ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Public Law and State Theory
Areas: Public International Law and International Relations
Center Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The objective of the subject is to show an introduction to the international policy through the concepts and central theoretical approximations. From this introduction will analyze the aim of study subject to proceed to the exam of the actors and dynamics of the international society.
I. INTRODUCTION
Unit 1. The Concept of International Policy
II. THE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Unit 2. The theoretical Debates of the Bipolar World
Unit 3. The “Fourth Debate”
III. THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Unit 4. The International Society.
IV. THE ACTORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Unit 5. The Concept of International Actor
Unit 6. The State
Unit 7. The International Organizations
Unit 8. The Transnational Actors
V. THE DYNAMICS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Unit 9. The Conflict
Unit 10. The Cooperation
Unit 11. The Integration
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
* ARENAL, C. del (2007), Introducción a las Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid, Tecnos, 4ª ed.
* ARENAL, C. del (2014), Etnocentrismo y Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales: Una visión crítica. Madrid, Tecnos
* ARENAL, C. del; SANAHUJA, J.A. (Coords.) (2015), Teorías de las Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid, Tecnos
* BARBÉ, E. (2007), Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid, Tecnos, 3ª ed.
* BATTISTELLA, D. (2012), Théories des Relations Internationales. Paris, Presses de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, 4e éd.
* BAYLIS, J.; SMITH, S. (Eds.) (2005), The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 3ª ed.
* JACKSON, R.H.; SØRENSEN, G. (2010), Introduction to international relations: theories and approaches. Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 4ª ed.
* MACLEOD, A.; O'MEARA, D. (Dirs.) (2007), Théories des Relations Internationales: Contestations et Résistances. Montreal, CEPES/Athéna éditions/Université Concordia.
* MURILLO ZAMORA, C. (Ed.) (2011), Hacia un Nuevo Siglo en Relaciones Internacionales. San José (Costa Rica), Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
* SODUPE, K. (2003), La teoría de las relaciones internacionales a comienzos del siglo XXI. Bilbao, Universidad del País Vasco, Servicio Editorial
COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
* BROWN, C.; AINLEY, K. (2009), Understanding International Relations. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 4ª ed.
* BURCHILL, S. [et al.] (2013), Theories of international relations. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 5ª ed.
* DUNCAN, W. R. (2005), World politics in the 21st century. New York, Longman, 3ª ed.
* DUNNE, T.; KURKI, M.; SMITH, S. (Eds.) (2007), International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity. Oxford/Toronto, Oxford University Press.
* ÉTHIER, Diane (2006), Introduction aux relations internationales. Montréal, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 3e éd.
* EDKINS, J.; ZEHFUSS, M. (Eds.) (2008), Global Politics: a new introduction. New York, Routledge.
* GRIFFITHS, Martin (Ed.) (2007), International Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction. London/New York, Routledge.
* HASTEDT, Glenn P.; KNICKREHM, Kay M. (2003), International Politics in a Changing World. New York, Longman.
* JØRGENSEN, K.E. (2010), International relations theory: a new introduction. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
* KEGLEY, C.W.; WITTKOPF, E.R. (Eds.) (2006), World Politics: Trend and Transformations. Belmont, Thomson Higher Education, 10ª ed.
* KELLEHER, A.; KLEIN, L. (2010), Global perspectives: a handbook for understanding global issues. Boston, Logman, 4ª ed.
* KNIGHT, W.A. (2010), Global Politics: emerging networks, trends and challenges. New York, Oxford University Press.
* NAU, H.R. (2007), Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions and Ideas. Washington, CQ Press.
* SHIMKO, K.L. (2008), International Relations: Perspectives and Controversies. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2ª ed.
* SPEIGEL, S.L.; MATTHEWS, E.G.; TAW, J.M.; WILLIAMS, K.P. (2009), World Politics in a New Era. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4ª ed.
* STERLING-FOLKER, J. (Ed.) (2006), Making Sense of International Relations Theory. Boulder, Lynne Rienner.
* VIOTTI, P.R.; KAUPPI, M.V. (2007), International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity. New York, Prentice Hall, 4ª ed.
- To know and understand the concepts and central theoretical approximations and their use and importance to understand and explain the international reality
- To increase the factual knowledge of the international society, encouraging the analytical capacity to judge the more urgent international problems and propose solutions
- To develop a critical perspective to distinguish between different arguments and to create an own reasoned perception
- To familiarize with the bibliographic resources of the International Policy
- To understand the process of knowledge construction to develop a rigorous research on any of the aspects of the subject
Teaching Methodology will support in these Activities:
Presence classes: they will explain the essential contents of the subject, showing and resolving their central problems
Seminars: on the base of the bibliography and/or documentation given by the teacher, it will analyze, will think and will discuss with the students an important and current theme in the field of the subject study
Tutorials: they are a support to the student training. These sessions are oriented to resolve the doubts and any other matter related to the subject
The subject will be assessed through a final exam on the programme contents. This assessment will complete with the mark achieved in the compulsory works to develop along the academic course, as well as the attendance and active participation in the presence classes and seminars
In addition to attend classes regularly, it is estimated that the student must dedicate to the subject an average of four hours a week, in order to complete the teachings with library resources and carry out the activities proposed by the teacher
- To attend to class regularly and participate in the discussions actively
- To resort to the tutorials for any doubt of the subject.
- To plan the work in advance
- To study regularly
-To complete the teaching with the bibliographic resources
- To pay attention to the News and interpret them with the teachings of the course
To pass the subject, it is compulsory to have attended a minimum of 80% of the classes
The mark achieved in the compulsory works to develop along the academic course will reserve to those students that have to examine in the convocation of July
Maria Irene Rodriguez Manzano
- Department
- Public Law and State Theory
- Area
- Public International Law and International Relations
- Phone
- 881815158
- irene.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Daniel Neira Barral
- Department
- Public Law and State Theory
- Area
- Public International Law and International Relations
- daniel.neira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) Associate University Professor
Montserrat Pintado Lobato
Coordinador/a- Department
- Public Law and State Theory
- Area
- Public International Law and International Relations
- montserrat.pintado [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary supply professor for Special Services and others
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