Fundamentals of International Relations GEN2711/IRL2512 L, Bourdais Park, JeongWon

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  Description of the course

  
  

  Course Description:

  This course is designed to cover essential topics in International Relations and for students to learn basic theories and approaches that are used in International Relations as an academic discipline. We will begin with an overview of history of international relations and background of the emergence of the discipline. We, then, study key concepts in IR such as power, security, sovereignty, and governance, and mainstream theories such as realism, liberalism and constructivism. The course also covers emerging issues in the contemporary international relations and the impact of globalization on IR.
  

  
  

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  Topic 1: Introduction to the course

  Guiding discussion questions: 

  Q 1:  What is International Relations?  

  Q 2: What should be studied under the heading ‘international relations’?
  

  Q 3: Why do we study International Relations?  

  Q 4: How are we going to learn International Relations?     
  

  • Forum

    1: Explain what motivated you to take this course, “Fundamentals of IR”.

    2: Tell us which specific topic(s) within Studies of IR you are most interested in to focus and to make a presentation.      
    

    
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  Topic 11: Student Presentations

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  • Peer-commenting form submission #1 (29 Oct) Assignment
  • Peer commenting form submission #2 (3 Nov) Assignment
  • Peer commenting form submission #3 (5 Nov) Assignment
  • Peer commenting form submission #4 (10 Nov) Assignment
  • Peer commenting form submission #5 (12 Nov) Assignment
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  Final Assessments

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  • 1st written examination on 1 Oct 2020 (submission) Assignment

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