| CODE | DST1005 | |||||||||
| TITLE | International Relations and Diplomacy 2 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Prerequisite: DST1001, DST1009, DST1003, DST1004 During the 1st Semester the seminar is in the form of a lecture and a discussion. This study-unit follows on from the Certificate programme offered by MEDAC and provides a survey and analysis of the principal theoretical approaches to the discipline of international relations. The study-unit begins by looking at contemporary issues in international relations, with a particular focus on problems of international security. It will do so by looking at the Realist and Liberalist schools of thought, with particular reference to the Realist-Idealist controversy. The study-unit will then broaden its scope and examine the concepts of regionalism, international security, foreign policy making and Globalization, diplomacy, power politics, confidence building, early warning and conflict prevention, the role of international institutions, the international political economy, North-South relations and conclude with an assessment of international relations theory and the global future. The aim of this study-unit is therefore to strengthen student’s understanding of international relations. In this way the study-unit aims to give students a grasp of the most important theoretical debates and issues in the contemporary discipline of international relations. In addition, the study-unit will also enhance the students’ general analytical abilities, study skills, organisational skills, and writing skills. Content (1st Semester) - General Introduction: Outline and Objectives - Theories of International Relations I (Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory) - Theories of International Relations II (Liberalism and Rival Theories) - The State System - The International System - Foreign Policy Making - The Role of Diplomacy - The Concept of Power - Causes of War and the Use of Force - International Organisation: the United Nations and the European Union - Global Political Economy - North-South Relations - International Relations Theory and the Global Future on the Cusp of a New Century Content (2nd Semester) During the 2nd Semester this study-unit will examine current issues of International Politics. It will consist of case studies and presentations on topics dealing with contemporary international issues. - Procedure of presentation: Prepare: (a) an oral presentation of about 15min; (b) a type-written handout that contains: (i) an approx. 1 page outline of the topic; (ii) a short list of bibliographic references Not mandatory, but encouraged is: (c) Use of overhead projector; (d) Distribution of texts (primary sources) that are essentials - The Euro-Mediterranean Relations: An Evaluation of the Euro-Mediterranean Process since 1995 - Threats to Regional Security: Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Arms Races and Arms Transfers in the Mediterranean Area - Definition of Regional Security in the post-cold War World: The Cyprus Question - Geopolitical Trends Across the Maghreb: The Agadir Declaration and Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements - Human Right Concerns: Ethnic Relations in the Mediterranean Area - Conflict Prevention and Peace-Making: Achieving a Permanent Peace in Afghanistan - The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes: The Case of Kashmir and India/Pakistan Relations - United States Foreign Policy Making After September 11th, 2001: What Implications? - The Relevance of Sanctions: Social, Economic, Political and Legal Analysis of International Sanctions: the case of Libya - European Security Institutions: Nato’s Mediterranean Dialogue - The State of Mediterranean Relations: A Mediterranean Security Structure: What Obstacles? Literature - Baylis, J. & S. Smith, “Realism” in The Globalization of World Politics (3rd Ed.), Oxford University Press, 2005. - Berridge, G.R. “Diplomacy: Theory and Practice”, Palgrave, 2002. - Bull, H. “The Anarchical Society”, Palgrave, 2002. - Buzan, B. & R. Little. “International Systems in World History”, Oxford, 2000. - Calleya, S. “Evaluating Euro-Mediterranean Relations”, Routledge, 2005. - Idris, K. & M. Bartolo. “A Better United Nations for the New Millenium”, Kluwer Law International, 2000. - Kagan, R. “Paradise and Power”, Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - Kauppi, M.V. & P. Viotti. “Realism, The State, Power and the Balance of Power”, in International Relations Theory, Prentice Hall, 2004. - Kegley, C.W. & E.R. Wittkopf. “World Politics” (Ninth Edition), Palgrave, 2004. - Morgenthau, H.J. “Politics Among Nations”, McGraw-Hill, 1993. - Strange, S. “The Retreat of the State”, Cambridge, 1996. - Huntington, S.P. (1993) “The Clash of Civilisations?” Foreign Affairs, Vol. 72, Summer 1993. - “Measuring Globalization” Foreign Policy, January/February 2001. - “The New Geopolitics”, The Economist, July 31st 1999 (Special Section). - Wright, Robert and Kaplan, Rober, “Mr Order Meets Mr Chaos”, Foreign Policy, May/June 2001. - Mearsheimer, J.J. “The False Promise of International Institutions”, International Security, Winter 1994/95. - Keohane, Martin, “The Promise of Institutionalist Theory, International Security , Summer 1995 - Krasner, Stephen, “Sovereignty”, Foreign Policy, January/February, 2001. - Falk, Richard and Mittleman, James, “Global Hegemony and Regionalism” in Calleya, Regionalism in the Post-Cold War World, Ashgate, 2000. - The United States: Halcyon Days in a Year of Crisis, (1999), Strategic Survey, 1998/99 - Freedom’s Journey (A Survey of the 20th Century), The Economist, September 11, 1999 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lourdes Pullicino |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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