Introduction to International Relations
PÜNKÖSTY, ANDRÁS
Aim of the course: The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the theory of international relations (IR) and, while doing so, to provide a theoretical framework and actual ability for the students to understand, evaluate and analyse the contemporary trends of the international arena. The course works in an interactive manner and builds on the reading materials provided to the students.
Outline of the course:
1. IR as an Academic Subject
2. Realism
3. Liberalism
4. International Society
5. Social Constructivism
6. International Political Economy: Classical Theories
7. International Political Economy: Contemporary Debates
8. International Negotiation: Context and Players
9. International Negotiation: the Stakes, the Moves and implementing strategy
10. Foreign Policy Analysis, Methodological Debates and Key Issues in Contemporary IR
11. The Catholic Social Tradition on International Relations
Testing and evaluation:
A presentation and analysis of a specific problem question during the semester or writing an essay in the end of the course.
Course materials:
- Introduction to International Relations Theories and Approaches, Robesrt Jackson & Georg Sorensen, Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Bevezetés a nemzetközi kapcsolatok elméletébe, Ededy Gergely, HvgOrac, 2017.
- International Negotiation in a Complex World, Brigid Starkey, Mark A. Boyer, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010.
