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KVPIB7A1 World Politics 8 ECTS
Organised by
International Relations/ISSS
Person in charge
Helle Palu

Learning outcomes

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 via the Electronic Exam Service.

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.

Belongs to following study modules

University Services
Specific Study Areas II
School of Management
International Relations (International Relations/ISSS)
2011–2012
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
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School of Management