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Presentation
Presentation
The unit serves to introduce Masters students to the fundamental concepts of Diplomacy and Strategy in the modern international system. The unit considers, inter alia, theories of war and peace, and the mechanisms to secure these outcomes. At the same time, the unit seeks to provide students with knowledge so as to allow for a critical understanding of events transpiring in the international system.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT790-10974
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Introduction
Main theoretical concepts
World Order
Peace and War
The Modern State System
Economic and Finacial World Order
Great Powers: Russia, China, USA
Europe in the World
A Post-liberal Order
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Objectives
Objectives
The aim of the unit is to guide studentes as they develop critical thinking, analytical capacities and scientific methods. Specifically, the aim is to guide students in the operacionalization of concepts derived from geopolitics and IR theory, so that they may apply these concepts to international events. Also, the relationship between theory, diplomacy and international politics is developed. In short, the unit seeks to familiarize studens with the scientific literature, main concepts and analytical tools used in international relations
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Complementing the presentation of theoretical knowldege, discussion of concrete cases operationalizing theories and concepts will be undertaken
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References
References
- Herz, John H (1950) Idealist Internationalism and the Security Dilemma,World Politics, 2:2, 157-180.
- Kissinger, Henry. Ordem Mundial. Lisboa: Dom Quixote, 2014
- Rato, Vasco. De Mao a XI: o ressurgimento da China. Lisboa: Edições Aletheia, 2020
- Thompson, Helen.Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
