2015/2016

2016/2017

DM270

SPS/04 (POLTICIAL SCIENCE)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

ECONOMIA E POLITICA INTERNAZIONALE

2°

1st semester (03/10/2016 - 17/12/2016)

6

40 lesson hours

ITALIAN

WRITTEN TEST

CLEMENTI MARCO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

No requirements

Students will be able to understand international politics; and, to recognize the relevant dimensions of the major international phenomena

The course aims at introducing to the basic concepts and tools to understand international politics and international change. It focuses on the main IR theories and IR research puzzles; as well as the major contemporary debates.
1. The object of the discipline.
2. The State and international relations.
3. The causes and effects of power distribution in the international system.
4. International economy and international politics.
5. International Institutions as key players in international politics.
6. Foreign Policy.
7. Democracy and war.
8. The US foreign policy guidelines.

Lectures

- F. Andreatta, M. Clementi, A. Colombo, M. Koenig-Archibugi, V.E. Parsi, Relazioni internazionali, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012 (seconda edizione (fino a p. 237);

- J.L. Gaddis, Attacco a sorpresa e sicurezza: le strategie degli Stati Uniti, Milano, Vita e Pensiero, 2005.

Erasmus students: While the standard course readings are in Italian, visiting Erasmus students may choose to study the handbook: R. Jackson and G. Sørensen, Introduction to International Relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010, 4th edition

Written exam