| CODE | DST1001 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | International Relations and Diplomacy 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit provides a survey and analysis of the principal theoretical approaches to the discipline of international relations, and relates them to current policy issues. The study-unit begins by looking at traditional approaches to international relations, which tend to focus on problems of international security. It will do so by looking at the Realist and Liberalist schools of thought, with particular reference to the Realist-Idealist controversy. The study-unit will then broaden its scope and examine the concept of foreign policy making, diplomacy, power politics, the causes of war, the role of international institutions, aspects of international political economy, North-South relations and conclude with an assessment of international relations theory and the global future. The aim of this study-unit is to introduce students to a broad range of theoretical perspectives in international relations. In this way the study-unit aims also to give students a grasp of the most important theoretical debates and issues in the contemporary discipline of international relations. In addition, the study-unit will also enhance the students鈥� general analytical abilities, study skills, organisational skills, and writing skills. Contents (1st Semester) - General Introduction: Outline and Objectives - Theories of International Relations I (Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory) - Theories of International Relations II (Liberalism and Rival Theories) - The State System - The International System - Foreign Policy Making - The Role of Diplomacy - The Concept of Power - Causes of War and the Use of Force - International Organisation: the United Nations and the European Union - Global Political Economy - North-South Relations - International Relations Theory and the Global Future on the Cusp of a New Century Contents (2nd Semester) During the 2nd semester the study-unit will examine current issues of International Politics. It will consist of case studies and presentations on topics dealing with contemporary international issues. - Procedure of presentation: Prepare: (a) an oral presentation of about 15min; (b) a type-written handout that contains: (i) an approx. 1 page outline of the topic; (ii) a short list of bibliographic references Not mandatory, but encouraged is: (a) Use of overhead projector; (b) Distribution of texts (primary sources) that are essentials - The Euro-Mediterranean Process - The Socio-Economic dimension of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership/The Charter for Peace and Stability - Geopolitical Trends Across the Middle East - The Israeli-Palestinian Track/The role of the EU and the USA in the Middle East - Geopolitical Trends across the Maghreb - Euro-Maghreb Relations - Geopolitical Trends Across the Balkans - The Stability Pact for the Balkans - Human Rights and Humanitarian Actions - Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Intervention - An EU Security Policy and EU Enlargement - Peaceful Settlement of Disputes - The Case of Kosovo - Transatlantic Relations 鈥� the Case of NATO - Terrorism in contemporary international relations - A Euro-Mediterranean Security Dialogue - The Roles of NATO, the OSCE and the WEU in the Mediterranean - Regionalism in the Mediterranean Literature - Baylis, J. & S. Smith. 鈥淩ealism鈥� in The Globalization of World Politics (Third Edition), Oxford, 2005. - Berridge, G.R. 鈥淒iplomacy: Theory and Practice鈥�, Palgrave, 2002. - Bull, H. 鈥淭he Anarchical Society鈥�, Palgrave, 2002. - Buzan, B. & R. Little. 鈥淚nternational Systems in World History鈥�, Oxford, 2000 - Calleya, S. 鈥淩egional Dynamics in the Mediterranean Area鈥� in Regionalism in the Post-Cold War World, Ashgate, 2000. - Falk, Richard and Mittleman, James, 鈥淕lobal Hegemony and Regionalism鈥� in Calleya, Regionalism in the post-Cold War World, Ashgate, 2000. - Garnett, 鈥淪tates, State-Centric Perspectives, and Interdependence鈥� in Baylis and Renegger, Dilemmas of World Politics - Huntington, S.P. 鈥淭he Clash of Civilisations?鈥� Foreign Affairs, Vol. 72, Summer 1993. - Idris, K. & M. Bartolo. 鈥淎 Better United Nations for the New Millenium鈥�, Kluwer Law International, 2000. - Kegley, C.W. & E.R. Wittkopf. 鈥淲orld Politics鈥� (9th Ed.), Palgrave, 2004. - Pearson, F.S. & J.M. Rochester. 鈥淚nternational Relations鈥�, McGraw-Hill, 1992. - Morgenthau, H.J. 鈥淧olitics Among Nations鈥�, McGraw-Hill, 1993. - Spanier, 鈥淭he changing International System: A Conclusion鈥�, in Games Nations Play, CO Press 1996. - Strange, S. 鈥淭he Retreat of the State鈥�, Cambridge, 1996. - 鈥淢easuring Globalization鈥�, Foreign Policy, January/February 2001. - 鈥淭he New Geopolitics鈥�, The Economist, July 31st 1999. - Wright, Robert and Kaplan, Rober, 鈥淢r Order Meets Mr Chaos鈥�, Foreign Policy, May/June 2001. - Mearsheimer, J.J. 鈥淭he False Promise of International Institutions鈥�, International Security, Winter 1994/95. - Keohane, Martin, 鈥淭he Promise of Institutionalist Theory鈥�, International Security, Summer 1995 - Krasner, S. 鈥淪overeignty鈥�, Foreign Policy, January/February, 2001. - Freedom鈥檚 Journey (A Survey of the 20th Century), The Economist, September 11, 1999. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lourdes Pullicino |
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