Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Международные отношения в Латинской Америке
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политология и мировая политика)
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Клещенко Людмила Леонидовна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
38
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the key foreign policy issues facing Latin American countries at the beginning of the 21st century. It examines the Latin American approaches to foreign policy as well as issues such as the changing role of non-regional actors in Latin America and the relations within the Latin American subsystem.
It also covers key security challenges such as drug trafficking and climate change.
The course is designed for students interested in the Global South's perspective on global politics and Latin American studies.
Learning Objectives
- To give students a comprehensive overview of the history and contemporary subsystem of international relations in Latin America
- To develop the skills of analyzing global and regional international relations issues
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Solves various learning tasks in the field of international relations as applied to Latin America, based on the ability to independently collect relevant information and plan his / her activities
- Characterizes and contextualizes political and international events and processes in their interrelationship with development trends in Latin American countries, using the basic approaches of Political Science and International Relations
- Conducts research and interpretation in the field of contemporary international relations, using the concepts, theories and approaches of Political Science and International Relations
- Describes and discusses political and international phenomena, using appropriate terms and concepts in English
- Systematizes and interprets the empirical information and academic texts on political and international processes, using concepts, approaches and theories of Political Science and International Relations
- Applies the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations to describe political and international phenomena
Course Contents
- Introduction: Course Overview
- Globalisation and the Changing Global Order: Latin America's Role in a Changing World
- International Relations within the Latin American Subsystem
- Latin America and Non-Regional Partners
- Integration in Latin America
- Security Challenges in the 21st Century
Assessment Elements
- Seminar participationThis will be assessed on the basis of regular class attendance and contribution to seminar discussions. The frequency and quality of questions and comments on other students' presentations will also be taken into account. Each seminar will be graded on a scale of 0 to 10. The arithmetic average of the seminars (rounding) will be used to calculate the grade for the component
- PresentationAt the beginning of the seminars, students give a presentation on the topic. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes (in the case of more interactive formats additional time may be negotiated with the instructor in advance). 10 minutes are allocated for discussion of the presentation and questions. Students are strongly encouraged to introduce single or comparative case studies to illustrate the topic of their presentation, use additional academic and expert literature and statistical data, apply all types of suitable software to engage with the audience and bring additional questions for the Q&A part of the exercise.
- ExamA student can be exempted from the exam on the lecturer's decision. If this is the case the grade for the course is grade point average for other forms of assessment. If not, the student is given 1 question and has 40 minutes to answer it.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 3rd module0.34 * Exam + 0.33 * Presentation + 0.33 * Seminar participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Kay, C., & Gwynne, R. N. (2004). Latin America Transformed : Globalization and Modernity (Vol. 2nd ed). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=327727
- Levine, D. H. . (DE-588)1013830466, (DE-576)161973418. (2012). Politics, religion, & society in Latin America / Daniel H. Levine. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.375341366
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Rice, R. (2012). The new politics of protest : indigenous mobilization in Latin America’s neoliberal era / Roberta Rice. Tucson: Univ. of Arizona Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.37024849X