Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to achieve advanced knowledge of the main contemporary theories of international relations (realism, liberalism). At the end of the course, students will command the most important debates within the IR literature, and will have developed the analytical skills necessary to understand the functioning of the contemporary international system.
Prerequisites
No.
Course unit content
The course is divided in two parts. A review of the International Relations theoretical literature and the reading of M. Wight, International Theory: The Three Traditions.
Full programme
The course is divided in two parts. A review of the International Relations theoretical literature ( N. Angell, The Great Illusion; E. Carr, , The Twenty Years' Crisis, H. Morgenthau, Politics among the Nations, R. Aron, Paix et guerre entre les Nations, H. Bull, The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics)
and the reading of M. Wight, International Theory: The Three Traditions.
Bibliography
F. Andreatta (a cura di), Le grandi opere delle relazioni internazionali, Bologna, Il Mulino,
2011;
M. Wight, Teoria internazionale. Le tre tradizioni, il Ponte, Bologna, 2011;
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Other information
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