Home/ Majors directory/International Relations/International Relations and World Politics
International Relations and World Politics
Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 6.291.01.O.026
Credits: 6.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Senior Lecturer, PhD in Political Science Yurii Tyshkun
Semester: 4 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Завдання: Integral competence: The ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, public communication and regional studies, foreign policy activities of states, international interactions between states, international organizations and non-state actors, characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions and involves the application of theories of social sciences and special scientific methods of researching problems of international relations.
General competences:
• Ability to work in an international context.
In addition:
• Ability to learn and master modern knowledge.
• Knowledge and understanding of the subject area and understanding of professional activity.
• The ability to realize one's rights and responsibilities as a member of society, to realize the values of civil society and the need for its sustainable development, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen of Ukraine. .
Professional competences:
1 - Ability to distinguish signs and trends of development, understand the nature, dynamics, principles of organization of international relations, public communications and/or regional studies.
2 - Ability to analyze international processes in various contexts, including political, security, legal, economic, social, cultural and informational.
3 - Ability to evaluate the state and directions of research in international relations and world politics in political, economic, legal sciences, in interdisciplinary studies.
4 - Ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, foreign policy of states, public communications, regional studies.
5 - Ability to analyze the influence of the world economy, international law and domestic politics on the structure and dynamics of international relations and the foreign policy of states.
7 - Ability to analyze international integration processes in the world and on the European continent, and the place of Ukraine in them.
9 - The ability to apply knowledge of the characteristics of the development of countries and regions, the features and regularities of global processes and the place of individual states in them to solve complex specialized tasks and problems
11 - Ability to analyze the nature and evolution of international organizations, their place in the system of international relations, the main forms and perspectives of Ukraine's cooperation with them
13 - Ability to analyze the activities of international non-state actors and transnational relations.
15 - Ability to analyze features, development trends, forms, methods and tools of state regulation of regional and cross-border cooperation.
Learning outcomes: As a result of studying the academic discipline, the student must be able to demonstrate the following program learning outcomes:
• 01. To know and understand the nature of international relations and regional development, the evolution, the state of theoretical studies of international relations and world politics, as well as the nature and sources of the policies of states in the international arena and the activities of other participants in international relations.
• 02 – Know and understand the nature and dynamics of international security, understand the features of its provision at the global, regional and national level, know the nature and approaches to solving international and internationalized conflicts.
• 03 – Know the nature of international cooperation, the nature of interaction between international actors, the ratio of state and non-state actors in world politics.
• 04 – Know the principles, mechanisms and processes of ensuring the foreign policy of states, the interaction between foreign and domestic policies, the definition and realization of the national interests of states in the international arena, the process of forming and implementing foreign policy decisions.
• 06 – Know the nature and character of interactions of individual countries and regions at the global, regional and local levels.
• 09 – Investigate 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 relevant recommendations.
• 11 – 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 set goals, prepare informative and analytical documents.
• 1.1 – Know and understand the nature, dynamics of international processes in specific spheres of international relations, trends in their development.
• 1.6 – Understand the geopolitical dimension of international relations, analyze modern political processes.
• 1 – Ability to adapt to new conditions and make appropriate decisions;
in addition
• Apply your knowledge and skills to carry out professional activities in the field of foreign policy, diplomacy and public administration;
• Ability to analytical and critical thinking.
Required prior and related subjects: prerequisites
Politology
International law
co-requisite
Ukraine's foreign policy
EU Initiative Eastern Partnership: Opportunities for Ukraine
Summary of the subject: The academic discipline "International relations and world politics" is an integral part of the cycle of mandatory disciplines of the specialty 291 "International relations, public communications and regional studies" of the first level of higher education (bachelor's), the purpose of which is to acquire systematized, integral knowledge about the peculiarities of the students formation and functioning of the international system; the formation of students' scientifically based ideas about the history of world politics, the methodology of its research, the relationship between the international system and the world political system, their influence on global political processes; creating a holistic view of the content, causes, stages of evolution, the current state of world politics.
Опис: World politics and international relations as a science and educational discipline
The theory of international relations, world politics and political science:
common and excellent in the subject of research
World politics: approaches, schools, directions
Formation and evolution of the phenomenon (phenomenon) of world politics
Chinese Empire Sung as the first hegemon of the "Old World" (930-1189).
Mongolian Eurasian Empire (1190-1299 gg.)
Hegemony of Venice (1300-1429 gg.)
Portuguese-Spanish global hegemony (1430-1539 gg.)
Dutch-French hegemony (1540-1639 gg.)
British-French competition for hegemony (1640-1849 years)
American hegemony (since 1850)
Global political system: essence, models
The environment of the global political system
The "entrance" and "exit" of the global political system are global problems, global governance and development
Subjects of global politics
Law and morality as regulators of global politics
Post-Soviet countries in global politics: states and non-state actors
Assessment methods and criteria: lectures, seminars, distance learning.
Assessment methods and criteria:
• Current control (40 %): oral examination, speeches at seminars, writing test.
• Final control (60%): exam (three-level testing).
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: Speeches at the seminar class on the issues specified in the Plan of the seminar class (max. point–3) *
/ The answer is complete, meaningful, logical, with a consistent presentation of the material, conclusions and generalizations are justified; the student demonstrates a deep understanding of the subject, independent and critical thinking, the ability to analyze, argue his position, logically and consistently present the material, make predictions and provide suggestions/.
-Preparation of an essay and a presentation (max. point – 4) **.
/ The abstract is prepared in accordance with the proposed topic and is written according to the plan developed by the student in compliance with the technical requirements for the design of the abstract.
The report on the subject of the essay is complete, comprehensive, with a comprehensive coverage of the issues proposed in the plan, comprehensive, clear, logical, argumentative, with substantiated theoretical propositions, with a consistent presentation of the content, one's own vision of solving the problem, giving examples and facts of practical application of theoretical provisions The answer demonstrates systematic and in-depth knowledge of the program material, fluency in the conceptual apparatus, the ability to think independently and critically, provide evaluations, justify one's opinion, a wide source base is used.
- Additions to the main speeches of colleagues, participation in the discussion of problematic issues, asking questions to colleagues (max. point -2) ***.
/ The addition is substantial, meaningful, logically argued, with substantiated theoretical propositions and conclusions; active participation in the discussion of problematic issues with demonstration of understanding of the subject and independence of judgments/.
Recommended books: 1. Brodel F. Materialna tsyvilizatsiia, ekonomika i kapitalizm, XV-XVIII st. / Fernan Brodel; per. z fr. H. Filipchuk: U 3-kh t. – K.: Osnovy, 1995.
2. Koppel O. A. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny XX storichchia. – K., 1999.
3. Malskyi M. Z. Teoriia mizhnarodnykh vidnosyn. Pidruchn. – K.: Znannia, 2007.
4. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny ta svitova polityka : pidruchn. / ker. avt. kol. V. Yu. Krushynskyi; za red. V. A. Manzholy. - K.: VPTs «Kyivskyi universytet», 2010. – 863 s.
5. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny ta svitova polityka [Elektronnyi resurs] : navchalnyi posibnyk / O. M. Kuz, D. S. Korotkov, D. Yu. Mykhailychenko, O. V. Brovko ; za zah. red. d-ra filos. nauk, profesora O. M. Kuzia. – Kharkiv : KhNEU im. S. Kuznetsia, 2020. – 201 s.
6. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny ta svitova polityka, 1945-1980 : navch. posib. / V. Yu. Krushynskyi, V. A. Manzhola. – K.: Lybid, 2007. – 189 s.
7. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny ta svitova polityka. Pidruchn. Vadym Krushynskyi, Volodymyr Manzhola, Svitlana Andrushchenko, Serhii Halaka, Olena Bordilovska. – K.: VPTs «Kyivskyi universytet», 2014. – 662 s.
8. Osnovy svitovoi polityky: Navchalnyi posibnyk / Kaluha V.F. – K.: NUBiP Ukrainy, 2018. – 110 s.
9. Teoriia mizhnarodnykh vidnosyn. Mizhnarodni vidnosyny ta svitova polityka : navch. posib. / M. P. Trebin, L. M. Herasina, V. L. Pohribna ta in. ; za red. M. P. Trebina. – Kh. : Pravo, 2016. – 540 s.
10. Ukraina u svitovii politytsi : konspekt lektsii / ukladachi: S. M. Korol, M. S. Nazarov, V. O. Dementov. – Sumy : Sumskyi derzhavnyi universytet, 2018. – 140 s.
11. After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars / Princeton University Press, April 16, 2019 336 p
12. Documenting global leadership / Modelski, George. -Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988. - 440 p.
13. Evolutionary interpretations of world politics / Thompson, William R (Ed.). - New York : Routledge, 2001. - 352 p.
14. Geopolitics: Re-visioning World Politics / John A. Agnew. - Routledge, 2004 - 168 p.
15. Global politics / Andrew Heywood. ?London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. – XXIII, 590 p.
16. Global Politics / James Lee Ray, Juliet Kaarbo. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008 – 578 p.
17. Global Politics: A New Introduction. / Edkins, Jenny (Editor); Zehfuss, Maja (Editor). 3rd ed. Routledge, 2019.
18. Global Politics: An Introduction / Charlotte Bretherton, Geoffrey Ponton. Blackwell, 1996 – 298 p.
19. Introduction to Global Politics / Richard W. Mansbach, Ellen B Pirro, Kirsten L. Taylor.·Taylor & Francis, 2017. – 622 p.
20. Introduction to Global Politics / Steve Lamy, ?Steven L. Lamy.·Oxford University Press, 2016. -426 p.
21. Long cycles in world politics / Modelski, George. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1987. - 264 p.
22. The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics Paperback / by Hedley Bull (Author), Andrew Hurrell (Foreword), Stanley Hoffman (Foreword). - Fourth ed. Columbia University Press, 368 p
23. The Globalization of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations / Edited by John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens Eighth Edition Oxford University Press 16 December 2019 648 p.
24. The Long and the Short of Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century: An Evolutionary Approach / George Modelski and William R. Thompson // International Studies Review. - Vol. 1, No. 2, Prospects for International Relations: Conjectures about the Next Millennium (Summer, 1999), pp. 109-140.
25. World Politics Debated: A Reader in Contemporary Issues / Herbert M. Levine. McGraw-Hill College, 1985. – 449 p.
Уніфікований додаток: Національний університет «Львівська політехніка» забезпечує реалізацію права осіб з інвалідністю на здобуття вищої освіти. Інклюзивні освітні послуги надає Служба доступності до можливостей навчання «Без обмежень», метою діяльності якої є забезпечення постійного індивідуального супроводу навчального процесу студентів з інвалідністю та хронічними захворюваннями. Важливим інструментом імплементації інклюзивної освітньої політики в Університеті є Програма підвищення кваліфікації науково-педагогічних працівників та навчально-допоміжного персоналу у сфері соціальної інклюзії та інклюзивної освіти. Звертатися за адресою:
вул. Карпінського, 2/4, І-й н.к., кімн. 112
E-mail: nolimits@lpnu.ua
Websites: https://lpnu.ua/nolimits https://lpnu.ua/integration
Академічна доброчесність: Політика щодо академічної доброчесності учасників освітнього процесу формується на основі дотримання принципів академічної доброчесності з урахуванням норм «Положення про академічну доброчесність у Національному університеті «Львівська політехніка» (затверджене вченою радою університету від 20.06.2017 р., протокол № 35).