Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
• Faculté de Droit Lille - Licence 1 Européenne de Droit - S2 - 2 ECTS

Pré requis

Continuation of Comparative Government (first semester).

Objectifs du cours

• Studying the State in an International context.


• Understanding the complexity of the Globalisation.

Contenu du cours

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:

• Definition


• History


• Differences with Political Science


• Main issues


• Theories related to IR


• World Orders


• International System and International Society

THE COLD WAR:

• History


• Origins and analysis


• Cold War and Third World


• End of Cold War


• New World Order and Post Cold War Period

IR THEORIES:

• Realism (Origins; Assumptions; Categories; Analysis; Strength and Weakness; Critiques)


• Neo-Realism (Assumptions, Explanation)


• Liberalism (Same study as Realism)


• Comparison of Realism and Liberalism


• Neo-Liberalism and comparison to Neo-Realism

CONSTRUCTIVISM:

• Assumptions


• Explanation


• Examples


• Bridge with Post-modernism

CONFLICTS :

• Types of Conflict


• Conflict Theory


• General Patterns


• Causes


• Examples


• Typology of War

ETHICS IN IR:

• Ethics and Morality


• Theories (Cosmopolitanism and Communitarianism)


• Humanitarian Intervention

Modalités d'enseignement

Organisation du cours

Deals with broad concepts that can be interpreted differently depending on the person: reflexion of the students is highly requested.

The courses and presentations of each subject rely on Powerpoint presentations. The slides are then sent to the students so they can use them to study for the exam.

Méthodes pédagogiques

Évaluation

Examen : coeff. 1