(in Polish) Międzynarodowe stosunki polityczne 2105-PP-L-D2MSPO
Part I. Subjective dimension of contemporary international relations
a. State in international relations
b. Sovereignty in international relations
c. International community
d. Holy See
e. International organization
f. Insurgent community
g. Autonomous territory
h. Classification of states
i. Establishment of the state
j. Fall of the state
k. Diplomatic relations
l. Consular relations
Part II. State's foreign policy
a. Definitions of foreign policy
b. Internal determinants of foreign policy
c. External determinants of foreign policy
d. Objective determinants of foreign policy
e. Subjective determinants of foreign policy
f. National interest of the state
g. Foreign policy in realistic and neorealistic terms
h. Foreign policy in liberal and neoliberal terms
i. Foreign policy in the constructivist approach
j. Legislative power of the state in international relations
k. State executive power in international relations
l. Judicial power of the state in international relations
Part III. International security - theoretical dimension
a. The content and scope of the term "state security"
b. Asymmetric threats: definition and characteristics
c. Main categories of asymmetric threats
d. Causes of contemporary armed conflicts
Part IV. International security - systemic dimension
a. Diplomatic ways of settling international disputes
b. Judicial methods of settling international disputes
c. UN system
d. UN objectives and principles
e. Principles of international law resulting from the UN Declaration of International Law
f. UN General Assembly: composition and decision making
g. UN Security Council: composition and decision making
h. Economic and Social Council: composition and decision-making methods
i. UN Secretary-General
Part V. International relations in Europe
a. Post-Cold War and Late Westphalian international order in Europe
b. Liquidation of the Warsaw Pact and Comecon
c. The collapse of the USSR
d. German reunification
e. Breakup of former Yugoslavia
f. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
g. Council of Europe
h. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
i. Principles governing relations between OSCE States
Part VI. The role of the United States in international politics
a. The evolution of the role of the United States after World War I
b. Bipolar system
c. Period of dominance
d. Balanced period
e. B. Clinton's foreign policy
f. Foreign Policy of G.W. Bush
g. B. Obama's foreign policy
h. D. Trump's foreign policy
i. J. Biden's foreign policy
Part VII. Overview of the international situation in selected other regions of the world
a. Asia and the Pacific
b. Africa
c. Latin America
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The graduate knows and understands:
K_W01: the nature of social sciences and their place in the system of sciences, and in particular the relationships between subdisciplines included in European studies in relation to the analysis of international political relations, oriented towards practical application in the sphere of administrative and official activity
K_W02: the evolution of contemporary international relations, their structure and role in contemporary integration and globalization processes
K_W04: forms and levels of the European Union's presence in international political relations
The graduate is able to:
K_U01: observe, interpret, analyze and describe processes and phenomena
occurring in international political relations
K_U07: formulate and solve research problems using knowledge acquired during studies; use appropriately selected methods, techniques and tools, including information and communication technologies, formulate and test hypotheses related to simple research problems in the field of international political relations
The graduate is ready to:
K_K01: recognize the importance of knowledge and enrich professional experience throughout life - in the field of international political relations
Assessment criteria
Written exam - a set of 10 short open questions.
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