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Learning outcomes |
Geral objectives: The curricular unit Theoretical Debates in International Relations [Debates Teóricos em Relações Internacionais] seeks to contribute to the development of the students' analytical and critical capabilities, by providing them with the conceptual and theoretical tools that are necessary for an in-depth understanding of international relations, in their various dimensions, as an emergent phenomenon of the global multiplicity of human political communities.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the semestre students should be able to:
- Understand the context of the development of the several theoretical debates in international relations;
- Understand the main foundations, gains and inadequacies of the different theoretical approaches to international relations;
- Use the different theoretical approaches to international relations to critically discuss international phenomena, both historical and contemporary;
- Understand the intimate relationship between theory and practice in international relations;
- Adequately identify sources of relevant information for the topics under study and analyze that information in a critical and integrated manner;
- Reveal the capacity for independent and critical thought and its oral and written expression
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Main Bibliography |
International Relations Theories: Discipline and diversity, Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith [eds.] (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016).
Theories of International Relations, Scott Burchill et al. [eds.] (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).
Classics of International Relations: Essays in criticism and appreciation, Henrik Bliddal, Casper Sylvest and Peter Wilson [eds.] (Abingdon, Routledge, 2013).
International Relations Theory Today, Ken Booth and Tony Erskine [eds.] (Cambridge, Polity Press, 2016).
International Theory: positivism and beyond, Steve Smith, Ken Booth and Marysia Zalewski [aut.] (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996).
The Globalization of World Politics: An introduction to international relations, John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens [eds.] (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011).
Teorias das Relações Internacionais: Da abordagem clássica ao debate pós-positivista, José Teixeira Fernandes [aut.] (Coimbra, Almedina, 2011).
Teoria das Relações Internacionais, Adriano Moreira [aut.] (Coimbra, Almedina, 2016).
Relações Internacionais: As teorias em confronto, James Dougherrty e Robert Pfaltgraff [aut.] (Lisboa, Gradiva, 2003).
Other bibliography, namely journal articles and book chapters, will be provided and referenced during classes.
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