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| SPOL0011-1 | Theories of the international relations
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Sébastian Santander |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course aims at analysing major theories of international relations and its criticisms : realism and néorealism, liberal and neoliberal, structuralism and constructivism.
The course aims also at analysing major theories of internationale relations after the
Cold War. It also aims to introduce the students to the international political economy approach. Its objective is to introduce students to a conceptual approach to international relations in order to better understand both the current theoratical debate and the reality of international relations. |
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| Course objective : | Give students a sound knowledge of what is going on on the international stage and invite them to develop a critical view of things on the basis of the various theories we will consider. |
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| Prerequisites : | Students need to have followed the course about "Introduction to international relations" (SPOL1203-1) or a similar course. |
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| Organization : | Ex Cathedra lectures though students are warmly invited to participate. |
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| Written notes : | The course is mostly based on notes prepared by the responsable of the courseObligatory readings for the exam:
TELO, Mario, Relations internationales. Une perspective européenne, Bruxelles, éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2010.
Recommended reading :
BATTISTELLA, Dario, Théories des relations internationales, Paris, Presses de Sciences Po, 2003;
SMOUTS, M-C, Les nouvelles relations internationales. Pratiques et théories, Paris, Presses de Sciences Po, 1998, 409 pages. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination both in the first and second session (Open questions and may be Multiple Choice). |
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| Contacts : | - Professor: Sebastian Santander (Office: R71, niveau 0 - tel. 04 366 30 46)
- Assistant : Sophie Wintgens (Office R10 - level 0 - tel. 04 366 43 89). |
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| Remarks : | - To succeed the exam it is highly recommended to attend the course. In order to illustrate the theory, a lot of exemples are mentionning during the course.
- So it is hghly recommended to follow international news by reading the newspapers, listening to the radio, looking at television,...
At the end of the cours, students will have the plan of the cours. |
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