Strategic themes:
Internationalisation,
Sustainable development
Learning outcomes
After completing the module the student will have a good command of contemporary research literature on world politics. The student will also be acquainted with the latest research on foreign policy and diplomacy and will know the most important theoretical debates in the fields.
Contents
The study of world politics, foreign policy and diplomacy.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Written exam
10 ECTS
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Option
2
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
10 ECTS from the following:
Buzan-Lawson, The Global Transformation. Cambridge University Press 2015. (3 ECTS)
Chan, Looking for Balance: China, the United States, and Power Balancing in East Asia. Stanford University Press 2012. (e-material) (2 ECTS)
Clunan, The Social Construction of Russia’s Resurgence. Johns Hopkins University Press 2009. (e-material) (2 ECTS)
Enloe, Bananas, Beaches and Bases. University of California Press 2014. (2 ECTS)
Krebs, Narrative and the Making of US National Security. Cambridge University Press 2015 (3 ECTS)
Lebow, A Cultural Theory of International Relations. Cambridge University Press 2009. (4 ECTS)
Neumann, Russia and the Idea of Europe. Routledge 2017. (2 ECTS)
Neumann – Sending, Governing the Global Polity. Practice, Mentality, Rationality. The University of Michigan Press 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)
Patomäki, The Political Economy of Global Security. Routledge 2008. (e-material) (2 ECTS)
Pouliot, International Pecking Orders. Cambridge University Press 2016. (3 ECTS)
Rathbun, Trust in International Cooperation. International Security Institutions, Domestic Politics and American Multilateralism. Cambridge University Press 2011. (e-material) (2 ECTS)