History and Theory of International Relations

This course aims at providing students with basic knowledge of the international relations theories, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theories, as well as IR since 1945, including short introduction into the Cold War problems, European issues, including both Western and Eastern Europe, certain issues of the IR in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Course is composed of lectures and seminars.

1. Course Introduction – International System and IR Theorizing

Primary Readings

H. Nau, Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, Ideas, SAGE 2017, chapter 1: How to Think about International Relations: Perspectives and Levels of Analysis;

Knud Erik Jørgensen, Why Theorize International Relations?, [in:] International Relations Theo-ry: A New Introduction, 1st edition, Palgrave Macmillan 2010, pp. 6-32.

Supplementary readings:

James Rosenau, Thinking Theory Thoroughly, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, Boston: Longman 2012.

2. Realism in IR

Primary readings:

Kenneth N. Waltz, “Explaining War: The Levels of Analysis”, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, Interna-tional Relations Theory, Boston: Longman 2012.

Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Thompson, Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, 6th edi-tion, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985, pp. 4-17.

Supplementary readings:

Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, Realism, [in:] Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Ap-proaches, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.

3. Liberalism and IPE

Primary readings:

Robert O. Keohane, “Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons”, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, Interna-tional Relations Theory, Boston: Longman 2012.

Andrew Moravcsik, Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics, “International Organization”, Vol. 51, No. 4, Autumn 1997, pp. 229-229.

Immanuel Wallerstein, “The Modern World System as a Capitalist World Economy”, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, 5th edition, Boston: Longman 2012.

Supplementary readings:

Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, Liberalism, [in:] Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Ap-proaches, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, International Political Economy: Classical Theories and Inter-national Political Economy: Contemporary Debates?, [in:] Introduction to International Rela-tions: Theories and Approaches, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

4. English School/ International Society, Constructivism

Primary readings:

Hedley Bull, “Does Order Exist in World Politics?”, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, Interna-tional Relations Theory, 5th edition, Boston: Longman 2012.

Alexander Wendt, “Constructing International Politics”, [in:] Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, In-ternational Relations Theory, 5th edition, Boston: Longman 2012.

Supplementary readings:

Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, English School [or International Society], [in:] Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, Social Constructivism, [in:] Introduction to International Rela-tions: Theories and Approaches, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

5. The Cold War – background of international relations since WW II – basic events and power struggle – LECTURE – PART I

6. The Cold War – Oxford Debate – Seminar (application of IR theories to IR history) - No-vember 7.

READINGS:

P. Calvocoressi, World Politics since 1945, part I: The Cold War;

H. Nau, Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, and Ideas, chapter 4: The Origins and End of the Cold War

7. The Cold War – background of international relations since WW II – basic events and power struggle – LECTURE – PART II

8. Middle East conflicts – Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iraq-Iran War, Gulf Wars, Arab Penin-sula, Arab Spring- SEMINAR – December 5.

READINGS:

P. Calvocoressi, World Politics since 1945, PART THREE: The Middle East;

A. Best et al., International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, chapter 18: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1949-2014

9.The Cold War – background of International Relations since WWII – basic events and pow-er struggle – part III

READINGS RECOMMENDED FOR LECTURES ABOUT THE COLD WAR (not required):

Antony Best et al., International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, Routledge 2015, chapters: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20.

G. Lunestad, East, West, North, South: International Relations since 1945, Sage 2014 (7th edi-tion), chapters: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

10. Student presentations – IR history analysis via the prism of the IR theory

THEORY OF IR:

• Robert Jackson, Georg Sørensen, Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches, 4th ed., Oxford University Press 2010.

• Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, Boston: Longman 2012

• Knud Erik Jørgensen, International Relations Theory: A New Introduction, 1st ed., Palgrave Macmillan 2010.

• Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Thompson, Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, 6th edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985

• Handbook of International Relations, W.E. Carlsnaes, T. Risse, B.A. Simmons (eds), SAGE Publications 2002/2012

• Foreign Policy: Theories – Actors – Cases, Smith Steve, Hadfield Amelia & Dunne Tim (eds), Oxford: Oxford University Press 2009/2012.

• International Relations Theory: The Essentials, Oliver Daddow (ed.), Sage, second ed., 2013.

HISTORY OF IR:

• H. Nau, Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, Ideas, SAGE 2017.

• J. Baylis, S. Smith (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, various editions.

• W. McWilliams, H. Piotrowski, The World since 1945: A History of International Relations, Lynne Rienner Publishers 2014 (8th edition).

• G. Lunestad, East, West, North, South: International Relations since 1945, Sage 2014 (7th edition).

• J. Young, J. Kent, International Relations since 1945: A Global History, Oxford University Press 2013 (second edition).

• A. Best et al., International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, Routledge 2015.

• K. Jorgensen, International Relations Theory: A New Introduction, Palgrave 2017.

• M. Hunt, The World Transformed: 1945 to the Present, A Documentary Reader, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2015.