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POLKVS31 The Study of World Politics 10 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Politics
International Relations
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
Recommended preceding studies: Basic studies in Politics (20-25 ECTS) and POLKVA30 World Politics (10-15 ECTS).
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Management
Curricula 2012 – 2015
POLKVS31 The Study of World Politics 10 ECTS

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation, Sustainable development

Learning outcomes

After completing the module the student will have a good command of contemporary research literature on world politics. The student will also be acquainted with the latest research on foreign policy and diplomacy and will know the most important theoretical debates in the fields.

Contents

The study of world politics, foreign policy and diplomacy.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam  10 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Study materials 

10 ECTS from the following:

10 ECTS from the following:

Aaltola – Käpylä – Vuorisalo, The Challenge of Global Commons and Flows for US Power: The Perils of Missing the Human Domain. Ashgate 2014. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Buzan, An Introduction to the English School of International Relations. Polity 2014. (2 ECTS)

Chan, Looking for Balance: China, the United States, and Power Balancing in East Asia. Stanford University Press 2012. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Clunan, The Social Construction of Russia’s Resurgence. Johns Hopkins University Press 2009. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Little, The Balance of Power in International Relations: Metaphors, Myths and Models. Cambridge University Press 2007. (2 ECTS)

Ned Lebow, A Cultural Theory of International Relations. Cambridge University Press 2009. (4 ECTS)

NeumannSending, Governing the Global Polity. Practice, Mentality, Rationality. The University of Michigan Press 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Patomäki, The Political Economy of Global Security. Routledge 2008. (e-aineisto) (2 ECTS)

Pouliot, International Security in Practice: The Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy. Cambridge University Press 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Rathbun, Trust in International Cooperation. International Security Institutions, Domestic Politics and American Multilateralism. Cambridge University Press 2011. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

10 ECTS from the following:

Aaltola – Käpylä – Vuorisalo, The Challenge of Global Commons and Flows for US Power: The Perils of Missing the Human Domain. Ashgate 2014. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Buzan, An Introduction to the English School of International Relations. Polity 2014. (2 ECTS)

Chan, Looking for Balance: China, the United States, and Power Balancing in East Asia. Stanford University Press 2012. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Clunan, The Social Construction of Russia’s Resurgence. Johns Hopkins University Press 2009. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Little, The Balance of Power in International Relations: Metaphors, Myths and Models. Cambridge University Press 2007. (2 ECTS)

Ned Lebow, A Cultural Theory of International Relations. Cambridge University Press 2009. (4 ECTS)

NeumannSending, Governing the Global Polity. Practice, Mentality, Rationality. The University of Michigan Press 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Patomäki, The Political Economy of Global Security. Routledge 2008. (e-aineisto) (2 ECTS)

Pouliot, International Security in Practice: The Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy. Cambridge University Press 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Rathbun, Trust in International Cooperation. International Security Institutions, Domestic Politics and American Multilateralism. Cambridge University Press 2011. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

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