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| SPOL1203-3 | Introduction to 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 : | Introduction to key notions and features in international relations. We will consider- various theoretical approaches;- the State, territorial space, sovereignty, international organisations;- transnational partners;- the structure of the system, between order and disorder; - the historical development of the international system;- international economic relations;- strategic relations, between conflicts and cooperation. |
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| Course objective : | The course aims at providing students with clues to understand major trends in the contemporary world, among which - major issues in international security- dynamics at work in the globalisation and regionalisation processes- international institutions and organisations- changes in economic relationships both in countries of the North and incountries of the South- multiplication of the number of partners in international relations. |
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| Prerequisites : | Students who wish to take this course have to be able to read and refer to works and periodicals in English |
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| Workshops : | The students will get some readings during the year. |
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| Organization : | Ex cathedra courses.
If the opportunity arises, there will be external interventions.
It is also possible the students will have to follow a couple of conferences related to topics tackled during the course. |
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| Written notes : | The course is based on notes prepared by the responsable of the course and some obligatory readings given during the course.Obligatory reading for 2010-2011:
François Heisbourg, Les conséquences stratégiques de la crise, Paris, Odile Jacob 2010, 191 pages.
Recommended reading:
Thierry de Montrial et Philippe Morreau Defarges, Ramses 2008, Paris, ifri, Dunod, 2007.
Diane Ethier, Introduction aux relations internationales, Montréal, Presse universitaire de Montréal, 2006
Jean-Christophe Victor, Virginie Raisson, Franck Tétard et Frédéric Lernoud, Les dessous des cartes: atlas géopolitique, 2006
Jean-Claude Zarka, "Relations internationales", Paris, Ellipse, 2e éd., 2005;
We highly recommend students to refer to a chronology of international relations.
We also highly recommend students to refer to dictionaries of international relations (e. g., Dictionnaire des relations internationales, published by Marie-Claude Smouts, Dario Battistella and Pascal Vennesson, Dalloz, 2006) |
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| Assessment : | Written examination both in the first and second session: open questions and multiple choice |
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| Contacts : | - Professor: Sebastian Santander (Office: R71, level 0 - tel. 04 366 30 46)
- Assistant : Sophie Wintgens (Office R10 - level 0 - tel. 04 366 43 89). |
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