Print syllabusInternational Relations in Latin America
General data
| Course ID: | WSM.CSMIR-IRPUB-12 |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
| Course title: | International Relations in Latin America |
| Name in Polish: | International Relations in Latin America |
| Organizational unit: | Centre for International Studies and Development |
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| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
4.00
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| Language: | English |
Classes in period "2023/2024 summer semester" (in progress)
| Time span: | 2024-02-26 - 2024-06-16 |
 
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| Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours, 12 places
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| Coordinators: | Roberto Dominguez | |
| Group instructors: | (unknown) | |
| Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
| Examination: | Course - Grading | |
| Learning outcomes of a component: | Knowledge: 1. Understanding the main historical processes that have shaped the political economy and external relations of Latin America 2. Analyzing the critical junctures that have shifted or reinforced regional preferences regarding economic and political options. 3. Evaluating the current trends in Latin America regarding the insertion in the globalization process. Skills 1. Interpret information based on a variety of databases 2. Produce analysis by evaluating a multiple explanatory theoretical frameworks Social competences 1. Team collaboration 2. Developing a climate conducive to open discussion. |
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| Conditions of gaining credit: | Group presentation (paper and presentation) 40% Quizzes graded assessment – 30% Class participation and in-class activities - 30% Attendance 10% |
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| Learning activities and teaching methods: | Lecture Discussions in groups Review of databases |
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| ECTS estimate: | Balance of ECTS credits Participation in classes – 30 h Study of books and other resources, preparation for classes, assignments – 50 h Preparation for a graded assessment – 40 h Total – 120 h (3 ECTS) |
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| Syllabus of the course for students commencing study programme from 19/20 academic year or later: | (in Polish) International Relations and Public Diplomacy, studia stacjonarne drugiego stopnia, rok 1 |
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| Short description: |
This course will focus on the challenges Latin America has faced in the waves of globalization and the struggles for development and military meddling in civilian politics to its debilitating debt crisis and complex relations with the United States and other great powers. The course will also look at the different strategies the various Latin American countries have adopted to both adapt and contest the forces of globalization. |
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| Full description: |
Content of a module (with division into forms of courses completion) 1. Topic for each class: Global Order and Globalization Reading: TBA 2. Topic for each class: Brazil and Globalization Reading: TBA 3. Topic for each class: Mexico and Globalization Reading: TBA 4. Topic for each class: Colombia and Globalization Reading: TBA 5. Topic for each class: Peru and Globalization Reading: TBA 6. Topic for each class: Ecuador and Globalization Reading: TBA 7. Topic for each class: Chile and Globalization Reading: TBA 8. Topic for each class: Argentina and Globalization Reading: TBA 9. Topic for each class: El Salvador and Globalization Reading: TBA 10. Topic for each class: Cuba and Globalization Reading: TBA |
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| Bibliography: |
Carlos Fortin, Jorge Heine, Carlos Ominami, Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order. The Active Non-Alignment Option, Editorial: Anthem, 2023 Harry Vanden and Gary Prevost, Politics of Latin America. The Power Game, Seventh Edition, Oxford University Press, 2020 |
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