The course has the following Objectives;
1. understand the historical evolution of how nations relate
to each other in the contemporary world;
2. be able to analyse and relate the relationship between
world history and international economics and the evolution of global
governance;
3. be able to identify the interaction of various actors and
factors of foreign policy;
4. be able to connect the theoretical explanations of
foreign policy with its practice;
5. to make the students suitable for a future in media and
foreign services, international business, the non-profit sector, research and
university teaching.
6. to assist students to help choosing their further course
of studies
This course has been designed to take the participants on a journey of international relations through the corridors of world history.
The long history of international relations dates back to ancient times. Classical writings by Thucydides, Kautilya and Sun Tzu are still studied to understand diplomacy.
After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, Nation-States became single unit actor of international relations. In the Post Westphalian arrangement the States got caught in paradoxical situation of balancing independence with inter-dependence. This complex nature of Inter-State behaviour called for new theories to explain it, for example, Idealism, Realism, Liberalism, Marxism etc. While these theories were still at work, the two world wars shook the world only to change it immensely. The devastation of the World Wars directly affected people, thus, involved individuals in the international affairs and paved the way for international organisations as actors of international Relations as an academic discipline. After decolonization and end of Cold War , the world order was no more about two super powers only, instead that was replaced with new centers of powers at regional as well as State levels and the third world has risen. This marked yet another dynamic of the inter-State relations and added to the subject matter of International Relations.
This course is planned to study the subject of International Relations keeping a focus on how it developed and shaped itself over the different periods of history. It would be interesting to note that the lessons from history have a reflection on the inter-State behaviours today.
The Course involves renowned faculty from JNU, IIM, National Law University, Fmr. Ambassadors etc.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 15 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 5 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 08 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 08 Dec 2024 IST |
| Shift : | 2 |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
Week 1
How do you understand International Relations: Levels of
Analysis; History and International Relations : Emergence of the International
State System
Week 2
History and International Relations : Emergence of the
International State System and Pre-Westphalia and Westphalia
Week 3
Pre-Westphalia and Westphalia and Post-Westphalia
Week 4
Post-Westphalia
Week 5
Classical Realism
Week 6
Classical Realism and Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism
Week 7
Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism and Marxist Approaches
Week 8
Marxist Approaches and Feminist Perspectives
Week 9
Feminist Perspectives and Euro-centricism and Perspectives
from Global South
Week 10
Euro-centricism and Perspectives from Global South
Week 11
An Overview of Twentieth Century International Relation’s
History World War-I, Significance of Bolshevik Revolution and Rise of Fascism
and Nazism
Week 12
World War II: Causes and Consequences and Cold War:
Different Phases
Week 13
Cold War: Different Phases and Collapse of the USSR and the
End of Cold War and Emergence of The Third World
Week 14
Emergence of The Third World and Collapse of the USSR and
the End of Cold War
Week 15
Post-Cold War Developments and Emergence of other Power
Centres of Power
Kenneth Waltz, Theory of International Politics 1979,
Addison Wesley Publishing Co.
S. Burchill Theories of International Relation, 1996,
Macmillan
Georg Sorensen Introduction to International Relations:
Theories and Approaches 1999, Oxford
Oliver Daddow International Relations Theory, 2009, SAGE
John Baylis The Globalisation of World Politics, 1997,
Oxford University Press
Christian Reus-Smit, Oxford Handbook of International
Relation, 2008
Steve Smith International Theory Positivism and Beyond,
1996, Cambridge
Dr. Shveta Dhaliwal is a tenured senior faculty, Department of Political Science & Founder Faculty, School of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, India. She is currently serving as Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts, Thapar University, Patiala. She is also a Visiting Faculty, Masaryk University, Czech Republic where she teaches a course based on her book, Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia, Routledge, London-NY, 2016. She has also been appointed as Adjunct Professor, Laurentian University, Canada since 2019.
She has more than fifty-five research paper publications and has authored and edited books of international repute to her credit. She has received several international fellowships and academic invitations to International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, IIUM, Malaysia etc. and the most recent being by the US Department of State in 2018. She has been invited by the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, Tanzania for special lectures and presentations.
She works in her academic capacity with the Public Service Commissions of the country and Ministries of Govt. of India. She is a member of Indian Institute of International Law (ISIL), Indian Political Science Association (IPSA), World Constitution and Parliament Association, USA and the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace.
She has completed research projects and availed grants from UGC, ICSSR-NWRC, and the US Embassy, New Delhi.
30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment and 70
Marks will be allocated for end-term proctored examination.
Securing 40% in both separately is mandatory to pass the course and get Credit
Certificate.
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