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| SPOL1203-2 | Introduction to International Relations
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| Duration : | 60h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in Political Sciences, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Political Sciences | | 6 |
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| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | | 6 |
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| Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Population and Development | | 6 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 1st year | | 8 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Sébastian Santander |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Students who wish to take this course have to be able to read and refer to works and periodicals in English. Passive knowledge of english is required. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Students will have readings as well in english as in french. They will get the readings during the year. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Ex Cathedra lectures
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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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course is based on notes prepared by the responsable of the course and some obligatory readings given during the course.
Obligatory reading for 2014-2015:
Nick TURSE, Les nouvelles armes de l'empire américain, Paris, La Découverte, 2014, 146 p.
The reading is available at "Point de Vue" (Campus: Sart Tilman) and at Pax Libreary (downtown).
Recommended reading:
Richard Mansbach and Kirsten Taylor, Introduction to Global Politics, Londres, Routledge, 2011, 602 p.
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 highly recommend students to refer to a chronology of international relations:
Aymeric Chauprade, Chronique du choc des civilisations, Paris, éd Chroniques, 2011, 255 pages.
We also highly recommend students to refer to dictionaries of international relations (e. g., Dictionnaire des relations internationales, 3eme édition, publié par Marie-Claude Smouts, Dario Battistella, Pascal Vennesson et Franck Petiteville, Paris, Dalloz, 2012, 572 pages) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination both in the first and second session: open questions and may be multiple choice |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course evolves, year by year, according to the political topicality of international relations.
The students will receive the structure of the course at the end of the quadrimester.
The document will be available on MyULg. |
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Contacts :
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| - Professor: Sebastian Santander (Office: R71, level 0 - tel. 04 366 30 46)
- Assistants:
Liridon Lika (Bureau R12, niveau 0 - tel. 04 366 42 59)
Gabrielle W. Cusson |
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