2016/2017

2017/2018

DM270

SPS/04 (POLTICIAL SCIENCE)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Studi internazionali

2°

1st semester (02/10/2017 - 16/12/2017)

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 Classic Works in International Relations.
9. The New Threats to International Security.

Lectures

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

e uno a scelta fra i seguenti volumi:

F. Andreatta (a cura di), Le grandi opere delle relazioni internazionali, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2011: i capitoli 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12;

P. Foradori e G. Giacomello (a cura di), Sicurezza Globale. Le nuove minacce. Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014: i capitoli 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13.

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 to assess the basic knowledge in International Relations and the ability to approach and understand international events and phenomena.

None