Agnew, Hegemony: The New Shape of Global Power. Temple University Press 2005. (2 ECTS)
3. Little, The Balance of Power in International Relations: Metaphors, Myths and Models. Cambridge University Press 2007. (2 ECTS)
4. Weatherby, The Other World: Issues and Politics of the Developing World. 7. painos 2006 (2 ECTS)
5. Pempel (edit.), Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region. Cornell University Press 2005. (2 ECTS)
6. Barnett - Finnemore, Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics. Cornell University Press 2004. (2 ECTS)
Belongs to following study modules
2009–2010
