History of International Relations

Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 6.291.01.O.010
Credits: 8.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: PhD in Political sciences, associate professor Demchyshak Ruslan.
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: LO01. To know and understand the nature of international relations and regional development, evolution, the state of theoretical studies of international relations and world politics, as well as the nature and sources of state policy in the international arena and the activities of other participants in international relations. LO02. To know and understand the nature and dynamics of international security, understand the features of its provision at the global, regional and national levels, know the nature and approaches to resolving international and international conflicts LO04. To know the principles, mechanisms and processes of foreign policy, interaction between foreign and domestic policy, definition and implementation in the international arena of national interests, the process of formation and implementation of foreign policy decisions. LO06. To know the nature and peculiarities of interactions of individual countries and regions at the global, regional and local levels. LO09. To investigate the problems of international relations, regional development, foreign policy, international communications, using modern political, economic and legal theories and concepts, scientific methods and interdisciplinary approaches, present research results, provide appropriate recommendations LO11. To carry out an applied analysis of international relations, foreign policy of Ukraine and other states, international processes and the international situation in accordance with the objectives, prepare information and analytical documents LOP 1.1 To know and understand the nature, dynamics of international processes in specific spheres of international relations, trends in their development Com 1.Ability to freely use foreign languages in practice in the specialty, to conduct direct and reverse translation of documents from foreign languages; AandV2. Ability to realize the need for lifelong learning in order to deepen the acquired and acquire new professional knowledge
Required prior and related subjects: - Rerequisite: Theory of International Relations, Country Studies - Corerequisite: History of ideas, concepts and theories of international relations, International organisations
Summary of the subject: Subject and objectives of the discipline "History of international relations". international relations in the Ancient world. International relations in the Middle Ages. Church in the international relations of the Middle Ages. The Crusades. The development of international relations in the XVI century. Background and establishment of the Westphalian system of international relations. The struggle for the establishment of the principles of balance of power national sovereignty in international relations of the second half of the ХVIIІ century.. Napoleonic Wars and the collapse of the Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte I. Congress of Vienna in 1815 and the formation of Vienna system of international relations. "Holy Alliance" and the struggle of nations for self-determination. "Eastern question" in the European politic of 1820-1840's. Revolution of 1848-1849 and the collapse of Vienna system of international relations. The foreign policy of the leading European countries in the 50's - early 70's of the XIX century. Crimean War. Development of political situation in Europe after the Treaty of Frankfurt. The crisis in the Balkans and the Russian-Turkish war. Formation of the political-military blocs in Europe in the late ХІХ - early ХХ. Exacerbations of international relations before the First World War.International relations during the First World War (1914-1918). Formation and basic principles of the Versailles-Washington system of international relations. Activation of the national liberation movement of the peoples of Asia and Africa as a new trend in the development of international relations after the end of World War I. Foreign policy of European states in the 1920's. Elimination of the Versailles system and the establishment of German hegemony in Europe (1933 - 1939). The beginning of World War II. International relations in 1939-1942 International relations in 1943-1945 International relations in the Pacific region (1939-1945) Formation and basic principles of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations. Formation of the bipolar structure of international relations. Exacerbation of international relations in the context of the Cold War. Eastern European countries in the "new type of international relations system". Soviet-American relations in the 50-60's of the twentieth century. International relations of the 70's? first half. 80's of the twentieth century .: from the policy of detente to intensify the confrontation between opposing systems. A new course of foreign policy of the Soviet Union (1985-1991). The international significance of the collapse of the USSR and the formation of new independent states. Globalization and regionalization of modern international relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: - Current control (40%), oral examination, answers on seminars, writing essays. - Final control (60%): examination (three-level testing).
Recommended books: • Davies, Norman. Europe: History / Norman Davies; [trans. from eng. P.Taraschuk, O.Kovalenko]. - K .: Publishing agency of Solomia Pavlichko "Fundamentals", 2008. - 1464 p. • Zinchenko A. History of diplomacy from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. Teach. guide / A. Zinchenko. - Vinnytsia: Nova knyha, 2002. - 564 p. • History of international relations and foreign policy: XX-beginning of XXI century. : Textbook / [V.F. Salabai, I.D. Dudko, V. Borysenko, M.P. Chub]. - K .: KNEU, 2006. - 368 p. • The history of the modern world: social and political history of XV-XX centuries .: Textbook. manual / [Gorban Y.A., Bilyk B.I., L. Dyachuk etc ]; Ed. A. Gorban. - Kyiv: Vikar, 2003. - 435 p. • Manjola V. A. International Relations and Foreign Policy (1945-70s): / V.A. Manzhola, M.M. Bilousov, V.S. Bruz. - К ., 1999. - 560 с. • Martynenko A.K., Martynenko B.A. International Relations 1945-1975: Textbook. - Kyiv: Lira-K Publishing House, 2007. - 366 p.