International Political Relations 2105-PP-L-D3MSP

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

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The course aims to acquire basic knowledge in the field of public international law, theory of international relations, as well as practice of international relations in the most important regions of the world. Specific issues include: the state as a participant in international relations; non-state actors in international relations; international security; dispute resolution; the UN system; trends in recent universal history.

Course coordinators

Piotr Tosiek

Type of course

obligatory courses

Learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE: the graduate knows and understands

K_W01 - the nature of international political relations and the place of their analysis in the system of social sciences, in particular the relations between law, the science of politics and administration and the science of international relations in this area, oriented towards practical application in the sphere of administrative and official activity;

K_W02 - the evolution of the state, its structure and role in contemporary integration and globalization processes;

K_W04 - forms and planes of the presence of the European Union and European states in international political relations.

SKILLS: the graduate can

K_U01 - observe, interpret, analyze and describe the processes and phenomena in international relations, including the relationships between the phenomena and processes of the political-administrative and socio-economic sphere in Europe;

K_U07 - analyze solutions to specific problems in the field of international political relations and propose effective and ethical ways to solve these problems.

COMPETENCES: the graduate is ready to

K_K01 - recognition of the importance of knowledge and enrichment of professional experience throughout life.

Assessment criteria

Written exam - a set of 10 short open questions.

Practical placement

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