Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Информация и коммуникация в мировой политике
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политология и мировая политика)
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Арутюнян Оксана Вагифовна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
28
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course introduces students to the media and information dimensions of contemporary international relations, showing how uneven digitalization shapes both global and regional media systems. It examines how traditional and new media, communication technologies, and information flows support international interaction and influence political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics worldwide.
Students will study how states, international organizations, non-state actors, and global publics use information for influence, cooperation, and competition. The course explores the evolution of global communication networks, the impact of digital technologies on diplomacy and security, and the growing role of information power. By the end, students will be able to assess information and communication strategies in world politics and understand media as a key element of global power.
Learning Objectives
- This course aims to foster a systematic and theoretically grounded understanding of the role of information, communication technologies, and narratives as central instruments of power in contemporary global politics, while also developing students’ analytical and practical competencies in assessing and managing information flows within a complex hybrid international environment.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the principal domains within international media studies and global communications.
- Critically examines the role of media in the processes of integration and fragmentation of the global information space.
- Evaluates the function of media in the representation of international events and in the construction of the global information agenda.
- Analyzes the impact of media on the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of international relations within a global context.
Course Contents
- Information in international relations: conceptual foundations
- The concepts of “state image” and “soft power” in the international arena: the role of media
- Globalization, regionalization, and the media
- The state and diplomacy in the digital age
- Media and propaganda
- Contemporary challenges and emerging technologies in global communication
- International political communication
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 4th module0.4 * Final exam + 0.3 * Group Media Project + 0.3 * Seminar participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Anand, V. E., & Jayanthi, K. (2018). A Handbook of Journalism : Media in the Information Age. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1739149
- Fang, I. E. (1997). A History of Mass Communication : Six Information Revolutions. Boston: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1553377
- Making sense of media and politics: five principles in political communication, Wolfsfeld, G., 2011
- Nye, J. S. . (DE-588)128376856, (DE-576)162411480. (2004). Soft power : the means to success in world politics / Joseph S. Nye. New York, NY: Public Affairs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.111331528
- Nye, J. S. . (DE-588)128376856, (DE-576)162411480. (2011). The future of power / Joseph S. Nye. PublicAffairs.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- An introduction to political communication, McNair, B., 2011