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International Relations
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Identify major concepts and principles of International system.
2. Acquaint the students with the ability to analyse them with a theoretical framework of international relations.
3. Provide a framework to understand the features of International relations and their practical application
Course Outcomes (CO)
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POL 223 |
International Relations |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO34: Understand key principles of particular arguments in application to specific dimensions of international relations CO35:Understanding the core controversies, including the logic behind global challenges
CO36: Identify actors and processes in international politics, providing examples and framing opinion based on theories of international relations
CO37: Analysing and applying conceptual tools to global predicaments, realizing how policies must shift over time. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Post War International System , Impact of World War II and Emergence of bipolar world. International power Structure- Bipolarity and Multipolarity.
Cold War and Evolution of Post Cold War World. Causes , History, Emergence and Decline of Cold War and NAM – Genesis, Objectives and relevance.
Emergence of Third World, Concept, Features, Decolonization, Relations between Developing and Developed World, NIEO, WTO and GATT
Regional Arrangements- EU, OPEC, APEC,SAARC,ASEAN
Major Issues- Crisis in West Asia- Oil Politics, Arab Israel conflict, Iran-Iraq, Gulf War, War on Terror
Ø Ghai,U R, Ghai,K K,(2017),International Politics: Theory and Practice, Jalandhar, New Academic Publishing Company
Ø Goldstein,J .S., ,and Pevehouse, J.C.,(2014), International Relations(X Edn) New Delhi,Pearson.
Ø Arora, P, (2012), International Politics, New Delhi, Cosmos Bookhive Pvt. Ltd
Ø Chander,P.,(2010), International Relations,New Delhi, Cosmos Bookhive Pvt. Ltd.
Ø Palmer and Perkins,(2019),International Relations,New Delhi, AITBS Publishers and Distributors
Ø Basu,R.,(2019), United Nations Organization,New Delhi, Sterling Publishers
Ø Axford,B, Browning, G,Muggins ,R,& R Ben, (2018), Politics: An Introduction, New York,Routledge
Ø Basu,R.,(2017),International Politcs; concept, theories and issues, New Delhi,Sage
Ø Griffiths,M,(2013),Key Concepts in International Relations, London,Routledge
Ø Nye ,J.S.Jr., (2009),Understanding International Conflicts- An Introduction to theoryand History (VII edn),New York,Pearson Longman
Ø Huntington,S.P.,(1996), The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order,New York,Simon and Schuster
Ø Deutsch, K. W.,(1989), The Analysis of International Relations, New Delhi, Prentice Hall
Ø Morganthau, H. J. (1981), Politics among Nations, Calcutta,Calcutta References Scientific Book Agency
E-Resources:
Ø Chatterjee, A. (2010). International Relations Today: Concepts and Applications. India: Pearson. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/International_Relations_Today_Concepts_a/5pJMUHz2gJMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Chatterjee,+A.+(2010).+International+Relations+Today:+Concepts+and+Applications.+India:+Pearson.&printsec=frontcover
Ø Kent, J., Young, J. W. (2013). International Relations Since 1945: A Global History. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Can be retrieved from https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=375E20BED24A5620E6D91E52D123D035
Ø An Introduction to International Relations. (2017). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Can be retrieved from https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=62A342904ADDEDC19C90370FB40262C7
Ø Handbook of Oil Politics. (2012). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Handbook_of_Oil_Politics/rBHHBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Ø Klausner, C. L., Bickerton, I. J. (2016). A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Can be retrieved from https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=D3D43B05F1DB687165A311D24E187788
Journals
Ø International Studies Review
Ø Review of International Studies
Ø International Affairs
Ø International Relations
Ø International Studies Quarterly
Ø International Theory
Ø Security Studies
Ø Global Environmental Politics
Ø Quarterly Journal of Political Science
Ø Terrorism and Political Violence
