The course introduces the student to the analysis of international politics. Through the conceptual tools provided by the main approaches of the various research theories of International Relations, the course aims to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to analyze, from a theoretical and empirical perspective, the phenomena of international politics. At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to: orientate himself in the contemporary debate about the theories of international relations; interpret the main political processes at the international, transnational and supranational level; apply the acquired notions, also in conjunction with other disciplines, to specific phenomena of international politics.
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2. Debates
3. Realism
4. Liberalism
5. Marxism
6. Constructivism
7. English School
8. Femminism, Post-colonialism
9. Foreign Policy
10. Diplomacy
11. IPE
12. Security
13. Regionalism
14. Global Politics
15. Research and Methodology
16. Non-Western IR
2) F. Andreatta (a cura di). Le Grandi Opere delle Relazioni Internazionali. Il Mulino (2011)
STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING CLASSES:
The non-attending program includes the following methods:
1) final written exam three open questions on the following texts / manuals:
a) Mazzei, Marchetti, Petito, Manuale di Politica Internazionale, Egea, 2010
b) F. Andreatta (a cura di), Le Grandi Opere delle Relazioni Internazionali, 2011
2) written review of 2500 words to be delivered on the day of the exam on one of the following texts:
a) Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Titanic. Il Naufragio dell'Ordine Liberale. Il Mulino, 2018
b) Alessandro Colombo, Tempi Decisivi. Natura e Retorica delle crisi internazionali. Feltrinelli 2014
c) Pierangelo Isernia, Francesca Longo (a cura di), La Politica Estera Italiana nel Nuovo Millennio. Il Mulino 2019
Programme
1. Introduction2. Debates
3. Realism
4. Liberalism
5. Marxism
6. Constructivism
7. English School
8. Femminism, Post-colonialism
9. Foreign Policy
10. Diplomacy
11. IPE
12. Security
13. Regionalism
14. Global Politics
15. Research and Methodology
16. Non-Western IR
Core Documentation
1) F. Petito, F.Mazzei, R. Marchetti. Manuale di Politica Internazionale. Egea (2010);2) F. Andreatta (a cura di). Le Grandi Opere delle Relazioni Internazionali. Il Mulino (2011)
STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING CLASSES:
The non-attending program includes the following methods:
1) final written exam three open questions on the following texts / manuals:
a) Mazzei, Marchetti, Petito, Manuale di Politica Internazionale, Egea, 2010
b) F. Andreatta (a cura di), Le Grandi Opere delle Relazioni Internazionali, 2011
2) written review of 2500 words to be delivered on the day of the exam on one of the following texts:
a) Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Titanic. Il Naufragio dell'Ordine Liberale. Il Mulino, 2018
b) Alessandro Colombo, Tempi Decisivi. Natura e Retorica delle crisi internazionali. Feltrinelli 2014
c) Pierangelo Isernia, Francesca Longo (a cura di), La Politica Estera Italiana nel Nuovo Millennio. Il Mulino 2019
Reference Bibliography
No recommended bibliografy providedType of delivery of the course
Lectures by professors Case-studies analysis Audio/video materialsAttendance
Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. Student signatures will be recorded at the end of each lesson. The registration of the signatures provides that only students who have reached 80% of the lessons attended will be able to take the exam in attending mode.Type of evaluation
Final written exam The final written examination will last 3 hours. The written exam of International Relations includes three open questions aimed at verifying the knowledge of RI theories faced during the course, the student's ability to give empirical examples related to the context of international affairs and to express their point of view critically .