IR:Theories Approaches

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This is an advanced course in International Relations Theory. It assumes that students have a prior and basic knowledge of the subject matter, from their undergraduate level. In that sense, its main purpose is to widen and extend the existing knowledge of the graduate students about International Relations (IR), by engaging in an open discussion and debate of different theories and approaches that are relevant to the study and research in the discipline of International Relations. The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, we will attempt to map and assess IR theories and approaches in general terms. In the second part, we will focus on a series of issue areas that (subjectively) have involved my own research and writing on IR for the last thirty years.