Contemporary International Politics - 2nd semester
Code
711071049
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Políticos
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Tiago Moreira de Sá
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To understand the main theoretical approaches concerning international politics;
b) To understand the main concepts;
c) To understand some structural events concerning contemporary international politics.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
a) Analysis of the Realist and Idealist schools of thought concerning International Relations;
b) Definition of the concepts of international system, international order, war, peace, sovereignty, anarchy, power, balance of power, collective security, international organizations;
c) Analysis of the Cold War bipolar international system.
Bibliography
ARON, Raymond, Paix et Guerre entre les Nations, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1962;
BEST, Antony; HANHIMAKI, Jussi M; MAIOLO, Joseph A; SCHULZE, Kirsten E., International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, 2nd edition, London and New York, Routledge, 2008;
DOUGHERTY, James E; PFALTZGRAFF, Robert L. Jr.; Relações Internacionais – As Teorias em confronto, Lisboa, Gradiva, 2003;
KISSINGER, Henry, Diplomacia, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1994;
MORGENTHAU, Hans, Politic Among Nations, The Struggle for Power and Peace, McGraw Hill, 6th edition (revised by Kenneth Thompson), 1992.
Teaching method
Course Presentations, Contextualization of Concepts and Problems. Group discussions of the main issues.
Evaluation method
Exam mid-term + final exam.