General information |
Course unit name: Topics in International Policy
Course unit code: 570427
Academic year: 2019-2020
Coordinator: Sonia Andolz Rodriguez
Department: Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law
Credits: 5
Single program: S
Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 125 |
Face-to-face and/or online activities |
45 |
- Lecture with practical component |
Face-to-face |
45 |
Supervised project |
40 |
Independent learning |
40 |
Recommendations |
Any student can enrol and complete the subject, although it is useful to be familiar with knowledge of related social sciences such as political science and sociology. |
Competences to be gained during study |
— Skills in techniques, procedures and analysis tools for international politics.
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Learning objectives |
Referring to knowledge — Analyse the contemporary international system in a process of globalisation. |
Teaching blocks |
1. The international system: basic concepts and introduction; System, structure, players and relations
2. The international system since 1945; Phases, structural changes, players, system
3. Main theoretical trends and schools of thought applied to the global system
4. Players in the international system and possible typologies: state, international organisations and transnational players
5. Relation processes between players: conflict, cooperation, use of force, integration, interdependence
6. The international agenda; Who sets it? What does it include? What are its effects? Foreign policy
7.
Transnational dynamics and their weight on the international agenda and regional agendas
8. The problem of comprehensive security at a global scale and implementation difficulties; Is global governance possible? Expansion of so-called multilevel government structures
9. World regions; Agenda, dynamics and regional structure analysis
Teaching methods and general organization |
The methodology for this subject is develop through the following activities:
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Official assessment of learning outcomes |
Students are assessed on the following aspects:
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Reading and study resources |
Consulteu la disponibilitat a CERCABIB
Book
BARBÉ, E. Relaciones internacionales. 3ª ed. Madrid: Tecnos, 2007.
BAYLIS, J. SMITH. S. The globalization of World politics. 7th ed. Oxford [etc.] : Oxford University Press, cop. 2017.
Catāleg UB
Catāleg UB (6a ed., 2014)
Catāleg UB (4a ed., 2008)
Catāleg UB (3a ed., 2005)
BERRIDGE, G.R. International politics: states, power and conflicts since 1945. 3rd ed. New York [etc.] : Harvester-Wheatsheaf, 1997.
BRZEZINSKI, Z. El Gran tablero mundial. Barcelona: Paidós, 1998.
HALLIDAY, Fred. The World at 2000: perils and promises. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001 .
HUNTINGTON, S. P. El choque de civilizaciones y la reconfiguración del orden mundial. Barcelona [etc.]: Paidós, 2005.
NYE, J.S. & DONAHUE J.D. Governance in a Globalizing World. Cambridge (Mass.): Visions of Governance for the 21st Century ; Washington (Wash.): Brookings Institution Press, cop. 2000.
VILANOVA, P. Orden y desorden a escala global. Madrid: Síntesis, DL 2006.
ZORGBIBE, Ch. Historia de las relaciones internacionales. Madrid: Alianza, cop. 1997. 2 vols.
Chapter
VILANOVA, P. "El Estado y el sistema internacional". A: Manual de Ciencia Política. 3a ed. Madrid : Tecnos, 2006.