Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Теория международных отношений
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course will provide students with an introduction to international political theory through an engagement with its main thinkers, debates and developments from the 15th century to present. Apart from looking at the key ideas propounded by leading philosophers that have impacted the field of international theory, the course will also engage with detailed study of how these ideas have been shaped and advanced over centuries, and how they continue to inform the debates in the 21st century. The course looks at the ongoing debates in the field and the evolution of ideas shaped by real-world events.
Learning Objectives
- To provide students with a theoretical base to understand development of international political theory To apply this knowledge to their understanding of international politics in the present times To engage with a wide array of ideas that have shaped and are shaping the discipline of international relations To advance students’ knowledge of the debates among different theorists of international relations
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Be able to analyse critically the themes in international political theory through application to historical and modern times
- To demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of classical and modern international political theory
- To apply theories put forth by leading thinkers in the field of international political thought including Hobbes, Grotius, Kant, Marx, Hegel, Mill, Carr, Morgenthau, Waltz, Fanon, Foucault etc.
- To be able to explain the debates within and among these thinkers on issues related to international theory
- To identify strengths and weaknesses of various theories to the study of international relations
Course Contents
- Classical thinkers in international political theory and international relations theory (Week 1-3)
- Contemporary theories of international relations (Week 4-6)
- Empire, race, decolonisation (Week 7-9)
- Emerging issues in international relations (Week 10-14)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Critical practices in international theory : selected essays, Derian Der, J., 2009
- HOLSTI, K. (2018). Change in International Politics: The View from High Altitude. International Studies Review, 20(2), 186–194. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viy030
- Mulford, M., & Berejikian, J. (2002). Behavioural Decision Theory and the Gains Debate in International Politics. Political Studies, 50(2), 209. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.00367
- Towards a new liberal internationalism : the international theory of J. A. Hobson, Long, D., 1996
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Political evil in a global age : Hannah Arendt and international theory, Hayden, P., 2009
- The Eurocentric conception of world politics : western international theory, 1760-2010, Hobson, J. M., 2012