Õppeaine 'Sissejuhatus rahvusvahelistesse suhetesse'

Aasta:   2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    

The main objective of this course is to give basic knowledge about international relation theories, government form and organizations.
The course is a voluntary prerequisite subject for students who are taking part of subject „Internal Security Related Cooperation in European Union”.

Students understand the most important theories in international relations and can discuss and explain the various analytical positions.
Students knows the differences between an unitary, federation and confederation state.
Student knows the development and functioning of all the main International organizations.

COMPULSORY SOURCES:
Griffiths, M. (2007). Worldviews and IR theory: Conquest or co-existance. Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
Morgenthau, H. J. (2005). A realist thoery of International Relations. The struggle of Power and Peace.
Colins, E. (2007). Realism. Ed. Griffiths, M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
Rupert, M. (2007). Marxism. Ed. Griffiths, M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
MacMillan, J. (2007). Liberal Institutsionalism. Ed. Griffiths M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
Edkins, J. (2007). Poststructuralism. Ed. Griffiths, M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
Hall, P.A, Taylor, R., C., R,. (1996). Political Science and the Three Institutionalims. Political Studies XLIV.
Phillips, A.B. (2007). Constructivism. Ed. Griffiths M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.
Rae, H. (2007). Theories of state formation. Ed. Griffiths M. ,Interantional Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge.

Home-page of European Union: www.europe.eu
Home-page of NATO: www.nato.int
Home-page of African Union: www.au.int/en
Home-page of ASEAN: www.asean.org
Home-page of the League of Arab States: www.arableagueonline.org

RECOMMENDED SOURCES:
Home-page of Commonwealth Independent States: www.cis.minsk.by

2014: VA*  

2013: VA*  

2012: VA*  

* Valikaine