International Relations in a Changing World

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

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-