Modern Theories of International Relations

Major: International Relations, Social Communication and Regional Studies
Code of subject: 8.291.00.M.008
Credits: 3.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Hetmanchuk Mykola, Doctor of Historica Sciences, Professor
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: - ability to demonstrate knowledge about the role of science in civilizational progress; historical types of sciences and created by them scientific pictures of the world; features of scientific knowledge; criteria scientific knowledge; features and consequences of convergence of sciences and modern technologies; -ability to demonstrate knowledge of modern concepts and methods of conducting research in the field of international relations, public communications and regional studies, and at the border subject areas; - search, analyze and critically evaluate information from different sources, compare different types of sciences and their methodological features; - apply knowledge and understanding to solve problems synthesis and analysis of elements and systems of global and regional level, characteristic of the chosen field of science research; - to study and model phenomena and processes in complex dynamic global and regional international systems relations; - apply a systematic approach, integrating knowledge from others disciplines and taking into account socio-political aspects during solving theoretical and applied problems of the chosen field scientific research.
Required prior and related subjects: Pre- reguisites: Research Seminar in Field of Political Science and International Relations; Contemporary Problems of International Relations and Global Politics Co-reguisites: Theory and Methodology of Research in Field of PoliticaSscience and International Relations
Summary of the subject: Theory of international relations in the system of social sciences. The main stages of development of the theory of international relations. Basic models of international relations research. Methodological strategies of research organization. Methods of research of empirical levels. System approach and method of levels of analysis in the study of international relations. Sociology of international relations. Historical approach to the study of international relations. Comparative studies of international relations. Applied analysis of textual information on political issues. Expert methods in policy research. Modeling in the study of international relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control (40% - oral examination, reports, discussions, writing essays, case-study research, preparation of presentations on a given topic). Final control (60% - examination - three-level testing).
Recommended books: 1) Achremenko A.S. Politiczeskij analiz i prohnozirovanije: Uczebnoje posobije / A.S. Achremenko. – M.: Hardariki, 2006. – 333 s. 2) Bajme K. Polityczni teorii suczasnosti / K.von Bajme; per. z nim. – K.: Stylos, 2008. – 396 s/ 3) Bodnar I. Miznarodna informacija: navcz. posibnyk / I. Bodnar. – Lviv: Novyj Svit – 2000, 2016. – 284 s. 4) Borischpolec K.P. Mietody politiczeskich issledovanij: Uczebnoje posobije / R.P. Borischpolec. – M.: Aspekt Press, 2005. – 221 s. 5) Heopolityka. Wijskovo – polityczni aspekty: Navcz. posibnyk / Bojko O.W., Hetmanchuk M.P., Turczyn J.B. – Lviv: LISW, 2008. – 343 s. 6) Kudriavceva S.P. Miznarodna informacija: navcz. posibnyk / S.P. Kudriavceva. – K.: Wydavnyczyj dim “Slovo”, 2005. – 400 s. 7) Lisovskyj P.M. Miznarodni widnosyny: mentalnist, heopolityka, hlobalizacija: navcz. posibnyk / P.M. Lisovskyj. – K.: Kondor, 2017. – 156 s. 8) Makarenko J.A., Kuczmij O.P., Ozevan M.A. Miznarodna informacijna bezpeka / J.A. Makarenko, O.P. Kuczmij, M.A. Ozevan. – K., 2010. – 295 s. 9) Miezdunarodnyje otnoschenija: teorii, konflikty, dvizenija, orhanizacii: Uczebnoje posobije / Pod red. P.A. Cyhankova. – M.: Alfa-M: Infra-M, 2007. – 320 s. 10) Mirovaja politika i miezdunarodnyje otnoschenija: Uczebnoje posobije / Pod red. S.A. Lancova, W.A. Aczkasova. – SPb: Piter, 2008. – 448 s. 11) Popova O.W. Politiczeskij analiz i prohnozirovanije: Uczebnik / O.W. Popova. – M.: Aspekt Press, 2011. – 464 s. 12) Tieorija i metody v sovremennoj politiczeskoj naukie: Piervaja popytka tieoreticzeskoho sintieza / Pod red. S.U. Larsena; per s angl. – M.: Rossijskaja politiczeskaja enciklopedija (ROSSPEN), 2009. – 751 s. 6) Методи і критерії оцінювання: