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Learning outcomes |
1. Understand the main dilemmas currently faced by International Relations as an autonomous but dynamic field of study, given the rapid reconfiguration of the international system and the expansion of topics on the international political agenda; 2.Understand and identify contemporary trends in the study of International Relations, including: the restructuring and redefinition of the international system, the impact of new technologies on transnational relations, the conceptual and analytical challenges posed by environmental issues on the disciplinary agenda, the integration of recent concepts and the recovery of concepts in the global security and foreign policy agenda, knowledge of the conceptual and analytical tools of intelligence studies, and the growing relevance of urban and sports diplomacy in the practice of public diplomacy.
3. Identify, map, and critically analyze the literature on contemporary topics in International Relations, recognizing the different perspectives
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Syllabus |
1. Global International Relations and the Dilemmas Facing the International System Today
2. Transformations of the International Order
3. From the Liberal Order to the Scenario of Systemic Competition
3.1. The Debate on the Hegemonic Decline of the USA
3.2. Case Studies: United States; China; Russia, the EU and the Global South
5. War, Conflict and International Security
6. Populism, Nationalism and International Relations
7. Cybersecurity and Disruptive Technologies
8. Digital Sovereignty, Intelligence, Information and Strategic Analysis
8.2. Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Competition
9. International Relations in the Anthropocene
9.1. Climate Change and Global Development
10. Risk Society, Global Health and Pandemics
11. Migration, Border Management and Humanitarianism
12. Sports and City Diplomacy
13. Nation-State, Transnationalism and Non-State Actors in IR
14. Thucydides' Mousetrap
15. The Conflict Cycle: Interventions for Conflict Resolution
16. R2P
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Main Bibliography |
1. Acharya, A. (2014). Global international relations (IR) and regional worlds: A new agenda for international studies. International studies quarterly, 58(4), 647-659.
2. Stuenkel, O. (2020). The BRICS and the future of global order. Rowman & Littlefield.
3. Wajner, D. F., & Giurlando, P. (2024). Populist Foreign Policy: Mapping the Developing Research Program on Populism in International Relations. International Studies Review, 26(1), viae012.
4. Hudson, V. M. (2019). Artificial intelligence and international politics. Routledge.
5. Wajner, D. F., & Giurlando, P. (2024). Populist Foreign Policy: Mapping the Developing Research Program on Populism in International Relations. International Studies Review, 26(1), viae012.
6. Destradi, S., & Plagemann, J. (2019). Populism and International Relations: (Un)predictability, personalisation, and the reinforcement of existing trends in world politics. Review of International Studies, 45(5), 711-730.
7. Chandler, D., Müller, F., & Rothe, D.
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