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12277
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
Without entry requirements
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face
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Work placements |
not apply
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Learning outcomes |
to promot the reflexion upon concepts, authors, theories and orientations of geopolitic and strategic though. To discuss the main geopolitic questions and its reprecussions at global level, through the critical presentation of thematic literature and other sources of information.
Upon successful completion of the module, the student is able to:
Understand the main theoretical and empirical principles of geopolitics and strategic.
Recognize the roll of strategic and geopolitics in multidimensions decisions.
Analyze contemporary issues that are on international agenda.
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Syllabus |
I. Concepts: Geopolitics, Political Geography, Geostrategic, Strategic. Aims, Perspectives, Methods; Orientations and Paradigms.
II. Theories and concepts of Traditional Geopolitics: authors of land power, sea power, and air power.
III. New Geopolitics: news aims and approaches. Realistic Geopolitics. New Concepts: Ecopolitic. Demopolitic. Geo-economics. New Geopolitics of Peace.
IV. Conceptual framework of Strategic: relation between politic, strategic and tactics. Fields and Divisions of Strategic.
V. Introduction to Polemologie. The war and its evolution.
Concepts. Origins and causes of war.
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Main Bibliography |
Obrigatórias
ALVES, José L., 1998. Estratégia: panorama geral da sua teoria, Lisboa, D. Quixote.
CORREIA, Pedro Pezarat, 2004, Manual de Geopolítica e Geoestratégia - Vol. I e II. Andaimes do Mundo.
COUTO, Abel Cabral,1988, Elementos de estratégia: apontamentos para um curso, vol. I e II. Lisboa: IAEM.
Complementares
DIAS, Carlos M. M., 2005. Geopolítica: Teorização clássica e ensinamentos, Lisboa, Prefácio.
GRYGIEL, Jakub J., 2006, Great powers and geopolitical change. Baltimore : Johns
Hopkings University Press.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Classes are divided into lectures and practical classes. Nevertheless, it is intended that the theoretical classes
dialogue and participation, involving the students in the discussion of the proposed themes. For this purpose it is
A list of guiding questions per session, covering the subjects taught. Students should prepare lectures by reading the relevant materials and preparing the answers to those questions. It is intended to enable students to approach
critique of geopolitical and strategic options. University of Beira Interior's Frequency and Knowledge Assessment Regulations,
based on continuous assessment (translated into a frequency score). The elements taken into account for
Frequency grade assignment is the active and relevant participation and the evaluation elements.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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