Geopolitical Tuesdays II 2100-MON-GEW2-OG

The seminar is conducted in English. Part of the classes (about 4-6 meetings) will be held with the participation of researchers from French universities (guests).
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with selected issues of geopolitics in Europe and in the world, to show different research approaches explaining the essence of these processes and phenomena and to discuss their impact on events in Europe and the world. Invited lecturers from French universities will participate in the classes.

The seminar is part of a network of debates taking place, among others, at Columbia University, EHESS, ESSEC, LUISS, SciencesPo Paris, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Paris IV Sorbonne, Universidade Lisboa and Universitatea din Bucureşti. These debates enable students to contact prominent researchers from France.

"Geopolitical Tuesdays" is a proposal to build intellectual, political and scientific debate on a continental scale.

The first seminar will have an introductory and organizational character. The presentation of the project will be followed by a lecture by an invited guest. Then six more meetings will take place.

The seminar is designed to:

1. Present the knowledge needed to pass the course.

2. Familiarize the student with basic information on:

- geopolitics issues discussed,

- French approach to geopolitics.

The following range of topics will be implemented under the subject:

1. Security and Defense Policy in Europe

2. Central Europe - challenges for democracy

3. Indo-Pacific zone

4. Covid-19 pandemic

5. Geopolitics of the Baltic Sea Region

6. Industry and defense policy in Europe

Seminar = 15 hours

Individual preparation for classes (literature in English) = 40 hours.

Preparation for conducting one class by students (in English) = 20 hours.

Preparation for writing an essay (in English) = 60 hours.

Total = approximately 120 hours of student work.

Dates of meetings: the meeting schedule is sent to students at the beginning of each semester.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning

Course coordinators

Tomasz Łukaszuk
Nicolas Masłowski
Kinga Torbicka

Course dedicated to a programme

4EU+Courses

Learning outcomes

After completing the seminar, the student will obtain:

Knowledge that allows:

1. complete the understanding of selected geopolitics concepts.

2. learn selected approaches to geopolitical research.

Skills allowing:

1. explain selected geopolitical problems.

Attitudes allowing for:

1. Recognizing the advantages of analyzing actuality in the modern world based on academic knowledge and a broader intellectual view based on in-depth reflection.

Assessment criteria

Attendance (permitted absence from 1 classes per semester), active participation in the discussion, essay in English at the end of the semester referring to one of the subjects of the seminars (6 pages). The essay will be assessed by one of coordinators.

Students are expected to read designated materials in English prior to the start of each class and be ready to submit comments and / or questions in discussions.

Essay: The essay should contain 6 pages in English, the structure of a scientific work, ie contain thesis, research questions, references to theory or empirical data. The lecturers will assess the correctness of the argument and the narrative style. The work should contain footnotes and a scientific bibliography. The essay should be related to the topic of the meetings. The work will be checked as part of the university's anti-plagiarism program. The work should be sent by e-mail to one of the course coordinators.

Notes

Term 2023L:

None

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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