ABOUT THE COURSE: The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with discourses in International Politics. It also attempts to look at some vital issues relating to the discipline. The main purpose is to equip the students with the required skills so that they are able to look at International relations against the backdrop of its theoretical framework. It also aims at looking critically at the eurocentrism of the discipline.INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG/PG studentsPREREQUISITES: Class XII/B.A
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
International Relations (IR): The Discipline
A Historical Perspective
Week 2:
Realism
Neo-realism
Week 3:
Liberalism
Neo- Liberalism
Week 4:
Marxism
Week 5:
Feminism in IR
Constructivism
Week 6:
International Society Approach: Order and Justice
Statecraft and Responsibility
Week 7:
Diplomacy; World Politics and Foreign Policy
Security: National and Global Security
Week 8:
War: Nature, Causes and Types of Wars/Conflicts-
Weapons: Conventional; Nuclear; Bio-Chemical
Week 9:
Arms Race and Arms Control
Disarmament
Week 10:
International Political Economy (IPE): Rise of IPE
Traditional approaches, Modern approaches
Week 11:
Globalization: Definition and aspects
Globalization and state-system
Week 12:
Culture in World affairs
Multiculturalism-
International Relations (IR): The Discipline
A Historical Perspective
Week 2:
Realism
Neo-realism
Week 3:
Liberalism
Neo- Liberalism
Week 4:
Marxism
Week 5:
Feminism in IR
Constructivism
Week 6:
International Society Approach: Order and Justice
Statecraft and Responsibility
Week 7:
Diplomacy; World Politics and Foreign Policy
Security: National and Global Security
Week 8:
War: Nature, Causes and Types of Wars/Conflicts-
Weapons: Conventional; Nuclear; Bio-Chemical
Week 9:
Arms Race and Arms Control
Disarmament
Week 10:
International Political Economy (IPE): Rise of IPE
Traditional approaches, Modern approaches
Week 11:
Globalization: Definition and aspects
Globalization and state-system
Week 12:
Culture in World affairs
Multiculturalism-
Taught by
Prof. Mirza Asmer Beg, Prof. Md. Rahat Hasan
