Contemporary International Politics
Objectives
a) To understand the main theoretical approaches concerning international politics;
b) To understand the main concepts;
c) To understand some structural events concerning contemporary international politics.
General characterization
Code
711071049
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Alice da Conceição Monteiro Pita Brito da Cunha
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None
Bibliography
Aron, Raymond, Paix et guerre entre les nations, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, ed. 1984
Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia, The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017 (7th ed.)
Bull, Hedley, “The anarchical society: a study of order in world politics”, Hampshire, Palgrave, 2002 (3rd ed.)
Ikenberry, G. John, “The Rise of China and the Future of the West: Can the Liberal System Survive?”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 87, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 2008), pp. 23-37
Morgenthau, Hans, Politic Among Nations, The Struggle for Power and Peace, Boston, McGraw Hill, 1993 (6th ed.)
Reus-Smit, Christian and Snidal, Duncan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008
Zakaria, Fareed, O mundo pós-americano, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2008
Teaching method
Lectures and theoretical-practical classes, critical analysis and discussion with students.
Evaluation method
News` analysis – 5%
Essay - 15%
Midterm exam – 40%
Final exam – 40%
Subject matter
Introduction to Contemporary International Politics
Theoretical approaches to the study of International Politics
Evolution of Contemporary International Politics
Post-Cold War International Politics
International system`s Governance
Portugal and Contemporary International Politics
Selected case studies
Programs
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