SFS20119 International Relations and Comparative Politics (Autumn 2020)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
- Mandatory course within the Political Science Extension Course.
- Compulsory course of 30 stp for students in the Bachelor program in society, language and culture (applies to class 2018 and earlier years).
Teaching semester
- Political Science Extension Course: 1st Semester (Autumn).
- Bachelor programme in society, language and culture: 5th Semester (Autumn).
Content
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student has:
- acquired good knowledge of current theoretical debates on the political development of democratic and authoritarian states
- gained Insight into power relations in international politics.
- in comparative politics accumulated knowledge about empirical research
Skills
The student can:
- understand, use and apply central concepts and theoretical models in understanding foreign policy of states, war, conflict, and conflict resolution.
General competence
The student has:
- general analytical competence.
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Individual written assignment of approximately 3 pages presented by the student in plenary.
The assignment must be approved before the student are able to sign up for the final exam.
Exam
Examiners
Course evaluation
Reading list
The readinglist was last updated 4th of February 2020.
Angrist, Michele Penner (ed.). (3rd ed.) (2019). Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East. 3rd ed. (300 s.).
Jackson, Robert, & Sørensen, Georg. (7th ed.) (2018). Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (300 s.)
Hague, R., Harrop, M., & McCormick, J. (11th ed.) (2019). Comparative Government and Politics. An Introduction. London: Houndmills: Palgrave.(250 s.)
Maktabi, Rania (2015). Female Citizenship in Syria: Framing the 2009 Controversy over Personal Status Law. Syria from Reform to Revolt: Vol. 1: Political Economy and International Relations. New York: Syracuse University Press. (25 s.). (Canvas)
Morgenthau, Hans. J. (1985, 2009). Six principles of political realism. In Robert J. Art, & Robert Jervis (Eds.), International Politics: Enduring concepts and contemporary Issues. (pp. 15 - 27). New York: Pearson Longman. (8 s.). (Canvas).
Rokkan, Stein. (1975). Dimensions of State Formation and Nation-Building: A Possible Paradigm for Research on Variations within Europe. The Formation of National States in Western Europe. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (30 s.) (Canvas).
Simmons, Beth A. (2009). Why International Law? The Development of the International Human Rights Regime in the Twentieth Century. Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics. (pp. 23 - 56). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (33 s.). (Canvas).
Tickner, J. Ann (1991, 2009). A Critique of Morgenthau’s Principles of Political Realism. In Robert J. Art, & Robert Jervis (Eds.), International Politics: Enduring concepts and contemporary Issues. (pp. 15 - 27). New York: Pearson Longman. (12 s.). (Canvas)
Suggested literature:
Enloe, Cynthia (2004). The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire. University of California Press. (300 s.)
Maktabi, Rania (2016). Female Citizenship and Family Law in Kuwait and Qatar: Globalization and Pressures for Reform in Two Rentier States. Nidaba, vol. 1 issue 1. Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University. (20 s.).