HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-II

Course Description

The aim of this course is to provide a broad introduction to the world history from Revolutionary era of late 1700s and early 1800 to revolutionary era in post-1990 transformations in order to comprehend historical background of the current affairs in international relations. This course employs regional or topical approach to selected international periods and issues with the attention given to knowledge of historical events preceding and influencing the topic under analysis. Topic covered includes the interaction of political and economic philosophies, World War I and II, the Russian Revolution, Communism, Fascism, and the Cold War, the collapse of Communism and later consequences about world history.

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-II

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Understand and explain the post-1990 transformations in the world
2. 02 Examine and obtain working knowledge of global developments
3. 03 Identify and explain factors shaping the current international relations
4. 04 Discuss modern history of world development

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. John W. Young and John Kent. International Relations since 1945: A Global History, Oxford University Press.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Understand and explain the post-1945 transformations in the world SOLO 3
2. L02 Examine the ways global dynamics work. SOLO 3
3. L03 Identify and explain factors shaping the current international relations SOLO 5
4. L04 Discuss modern history of world development SOLO 5
5. L05 Generalize various actors and norms in World Politics. SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Having the ability to understand and discuss international relations discipline by using an interdisciplinary methodology to merge the knowledge coming from sociology, economics, psychology, political sciences well as diplomatic history.
2. P02 2. Having an adequate knowledge of the history and the epochs of international system and being able to identify historical evolution of the contemporary world politics.
3. P03 3. Recognizing local, regional and international actors functioning within the international system.
4. P04 4. Understanding the legal framework of the current international system
5. P05 5. Ability to identify the relations between the key actors of the international system – the states – from a theoretical as well as multi-dimensional scientific and academic methods.
6. P06 6. Ability to analyse the roles and positions of the non-state actors – international organizations in particular – within the current world system.
7. P07 7. Ability to recognize political, socio-economic and cultural structures embedded in international relations.
8. P08 8. Exploring the roots of conflicts among the actors and produce solutions at local, regional and international levels with an analytical focus.
9. P09 9. Being able to understand the politics and the functioning of political institutions in theory and practice.
10. P10 10. Understanding the historical emergence of various political cultures and gaining ability to assess them comparatively.
11. P11 11. Prepare international relations graduates; having a vast knowledge, academic formation and skills to work in public offices, civil society organizations, international institutions and companies at local and global levels.
12. P12 12. To have moral and ethical understanding in the field of work.

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